Floor Jack Transmission Adaptors

I no longer have frequent need for a transmission jack but, I tried the one that adapts a floor jack. I found it was a bit unstable at full height because of the rather narror width of the jack wheels. Any wear in the lift arms which is usual after a few years use with a floor jack made it almost unuseable. The inability of the front wheels to swivel makes it tough to guide the trans in.

I next tried the one you are looking at. It is also a bit wobbly because of the scissor part of the jack lift.. I also found it hard to install the trans working alone without a way to tilt the jack for alignment.

I ended up getting a cheap hydraulic jack that works OK for a hundred bucks on sale at Northern. I made a couple of small tweaks to it and it works pretty well but not nearly a well as some of the commercial duty jacks I have used. The one I have and works OK for limited use is here:

You might also check into tool rentals in your area. Most places around here will rent a hydraulic trans jack. The cost may be much better if you plan to do an R&R in one day.

Lugnut

Thanks so much for the information. I am going to rent a transmission jack twice.

Look into buying one from Harbor Freight. While they do sell cheap tools, the occasional use is just fine. I have a tranny jack from them and have used it several times in my vette.