Transmission swap
 

How difficult is pulling/replacing the tranny on an 83 xj6? I have pulled several motors and trannys in other (non Jaguar) vehicles in the past, mainly I'm just wondering if there are any unusual procedures I need to follow or anything out of the ordinary I need to watch out for when pulling/replacing? Any specialty tools or hidden bolts/fasteners to look for? I'm new to europeanvehicles, mostly have worked on GM vehicles in the past. The tranny is a BW 66. Thanks!

RE: Transmission swap
 

Take careful note of how you take apart the rear mount. That's the only funky chicken in the pot. No special tools required.

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Thanks Ken. I'm tackling it this weekend, I'll post how it goes.

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Seems every time I get an hour or so into doing this, something happens and I need to quit. So after 4 partial days, I managed to get the old tranny out and the rebuilt one up and in place. There are a few crazy tight spots that I thought I'd never reach or get the bolts out of, but I eventually did. I managed to get the rebuilt tranny in place, but need to connect everything and torque it all down. Hopefully another day and I'll be rolling along.

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In! Success! Thanks for the help!

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Now you need to obtain a pressure gauge and the intructions for setting transmission pressure via the kickdown cable adjustment, or find someone to do it for you that knows what that means.

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I'm in Ohio, and I assume you know how to do it.... Where are you, and how much do you want to do it?