Transmission Jack

[Skyline]

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I need to change my transmission very soon. I don't have a lift, so I want to get a floor tranny jack. Plently of times I've wrestled trannys down onto my chest, but aside form being not much fun, I'm not so young and foolhardy anymore. Besides, most of the ones I've changed were foreign cars with smaller and lighter transmissions. I was thinking about one of the units above from Harbor Freight. Their capacity is 450 lbs. It will raise to 23". $59 + shipping. There is a 1000lb unit that costs $139 (looks more like a conventional floor jack), but it only raises another inch (24"). The next step up holds 2,000lbs, and raises to 31", costs $299.

Anyone have an idea roughly how much a ZJ tranny weighs? And whether the smallest of these jacks is enough?

[nate]

It's not all that heavy, I'd guess maybe 200-250lbs. I carried the 47RE from my truck around a bit.

This is what I use. Napa one though, but it's the same thing.
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=4075

[fpkites]

Anybody know if Vatozone loans them out?

[ajmorell]

You can do it with a floorjack and a buddy....I did it. It took a little wrestling but wasn't really all that bad.

[auggeren911]

you can buy the bobo freight one for 59.00 right now. saw it yesterday on sale in there.

[MUDDTRACKS]

i just use a atv jack with a board i made for the top of it.

stay away from the iffy floor jack one there prone to fall over.

the one in the pic should do just fine trans and tcase together cant be more then 300 pound

[Katesdad]

ATV jack sounds like a great idea.

[IndyZJ]

an atv/ motorcycle jack has worked great for me as a trans jack... very stable and low profile so it makes it easier to get out from under the vehicle