[V8] 4T80-E Replacement - NAC

[Scott Simmons]

Taking breaks from the T-belt job resulted in helping remove and install 
a transmission.  But not just any transmission.  This was in a Cadillac 
Northstar.  Possibly the biggest and heaviest transmission I've seen in 
a car.  The factory manuals have a large warning: "place jack under rear 
end as removal of transmission may cause vehicle to lose balance and 
fall [backwards] off lift." 

That cause a few moments pause and reflection.  All-in-all, it wasn't 
too bad.  There's a large cradle under the engine and transmission that 
holds mounts and control arms.  Removal of that let one get to the 
transmission.  There are some brake and power steering lines in the way, 
but it could have been a lot worse, I suppose.  There's always one 
impossible bolt.  I have the skinniest arms/hands so I was nominated.  
Designers always place that one "impossible bolt" as well as the "stupid 
bracket" that has sharp screws/bolts sticking out of it to jab, scrape, 
and poke the arm trying to remove "impossible bolt."  "Stupid bracket" 
cannot be removed except by some other incredible hard project.

Book time is 10-12 hours.  We probably put about 8 hours of actual work 
into it.  Not too shabby.

~SS