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Changing trans fluid on 1995 jimmy slt 4wd. took bolts out of pan but the front and rear flange rest on the exhaust cross member in front and the frame crossmember in the rear. Chilton's says to jack up the trany in the rear & remove the frame crossmember. The 2 bolts in the center plate are fixed at the top and come off from the bottom & are about 1 1/2 past the plate they set in. The trany sets on this plate. Won't it put too much stress on the drive train to jack it up high enough for the bolts to clear?

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No there is enough room to jack it up to pull the cross member out of your way.

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