9723
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- Vehicle Year
- 1997
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- XLT
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- 2.3 (4 Cylinder)
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- 2.3
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- Manual
- 2WD / 4WD
- 2WD
Cutting thru this 3/16" plate with the 13amp grinder is pretty easy. Didn't take but 3 minutes. I jacked the plate up to the transmission. It's not really to big. I was able to get it directly under the trans, even with the rear cross-member still there.
I see some potential problems with this setup.
Getting the hose clamps into the correct position and tightened down might be a quite problematic.
My little 1" ratchet straps might be better, but....the edges of these slots are sharp. At the very least I'd have to bend and place some flashing between the straps and the plate steel. Not not very wide slots.
When it comes to putting it back in, I'll probably jack it up there, but hang it from straps thru the shift tunel and wrestle it in. As long as something else is holding most of the weight, most of the time I can do that....for a few seconds at a time. I was also reading another thread where the guy put the cross-brace back in and that helped him get it lined up. I'll keep that in mind. I'm a ways from there.
I see some potential problems with this setup.
Getting the hose clamps into the correct position and tightened down might be a quite problematic.
My little 1" ratchet straps might be better, but....the edges of these slots are sharp. At the very least I'd have to bend and place some flashing between the straps and the plate steel. Not not very wide slots.
When it comes to putting it back in, I'll probably jack it up there, but hang it from straps thru the shift tunel and wrestle it in. As long as something else is holding most of the weight, most of the time I can do that....for a few seconds at a time. I was also reading another thread where the guy put the cross-brace back in and that helped him get it lined up. I'll keep that in mind. I'm a ways from there.
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