Separating the transmission from the engine without a transmission jack on a Volvo 850

[MegaChevy65]

Lol sweet flip flops...that's what I wear in the garage. I even weld in them.

[utuberine]

wear boots fool.

[homerunhita12]

I did a motor swap a few months ago, same motor and tranny, same year and model, but for some reason the transmission won't engage now...? It's full if fluid and everything's hooked up correctlynas far as wire harnesses and such goes. Any ideas? It's a 94 T5 auto

[BenKozar]

are those osha approved flip flops? :)

[pen1510ve]

I actually tried something similar to this because of your vid. thanks for the upload!

[pen1510ve]

what was holding the engine up?

[wheelsup]

@pen1510ve I put the engine on a small 4 caster dolly and centered it. Of course, this made it lop sided (transmission was hanging over the side) so I had to prop the tranny up with the jack. Once I took the load off you can see I slid the jack away from the engine. Worked great.

[wbmartin3]

Are you a "weekend" mechanic or a pro? I keep looking at video's so I can decide whether to do my own rebuild (on a Lexus RX300) or send it to a shop. I have a large garage, but only 8' ceilings and it's packed full of stuff, but I'm on a huge budget. I've never attempted anything this big, but I've thought about just buying a rebuilt trans and replacing it with the new one. I haven't yet figured out if I'd get it from under or over the car. Suggestions?