06YarisRS's 2ZR-FE Swap 5-Door Hatchback (Automatic Transmission)

[tmontague]

Tom is correct about leaving the trans in the car while swapping the engine. I removed my whole trans w/ the motor because I was replacing the clutch and flywheel.

That said putting the 2zr back into the engine bay and lining up the main shaft to the engine would be a huge pita compared to easily doing it off the car.

Imho I actually think it is quicker to pull them both together, reassemble w/ the 2zr and slide them both back in together. When the front of the car is off there is a ton of room to remove the trans and engine.

Ultimately you will have to decide what works best for you but the 2zr block is a direct bolt on including the starter

[06YarisRS]

Originally Posted by tmontague

Tom is correct about leaving the trans in the car while swapping the engine. I removed my whole trans w/ the motor because I was replacing the clutch and flywheel.

That said putting the 2zr back into the engine bay and lining up the main shaft to the engine would be a huge pita compared to easily doing it off the car.

Imho I actually think it is quicker to pull them both together, reassemble w/ the 2zr and slide them both back in together. When the front of the car is off there is a ton of room to remove the trans and engine.

Ultimately you will have to decide what works best for you but the 2zr block is a direct bolt on including the starter

Thanks. The main reason I was liking the sound of leaving the trans in the car would be to avoid having to deal at all with the axles and suspension components. I should say that I assume that if left in, the axles and suspension would be untouched. Again, I don't have experience, so I'm just guessing. I do like the idea of having it out to mount the trans, but if I could avoid messing with axles etc, it would be a consideration. Since the rad has to come out with front end removal, then I'd still have to deal with transmission cooler lines etc anyway.

Let's say that I do take both out and put both back in together, will the axles slide into place without having to break the ball joints and pull the struts out?