Gearbox brain burp

[JCviggen]

If Tozo can do it, why can't grizz or MRC? Just wondering. Do the yanks have special tooling?

I'd like to know that...I can't imagine many special tools being needed for the removal of such a large component.....so if it's technically possible why isn't it done more often?
Have to admit having looked at the car from the bottom I have no idea how they're doing it.

[vikingrs6]

Little update on the transmission removal without dropping the engine out..

Bill, I was at my mechanics last week, he was swapping a tranny, the engine cradle was lowered, not removed, shocks and control arms attached to cradle were also removed from body, he had 2 tranverse bars holding engine, engine mounts removed, he did not remove turbos, he angled engine down enough to remove tranny....ask pat or tozo they can describe in more detail

take from

http://www.rs6.com/showthread.php/22189 ... on-Removal