g-50cab

Am I missing something here?

Have the CV joints off = have the coupler pulled back and off the drive shaft

Have the torque tube blocked

Have the shift linkage loos in the front and removed at the rear. - Even removed the transmission cross bar -

Have a jack under the transmission - when I lower I am either hitting the spare tire carrier - or I bind with the torque tube. It looks like there is only about 1/2 inch clearance?

odonnell

There are a couple dowel sleeves between the tranny and torque tube. It will come down, you just have to move the entire face of the tranny about 1/4" away from the torque tube and lower with a jack. 2 people makes it pretty easy.

944hal

+1 on what odonnell said. I usually run a strap around the trans and back around the jack. You can lower and raise it with one person, two helps, depends on jack.

mhariush

You can drop the whole transmission with the cross member, very easy, no fiddling to undo the bolts on the trans mount. Have to loosen fuel filter though.

400hp944

Pry bar or large screw driver helps to dislodge the dowel pins and it will drop down.

Ductech

I ended up removing my axles entirely when I replaced 1st & 2nd on my o1e 6speed. Like anything with a Porsche it all just barely fits. Make double sure you aren't somewhat caught on the shift linkage. I'm not under my car right now but are the dowel pins exposed..? Can they be convinced with a punch and a hammer? I don't photographically remember

odonnell

The dowel pins are a (light) interference fit into their seats - they can be removed with vice grips easily. If they aren't on the torque tube check the mating face of the transaxle... they'll be in there.

I remember when I first put the current transaxle up into place it wouldn't seat correctly. was scratching my head pretty hard, until I realized the tranny probably had dowel pins in some of its recesses, and the torque tube had some from the prior tranny. Sure enough that was it.

PorscheG96

Is the shift linkage bar pushed forward enough to clear the transmission case? it's gotta move forward about 8-10" to clear or you'll get hung up on the way down.