I have a 99 dodge durango 4x4 I'm trying to replace the transmission and would like to know if the support brackets ha e to come all the way off or do I just have to unbolt them from the transmission

 

Okay kinda confused in exactly what your asking but I will try to explain. You have a cross member that the transmission mount bolts to. I have slid the transmission out without removing the cross member but the engine was out of the truck. If the engine is still in the the truck it would be near impossible to remove the transmission without dropping the cross member. I have done it (5 times) and it's not a fun job to replace a transmission in a 4x4 durango. A little trick that I figured out last time was to make sure the transmission is jacked up both ends high as it can go (unbolted from engine) and the cross member should come out super easy if you push up on it. To put the cross member back In same way (transmission jacked up on both ends high as you can get it) slide the cross member in from the top (just a little above the bolt holes) and it will drop down and match the holes.. trying to pound it in from tell bottom again is almost impossible. Basically look at it this way.. imagine the body of the truck was off and your dropping the cross member In from the top..

I should add that when removing the cross member you must have the transmission forward so the bolts on the transmission mount don't go back in when pushing it up..

 

I'm talking about the ones that are on the front that look like they connect to the motor mounts I have everything close to be ready to be pulled but some one told me I have to pull those completely off and also the crankshaft sensor

 

Oh the front brackets.. I never removed them just unbolted... now the crankshaft position sensor I never removed but the last install I did hit it when I was installing the new transmission in. So 4 times I got lucky and the 5th time I had to replace it..

 

So just under bolt from tyranny or all the bolts on the brackets

 

I'm currently doing this exact same project and you just have to unbolt the tranny from those brackets, do not completely remove those brackets (if you want to good luck cuz the motor has to come out). Any other questions I would be happy to help

 

Thanks both of yall I got one out now have to go pull the other one then put one back in wasn't as bad as I thought the main tranny support was a pain to get out but got it out I'm just hopping everything goes in easier then it came out

 

Ya that's a pleasant thought but it never goes back in as easy as it came out, took me about 4-5 hours to get mine completely out, 4-5 hours of installation and the transfer case isn't bolted completely on yet lol. And I took it out in my garage and i'm installing it on a lift at my shop lol

 

Ok new question how do you figure out what type of transmission you have I know there is a few types for the dodge and I have to change the front and rear seals and I can't figure out what type it is