Transmission Questions

[a216vcti]

Hello everyone. I am in the middle of removing my transmission and have a few questions. I have a 1999 3.4 4wd AT cali emmisions 4runner. The manual that I'm using is for a 1996 tacoma.

1.) The manual is saying that I should remove the exhaust pipe. I was wondering if it was necessary to remove the exhaust? It seems like the bolts will be hell to remove and does not seem like it would be that much of a problem. Is that only for the tacoma?
2.) I didn't mark the propeller shafts. Is there going to be any problems with that? The manual says I should make match marks but I plan on using another transmission.I'm not sure how I would transfer the match mark to the new(used) trans.
3.) What's the point of jacking up the front differential?
4.) Is it necessary to remove the stabilizer bar?

 

[a216vcti]

So no one's pulled a trans out before?

 

[3rzrunner]

its a yota! Tranny's never go in yota's..... LOL


but im a 5speed so no help here.

 

[danthemanx07]

Hello everyone. I am in the middle of removing my transmission and have a few questions. I have a 1999 3.4 4wd AT cali emmisions 4runner. The manual that I'm using is for a 1996 tacoma.

1.) The manual is saying that I should remove the exhaust pipe. I was wondering if it was necessary to remove the exhaust? It seems like the bolts will be hell to remove and does not seem like it would be that much of a problem. Is that only for the tacoma?
2.) I didn't mark the propeller shafts. Is there going to be any problems with that? The manual says I should make match marks but I plan on using another transmission.I'm not sure how I would transfer the match mark to the new(used) trans.
3.) What's the point of jacking up the front differential?
4.) Is it necessary to remove the stabilizer bar?

Check the link in my sig for coverage of the removal of the automatic transmission from my 1998 4runner.

1. I did not remove the exhaust, but I think there was one bolt I removed so that I could get a little clearance between the exhaust and the tranny.
2. I don't think I marked the drive shaft when I did mine. The drive shaft should not move unless you remove it from the rear axle or the rear axle is off the ground.
3. I did not jack up the front differential.
4. I don't think it is. Others have done it without removing the sway bar, IIRC. I did. I think it made things a little easier.

The process should be pretty straight forward. I don't recall it being a challenge. The worst trouble I ran into was corroded fasteners.

 

[a216vcti]

Check the link in my sig for coverage of the removal of the automatic transmission from my 1998 4runner.

1. I did not remove the exhaust, but I think there was one bolt I removed so that I could get a little clearance between the exhaust and the tranny.
2. I don't think I marked the drive shaft when I did mine. The drive shaft should not move unless you remove it from the rear axle or the rear axle is off the ground.
3. I did not jack up the front differential.
4. I don't think it is. Others have done it without removing the sway bar, IIRC. I did. I think it made things a little easier.

The process should be pretty straight forward. I don't recall it being a challenge. The worst trouble I ran into was corroded fasteners.

Thank you so much! I did end up removing the sway bar. It was fairly simple. I'm so tempted to swap a manual in there, but it seems like such a pain in the ass to do.

 

[a216vcti]

So, it's best to at least disconnect the exhaust so that when you drop the trans down, you're not flexing the shit out of the pipe and potentially damaging something.

 

[541joseph]

Yes it is easier