Transmission removal, replacement, and installation. Learn how to remove a transmission so you can replace your clutch or flywheel, or so you can rebuild your transmission and install a new one in your car or truck.
In this video I show you the 10 simple steps on how to replace a transmission. I am doing this on a rear wheel drive 98 Mustang but the process is very similar on other rear wheel drive, front wheel drive, and even automatic cars and trucks. Each detailed step will allow you to learn how to remove a transmission yourself so you can replace a clutch, flywheel, rear main seal, throw out bearing, pilot bearing, or just swap transmissions.
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To answer the most common questions in the comments section:
1.) Quality videos like this take a lot of time to produce. This and the next took me over 300hrs.
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3.) The exhaust on the car is the performance exhaust, just used on the track.
4.) The speedometer is fine… it spun all the way around at the last drift event and I havent had a chance to take the gauge cluster out and push it back to the other side of the peg.
5.) The other red Mustang is from this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-exs1iMLFU
Hey, Chris! Why did you not center the input spline/bell housing? What are the situations when you do or do not need to add that procedure?
my guy has a tool for EVERYTHING 😂😂😂
I used some wood poles i had laying around
I have a 2017 dodge journey and apparently you can’t work on this car in general on your own because they made it weird. Especially the transmission:( ever heard of this issue with these cars?
I have an econoline with an automatic E40D transmission. I installed my transmission after replacing the front seal. But after installing, filling up with fluid, and trying to start, it barely struggled to crank over after a few tries then wouldn't crank up at all. It was hesitating to crank up and sounded like either the flexplate or crankshaft was seizing up. All of the bolts were tightened to specs, the gear shifter was properly adjusted, and the torque converter spins fine when it's not attached to the engine or flexplate but once I install the transmission and try starting it up it won't even crank or spin. I also tried spinning the flexplate with the crankshaft, but it is also stuck or seized up and both the crankshaft and flexplate wont spin. I also tried spinning the flex plate with the transmission off and it still won't budge…do you know what could be the issue??
but i dont have an even driveway🥲 cause of a big tree the driveway is cracked so is lifted in one side and the other is sinked, the better side wich is almost even is florida sand… already did an oil change… still alive, when putting down the car the jackstands decided to sink in the sand… aaaand my little 1.5 ton little car jack which i left as more security fell to one side… imean the positive side of all is it took maybe 30 min to lift the car but only 5 seconds to lower it🤣🤣🤣
Will this tutorial apply to an automatic as well
If you also heat the transmission to 660 or more degrees Celsius the transmission will practically run out of there.
How do you get 4 jacks under there?
Now do all this again but with a 2012 Nissan Sentra CVT
What happened why you started the car and pressed on the clutch? I didn’t catch the significance of why or what is the reason you said bad bearing
I JUST dropped my 2004 Buick LeSabre off at a transmission shop lol I'm here to see how much work is required on it and if a regular guy could change it easily…
My throw out bearing went bad in my 94 ranger last night lol. I didn't even look up this video, it was in my reccomended. My truck is easy to get to the transmission because it sits on a 3.5" lift kit so my truck already sits about 3 feet off the ground lol.
Great video!
Why does it seem like I will NOT be able to get my truck up that high in the driveway!
Well, now i know how to handle the Range Rover then. Good thing i dug out that pit!
I am in 2024
I gotta fix up my granddad old car
Thanks man,best video I've seen
man of course it’s a ford
🫱🫲 👍👍👍like it…
Well, that doesn't look so bad… with the right tools.
Tip: If you don't know what __ft/lbs feels like with a regular wrench, use your torque wrench to tighten something else to that spec and pay attention to what it feels like. Hold your torque wrench at the same distance as the length of the reg. wrench you plan on using.
so how am I supposed to change the transmision fluid next time when nothing comes out? I think that means there is not enough transmission fluid as before you changed the transmission because before the replacement the fluid was coming out and now it is not. 26:23
Serious question if ur jacks stands fail and ur floor jack fails which would be pretty unlikely and that car wasn’t behind the one your working on with the drive shaft being out ur car would just roll backwards unless you have your emergency brake on right?
Would be amazing if you could make a FWD Transmission removal video. Please!
Now, I need to get all the tools and space I need to work on my vehicles.
Jacking from center crossmember safe on a mustang?
Who would dislike these awesome tutorials
Mine's a front wheel drive.
And a Toyota
You deserve a like , well done
@ChrisFix could you do a video on automatic ford transmissions? 🙏
Love your videos
Your dog looks just like ours 8:09
I work at a transmission shop and he did a decent job but he must have took all day with them wrenches and not power tools, and with more tools would’ve been out within 1 hour
Wish you would make a transmission replacement video for an 06 Honda Odyssey! Mine went out a couple of months ago and the car has just been sitting there 😭
Dude u should teach at mechanic schools most of those guys are more techs than they are mechanics those jobs aren't cheap so u do head gaskets videos got my subscribe
So ChrisFix would you like to cover replacing an engine
Hi ChrisFix can we have a FWD engine layout version of it?
Hey Chris,
I filled my truck with transmission fluid from the shifter hole and kept adding but it never came out the fill hole and just leaked out the gearbox instead. It’s not going toward the back towards where the fluid is held. Do I have to turn the car on to check the level and so that it circulates?
Hey Chris. What do you do if the jack stand gives out and the car falls on you. I’m currently here bleeding to death and don’t know what to do?
Thanks for the help Chris
Man has enough videos on how to fix your car that I was able to build my own car. (Held together by zipties!)
That is one rusty driveshaft.
When did you get another mustang?
God I would pay big money for your help with this. I worked all day and all night trying to get my transmission in my truck 97 obs it just wouldn’t goi worked on it till my arms were literally shaking. I just had to give up on it
Hey Chris any chance you could explain engine swaps and compatability how it's done etc because I'm considering putting a bmw 330ci engine into a mercedes c230