Transmission jack brand, features recommendations

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Hi All,

My dad had a transmission jack somewhere but it's buried in storage for the time being. I need suggestions from people with experience that can recommend any brands or options. It would be for removing the transmission in my 2005 Dodge Neon. Unfortunately rebuilders want $1700-$2100 for a rebuild transmission for my neon which is why I likely see so many at pull n pay. The rebuild kit is $180-$250ish. Not sure what brands are good/stay away from. The pump died so I'm not sure if the kit will include parts for that. Pull n pay is $249 flat rate for transmissions but several hours of pulling doesn't mean it's any better. All suggestions welcome.
 
I was doing some tranmission work on one of my cars that required me to pull the it out of the car and nobody rented a transmission jack in my area. They pop up in the classifieds every now and then, but I didn't come across a decent one when I needed it. I ended buying a Princess Auto (similar to Harbour Freight) unit on sale. It works well and was cheap. The only thing I don't like about it is that it is pretty high to lift the transmission onto the jack at its lowest height, which can make it a two-man job for large, heavy RWD transmissions like I was working on.

https://www.princessauto.com/en/1000-lb-high-lift-transmission-jack/product/PA0008667909
 
Are you still around Denver? I never knew there was a Nunn, CO but looks like the land of good odors from feed lots (edit: seriously, I like beef)

This one is listed there as a SnapOn. It's a trip because I'm assuming you pump that dual handle.

They're asking $275. No affiliation
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Are you still around Denver? I never knew there was a Nunn, CO but looks like the land of good odors from feed lots (edit: seriously, I like beef)

This one is listed there as a SnapOn. It's a trip because I'm assuming you pump that dual handle.

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Cool thanks for the heads up. I've lived here since 1991 and still have to look up towns that I've never heard of. Theres a Rifle and Gunbarrel Colorado. Hygiene was named due to a tuberculosis sanitarium located there. Julesburg was named after a well known stage coach robber. Of all of the people that they could have named the town after.
 
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I bought mine off Craigslist over 10 years ago. It’s an 80s jack made in the USA. It was $200, which I felt was excessive, but there weren’t many for sale and new ones weren’t appealing. Type in transmission jack in Amazon and you get a bunch of no-name jacks with not that many ratings.

I thought I only needed to use it once to change my clutch, turned out I needed to use it again to replace another bad clutch in another car.
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It’s so much better to own one of these, because unless you’re some kind of expert, you’ll need the jack for more than one day (rental fees add up)

If I were you, I’d get something like this JEGS. I have a JEGS standard Jack. Used it for 10 years without issue. It’s made in Taiwan.
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The only transmission jack that I've found that works is a vintage Ajax jack (good luck finding one). Simply because the screws are Acme threaded. It makes for easier lifting (no hydraulics), pitch and yaw adjustments. I have a HF jack, add the weight of the gearbox and the pitch/yaw adjustments suck because of the "standard" threaded screws.

The HF jack works, but I had to use a strap wrench on the knobs to adjust the yaw and pitch.

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