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**truckster** · 08-06-2017, 02:51 PM

After many years of using a floor jack and just practicing my bench press to install transmissions I finally bought a HF transmission jack about four years ago. No, it's not the greatest, but it gets the job done. It's adjustable in three axes, and the first transmission I installed with it had me shaking my head. I lined it up and it slid right in, so I knew something had to be wrong. I pulled it back out, and it slid back in again. So I got out from under the car, took a break, and went back to it. It slid right in the third time, so I bolted it up and finished the installation. I just couldn't believe how easy having a transmission jack made the job.

08-06-2017, 02:51 PM	#6
truckster Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Orem, Utah Posts: 7,794	Re: Any recommendations for a transmission jack and process? After many years of using a floor jack and just practicing my bench press to install transmissions I finally bought a HF transmission jack about four years ago. No, it's not the greatest, but it gets the job done. It's adjustable in three axes, and the first transmission I installed with it had me shaking my head. I lined it up and it slid right in, so I knew something had to be wrong. I pulled it back out, and it slid back in again. So I got out from under the car, took a break, and went back to it. It slid right in the third time, so I bolted it up and finished the installation. I just couldn't believe how easy having a transmission jack made the job. __________________ I have sworn upon the altar of God, eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man. - Thomas Jefferson Last edited by truckster; 08-06-2017 at 08:25 PM.