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and I'll shut up! sorry, but this has really been nagging me, and I think it might be a legit concern. first things first. I read the faq on the aw70 tranny>>rear seal/bushing replacement. I understand that one can do it without removing the whole tranny. however, one thing that caught my interest was that the first cross memember (I assume it's the one with the rear tranny mount on it) has to be removed and the tranny pan has to be supported with a jack so as to allow one to lower or raise the tranny from the rear tranny mount. BUT, is the primary reason to support the tranny via the pan so that the rear part of the tranny does not sag and put undue stress on the connecting parts of the front tranny, which is still bolted to the torque conv./engine/etc.? say, if the rear is allowed to sag because there was no tranny jack to support the pan when the rear tranny mounting bolts were removed, will the tranny misalign with the torque conv., tranny cooler lines bend or crack at their connecting points to the tranny, dipstick tube contort at the connecting point on the tranny pan, tranny and engine no longer have a perfect fit all due to letting the rear of the tranny sag? phew.
or am I missing the whole point by thinking that the rear of the tranny is only supported by the first cross member? is there another way the rear tranny is supported or bothed to the undercarriage I am not aware of?
the car was on a hoist, but don't ask me why I am asking about this issue.
on a side note, I was told I received a new seal/bushing/yoke to fix the rear tranny leak for free under warranty. the tranny I got did have new front and rear seals, but I guess the rear bushing was bad and caused the rear to shaft to leak. I don't know if I got a new rear tranny gasket, as I would think that would be a bit more work and more things removed, which means it would take longer. normally how long would it take a shop to do a seal/bushing change? what is a tranny yoke? thanks ;)
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