[icesurfer]

My 16 year old son and I are trying to swap transmissions between a wrecked 2000 Outback and a 2003 Outback.

The engine is out of the salvage car already. An engine lift (on wheels) and a floor jack is available right now.

Can the transmission be pulled out through the hood?
Is a special transmission jack needed or will the floor jack and engine lift be enough equipment?

 

[icesurfer]

Took the engine out the bottom

We did end up taking the engine out the bottom. Initially we just hooked the engine hoist to the transmission and pushed and shoved it to get it to fall off the support bracket. To install the new tranny I attached a long bar to the transmission and attached the long bar to the engine hoist.

We used a garage jack on the tail of the transmission.

My Harbor Freight 3 ton jack stands were not high enough to sneak the transmission out from under the car so we ended up putting 3" of wood blocks under the stands and used a 3" thick wood block on the jack to get the car high enough to get the trany out.

The bar that we use was a 3/4" X 1" X 3' Piece of scrap steel. We removed the bracket for the pitch stopper and attached the bar as shown in the picture below. The bar helped to slide the new transmission into place without as much risk of damage