Transmission Out, What Maintenance While I’m in There

[OR VietVet]

That and the driveshaft u-joints are a good call.
Isn't the knock sensors on side of block, next to starter?

 

[rdezs]

The "while you are in there" list can get as extensive as you want

While you have the starter out, you've got the crankshaft position sensor directly above it. Takes 1 minute to change it out.

Don't forget you're supposed to use new starter bolts anytime you remove the starter. (Although I suspect most people don't?)

The exhaust y-pipe will be removed. It's good practice to remove the O2 sensors first, to prevent vibration damage if using an impact. It's no extra labor to replace all four.

 

[CTX-SLPR]

Thanks for all of the suggestions. I'd like to point out that this is at a shop so I'm paying shop rates for stuff. I'm fully capable of dropping the starter later once it's back in my hands, I'm more thinking stuff that's behind the transmission that I'd have to drop that to get to.

As for the list, I'll put U-joints on the next RockAuto shopping cart for sure to swap them out. The O2s are new already as I changed them when poking around in the hydraulic complex on the current trans and had the Y-pipe down.

 

[rdezs]

Let's hope the shop didn't leave them installed while they hammered away with their impact getting the y-pipe off. But then again if you had it off recently, shouldn't have needed an impact.