2017 Prius Prime Hybrid transmission question

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  1. Roland H

    Roland H New Member

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    Hi all,
    New to this forum. Just a quick question, I have to change the one way clutch and transmission on the car. Do you guys know if trany comes out the top or bottom of the car, or does the engine has to be removed first.
    Please let me know
    Thank you for helping me
     
  2. Roland H

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    Let me respond/answer my own question, maybe someone will dare to do the trany swap like me: the transmission comes out the bottom, the engine can stay, but the engine mount has to be removed (and heater hose to the cabin) and the subframe has to be lowered and moved to the back. After the subframe is out of the way, you can lower kind both together, a bit more on the trany side (I'm a redneck, so I'm doing car repairs on my driveway), it required 3 floor jacks for me, 1 for subframe, 1 for engine and 1 for transmission.
    I hope it will help someone
     
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    congrats, all the best!