Paulscrawler78
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- Joined
- Oct 29, 2012
- Posts
- 450
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- Location
- Ahwahnee CA 93601
- First Name
- Paul
- Truck Year
- 1987
- Truck Model
- K5 blazer
- Engine Size
- 5.7L
so i bought a 1992 Chevy full size Blazer/Tahoe and I've had to change the rear end and now the transmission so ill be tearing it down hopefully tomorrow but i took some pictures for you guys on how i made a transmission stand to hold it up without fear of it falling over and i will be documenting any special tools i will have to fab up for the tear down process so you can rebuild them your self so without further gilding the Lilly here is my progress so far.
First i started with 8 3 foot lengths of 5/8 x 5/8 square tubing i cut 4 of them 9 inches long and then i cut a piece of 1 1/2 inch flat bar 3 inches and drilled a hole in the center for a 3/8 bolt to fit in and tack welded 2 pieces of the square tubing to the flat plate flush on one side
then i cut 2 more pieces 10 inches and tacked them to the pieces i made with the flat bar and put 1 bold and 2 nuts in the hole and welded the nut on the inside to the flat plate and the other nut to the bolt so i could remove the support after the rebuild is done
after that i took a big piece of pipe and welded it in the center of the 2 cross bars the width of the bell housing and found a pipe that fit inside of it snug enough i was able to rotate it 360 degrees with little to no effort
once that was done i welded nuts to each side of the square tubing on the top so i could keep the bracket from moving with the transmission locked in the up right position
i already had a stand made for holding my 55 gallon drum up for a parts washer so i used that drilled holes in it and the small pipe so i could the the transmission and the pipe in one spot so i was able to move the transmission from pan side down to pan side up and lock it in place with a bolt or set pin just like you would with an engine stand
so tomorrow i will building a drain pan for the bottom so i have no mess on the ground from transmission fluid and then ill be pulling it apart and will post back with more walk through for you guys hope you enjoy what Ive done so far.
First i started with 8 3 foot lengths of 5/8 x 5/8 square tubing i cut 4 of them 9 inches long and then i cut a piece of 1 1/2 inch flat bar 3 inches and drilled a hole in the center for a 3/8 bolt to fit in and tack welded 2 pieces of the square tubing to the flat plate flush on one side
then i cut 2 more pieces 10 inches and tacked them to the pieces i made with the flat bar and put 1 bold and 2 nuts in the hole and welded the nut on the inside to the flat plate and the other nut to the bolt so i could remove the support after the rebuild is done
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after that i took a big piece of pipe and welded it in the center of the 2 cross bars the width of the bell housing and found a pipe that fit inside of it snug enough i was able to rotate it 360 degrees with little to no effort
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once that was done i welded nuts to each side of the square tubing on the top so i could keep the bracket from moving with the transmission locked in the up right position
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i already had a stand made for holding my 55 gallon drum up for a parts washer so i used that drilled holes in it and the small pipe so i could the the transmission and the pipe in one spot so i was able to move the transmission from pan side down to pan side up and lock it in place with a bolt or set pin just like you would with an engine stand
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so tomorrow i will building a drain pan for the bottom so i have no mess on the ground from transmission fluid and then ill be pulling it apart and will post back with more walk through for you guys hope you enjoy what Ive done so far.