hey guys so i am trying to look up threads about how to remove my auto trans.. truck is a 1999 1500 5.9 so i beleive it is the 46RE..ive been searchin this forum and google and i cannot find really any good write ups on how to drop the trans. the reason i am looking into this is becase i might have a leaky freeze plug in the back. even on youtube i found really only one video, that was alittle helpful but not really a walk through. so do you guys know any links or anything that would help? i appreciate it.

 

I don't know if it's worth a damn but:

 

You might try the factory service manual available in this forum's FAQ/DIY section.

 

that is the one i was talking about haha, has some good tips but im lookin for a little more in depth..im more worried about the wires and connections more than anything..i have a good running trans and im scarred to mess it up..but thanks!

 

yeah i did download it, it has a lot of information, i would just like to see someones own experience and any issues or tips,

 

It's pretty much spot on, the FSM is. Though it's a bit of a twitchy job because of the risk of having a big heavy thing suspended over your skull, it's pretty straightforward.

The transmission crossmember is interesting if you don't go about it right. Coming out isn't too bad, but going back in the trick is to start from behind its final resting place and knock it forward -- try to go straight up from the bottom and you'll use all of your most colorful vocabulary to no avail.

Be sure to get the crank position sensor out before doing anything else, and follow that up with disconnecting the shift linkage and then the dipstick tube. Forget any of those and you'll become very unhappy. If it's 4x4, be careful about the vacuum lines for the CAD motor. If you don't own a transmission jack, rent one. Lots of guys get by with a plain old floor jack, but some number who try learn the hard way that they should have used a transmission jack.

Install a drain plug in the pan while it's out. Install a remote filter, too. Be careful not to pinch anything between converter housing and block on the way back in. Throttle valve cables seem to like exploring around in there when you're not looking.

Mind yer melon. One good squish and you're done.

 

thanks for the input, but yeah like i said biggest thing im worried about is not disconecting a sensor or linkage

 

im looking at the 2000 manual, do you know by chance which page the trans removal is on?

 

You want I should swing by the house and hand you wrenches as you need them, too?

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