How hard

[Bigger-benny]

How hard is it to do a clutch on a fj80.Can it be done on the groung or not.How heavy is the box.Any tips or ideas.Ta

[tom_286]

Box will be heavy but its doable. Helped a mate do one in an FJ40. We took a door off and put an engine crane into the cab, and lowered the box down through the inspection plate in the cab. I doubt there'll be the same room in an 80 but its worth a look.

2 of us could lift a 60 series 5 speed and move it around in the shed, but it was bloody heavy


tom

[Bigger-benny]

Youve given me an idea if i pull drivers seat out and remove door i would be able to get a hoist in there cheers.

[bravo]

have you thought about supporting the gearbox on a jack

[Bigger-benny]

Yeah if i use a trolley jack i will be able to move it round a bit better

[tom_286]

Will be a PITA trying to balance the box on a jack though. I recon it'll be easyer lifting it down from above if you can. If you want to move it easyer drop it onto a creeper or something similar.

[Rilux]

Instead of "balancing" it on the jack...

Take some measurements of how wide and long the box is, and construct a saddle for your gearbox to sit in. I do it all the time.

First off, get a flat piece of steel, and 2 U-Bolts from a larger vehicle (truck wreckers perhaps?) Widen the U-Bolts if required and weld to the flat piece of steel.

Underneath, weld in a stub, so it sits in the jack hole.

It really is quite simple, and stable.

[Sic Lux]

Instead of "balancing" it on the jack...

Take some measurements of how wide and long the box is, and construct a saddle for your gearbox to sit in. I do it all the time.

First off, get a flat piece of steel, and 2 U-Bolts from a larger vehicle (truck wreckers perhaps?) Widen the U-Bolts if required and weld to the flat piece of steel.

Underneath, weld in a stub, so it sits in the jack hole.

It really is quite simple, and stable.

Ideas man right there