Date with a Tranny

Would you believe I actually got time  today with my Cougar? Hard to believe, but I did not really feel like  working on the yard, so I put a few hours in and ended up pulling the C4  transmission. This is the first real work I have put into the Cougar in  probably 6-8 months. Not because I lost the desire, but because of  training and family commitments the time was just not there. Don’t even  ask how poorly I have maintained our Cougar club web site.?This  was the last major mechanical piece I needed to remove if I have any  intentions of getting it painted later this year, which I do. The  transmission is rebuilt, with a new drive shift. After dropping the two  u-bolts on the read axle I muscled up and slide the drive shaft out of  the transmission. I thought I had poured out all the transmission fluid,  well I was wrong.I started to unbolt the last few remaining  bolts and hooked the bell housing up to a cherry picker, just to help me  out here. As I raise the front of the transmission, a river of  transparent red began to flow…onto the garage floor. So, while it was  the not most professional of removals, I did get it out of the car and  now have more room under the car in order to clean the undercarriage and  recoat it. I plan on cleaning up the transmission, repainting the bell  housing and replacing any parts that might need it before bolting to the  engine and dropping both into the car after it is painted.