Removing tranny always = pull?

[Lurker27]

I am having a rear main seal leak issue - will this necessitate a repull?

[yert315]

repull? Remove the engine again? Not necessarily. You can remove the engine harness, drop the subframe and go from there.

[BimmerScreamer]

to replace a rear main just drop the tranny and pull the clutch and flywheel, you will be looking right at it. The engine can stay in the car

[Pinepig]

On Jeans car there was no way to pull the tranny by itself, it took us less than an hour to drop all of it ( motor, subframe, tranny and suspension ) from the bottom.

[BimmerScreamer]

2 piece trans make everything easier

[RickSloan]

it would be near impossible and really just a pain for me with the b34 to pull just the trans. The time it would take me to lower the subframe enough and all i could have the whole thing out and back in...

[drift]

With G 265, just loosen the engine mounts, then remove the tranny and bell-housing (separately).
While with G 260, might be quicker to pull all out.

[e30_kid89]

I have a B34 and a 1-pc G260 and I've pulled/installed the tranny twice without having to yank the motor. This is with Joe/Funkmasta's mounts. I didn't even have to pull the rad. first time took awhile but the second time in one afternoon I had the trans off/back on no problem. It also helps I ripped out the insulation at the top of the trans tunnel and massaged it for a bit of extra room to get to the top bolts.

To add insult to injury, I was done on my driveway on jackstands both times :S