1990 isuzu trooper

[jyardgirl]

I am helping my friend replace the clutch on his trooper. We can not get to the 2 top bolts to drop the tranny. It is a manual tranny. any idea of how to get to them.

[42K3]

Is there an inside tunnel cover that can be removed?

[Itoldyouso]

Do you have a motor manual for that particular car? Sometimes in the engine section under removal they will give suggestions for tight spots like those bolts. You should pickup one of the $ 15 Chilton ones at the store because they pay for themselves usually, especially on a big job like this one.

Don

[jyardgirl]

no inside cover. I will tell him to pick up a manual. Thanks guys

[Geezer2]

Sometimes you need to pull the X member and lower the back of the engine a little to reach them

[bluestang67]

I place a small hydraulic bottle jack just under front of engine on some with tough bolts . When i jack it up the rear of engine will lower a bit . Place a piece of wood on the jack so you wont be anything and only jack it slightly as not to damage motor mounts . This is after crossmember is out and have some one suppot trans with another floor jack or even small bottle jack