auto to manual conversion

volvee850glt · Post by **volvee850glt** » 19 Apr 2010, 14:20

cool thanks
If I do decide to this I would just find a manual in a junkyard so I can just get everything off it at once.

volvee850glt · Post by **volvee850glt** » 19 Apr 2010, 20:23

Could anyone give me a list of manual 850's and possibly s70's that would have the M56H or L transmission so I know what to look for in a junkyard? I'm planing on just finding one car and getting everything off it if possible but I just need to know what to look for.

Japedo · Post by **Japedo** » 19 Apr 2010, 20:42

The M56 is the only manual transmission used in the 850 series, so if you can get ahold of a junkyard just ask them if they have any manual transmission cars. 850's v70's s70s in the 93 to 98 range. THey will all bolt to your engine using the same bolts in the same place as your auto tranny.
It doesn't matter if it's turbo or a n/a model. This is all the info I knew when I was searching for parts.

I can't break it down as far as what models in what years have the manual, but I do know there are turbo 850's with the manual in canada, but not in the states.

Like you are trying to do, I got all my parts from one car. But the seller had everything removed and sold it as a kit, like I said for 500$

500$ to 1000$ seems to be the range for this stuff as a kit.

Post by **wheelsup** » 19 Apr 2010, 22:23

whoa wrote:Japedo, have you pulled transmissions both ways (with the engine out the top and by dropping the subframe)? If so, which would you recommend? (RMS replacement looming.)

I brought mine out the top and found it was fairly straight forward. Difference with bringing it out the top vs. bottom is you have to remove all the electrical components on the engine.

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Also you have to unbolt the a/c compressor from the accessory mounting plate unless you unhook the hoses. That's not the PITA. The PITA is reattaching it once you put the engine back in.

However you don't have to touch the subframe and lift the car up over the engine/tranny, and undo the suspension at all. Plus it's very easy to separate the engine/transmission outside the car and get to all the components of the engine if wanting to do work on it, like the timing belt, or oil pan o-rings. I wouldn't want to do the RMS without dropping the oil pan and making sure the block passageway is completely clear.

I might put the engine back in the car and try it the VADIS way of out the bottom if I have some spare time. At the moment I am just cherishing every moment I have at home...

Post by **wheelsup** » 19 Apr 2010, 22:25

Oh also you'd need a transmission jack to drop the tranny out the bottom unless removing the entire subframe. Those are pretty expensive, around $100+ even at Harbor Freight.

whoa · Post by **whoa** » 19 Apr 2010, 23:13

Can you use a transmission adapter for your floor jack?

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Post by **Ozark Lee** » 20 Apr 2010, 19:55

I'm knee deep in yanking the M-56 out of my '94 to replace the clutch and I just plan to wrap some rope around the transmission and the floor jack and see how it works. What a B-I-Itch of a job and I am on day one.

...Lee

whoa · Post by **whoa** » 20 Apr 2010, 21:18

When I did the clutch on a Mazda six years ago, I bolted a board to the jack through the hole that the pad sits in; somehow it worked fine, as did the arrangement of 2x4s holding up the engine and simply bench-pressing the transmission back into place. I'm guessing the Volvo gearboxes, particularly the auto ones, are heavier. I know I am not going to try bench-pressing it in, anyway.

Hang in there, and Take pictures!

Ozark Lee wrote:I'm knee deep in yanking the M-56 out of my '94 to replace the clutch and I just plan to wrap some rope around the transmission and the floor jack and see how it works. What a B-I-Itch of a job and I am on day one.

...Lee

Post by **wheelsup** » 20 Apr 2010, 21:44

whoa wrote:Can you use a transmission adapter for your floor jack?

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I looked at that and wasn't impressed. I felt it wouldn't have the necessary coverage on the bottom due to the design of the transmission. I ended up doing this:

Worked well once I figured out the procedure. When I initially took the tranny off I used a small floor jack with wood below it to hold it up and it got off balance quickly. They are heavier than you can imagine. To do it without killing yourself you really need some way of lifting it up and into place, rope around the transmission sounds pretty wobbly. It's a BITCH to get it lined up correctly.

Post by **wheelsup** » 20 Apr 2010, 21:46

Don't do it this way...I doubt anyone else would I just wanted to get the thing separated.

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