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A universal transmission work station (10) designed for use by a single person to mount and service any model or type of automatic transmission (50). Thus, the invention solves the problem of needing more than one work station to service the various models/types of transmissions used today. The work

A universal transmission work station (10) designed for use by a single person to mount and service any model or type of automatic transmission (50). Thus, the invention solves the problem of needing more than one work station to service the various models/types of transmissions used today. The work station (10) requires a minimum work space, is easily stowed when not in use and is easily dismantled for storage or shipment. The work station consists of eight common assemblies and a ninth assembly especially designed to service frontwheel drive transmissions. The design basically consists of a base assembly (12) to which is attached a lower and upper pivoting assembly (14) (16). After the transmission (50) is mounted to the work station, by means of a tail housing support assembly (18) and a bell-housing mounting plate assembly (20), the pivoting assemblies (14) (16) can be tilted to allow the transmission (50) to be serviced in a horizontal position.

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A transmission work station comprising: (a) a base assembly comprising: (1) a base plate having a front and back section, (2) a center post sleeve attached to the front section of said base plate, (3) a lower vertical support sleeve attached to the back section of said base plate, (4) a longitudinal

A transmission work station comprising: (a) a base assembly comprising: (1) a base plate having a front and back section, (2) a center post sleeve attached to the front section of said base plate, (3) a lower vertical support sleeve attached to the back section of said base plate, (4) a longitudinal support attached between the back of said center post sleeve and front of lower vertical support sleeve, (b) a lower pivoting assembly pivotally mounted on the base comprising: (1) a right vertical sleeve having a right support sleeve rigidly attached normal to a lower-half inside-surface of said right vertical sleeve, (2) a left vertical sleeve having a left support sleeve rigidly attached normal to a lower-half inside surface of said left vertical sleeve, (3) a combination support sleeve attachment and roller plate rigidly attached to back surface of each said right and left vertical sleeves, (4) a center post sized to slideably fit into said center post sleeve and having rigidly and centrally attached to its upper end a pivot shaft sleeve, (5) a pivot shaft slideably inserted into said pivot shaft sleeve and having the ends of said pivot shaft rigidly attached to upper-half inside-surfaces of said right and left vertical sleeves such that said right and left vertical sleeves are free to pivot about said pivot shaft sleeve, (6) means to lock said pivot shaft at any of a plurality of angles, (c) an upper pivoting assembly pivotally mounted relative to said base comprising: (1) a right pivotal member having an upper end and a lower end that is sized to be slideably inserted into and held within said right vertical sleeve, (2) a left pivotal member having an upper end and a lower end that is sized to be slideably inserted into and held within said left vertical sleeve, (3) a handle having on each end a vertical portion respectively inserted over the right and left pivotal members, (d) a tail housing support assembly comprising: (1) a trail housing plate having a centrally located shaft insertion bore therethrough, (2) means to releasably attach said plate to said right and left support sleeves, (e) a bell-housing mounting and utility plate assembly comprising: (1) a mounting and utility plate having a set of transmission mounting bores therethrough that are specifically spaced to allow a variety of transmission bell housings to be attached, (2) means to attach said mounting and utility plate to said right and left pivotal member, (f) a rear transmission cradle assembly mounted on a rear portion of said base comprising: (1) a vertical support member having an upper end and a lower end that is sized to slideably fit into said lower vertical support sleeve, (2) means to adjust and hold said vertical support member within said lower vertical support sleeve, (3) a horizontal member rigidly and centrally attached to the upper end of said vertical support member configured to support said upper pivoting assembly when the combination of said upper and lower pivoting assemblies are pivoted about said pivot shaft to recline in a horizontal or angled position, (g) a lift roller assembly comprising: (1) an upwardly angled member having a forward end and a downwardly extending channel sized to slideably fit into and be held within said longitudinal support, (2) a T-section member centrally and rigidly attached to the forward end of said upwardly extending member, (3) a roller attached to ends of said T-section member where said roller has means so that the roller abuts a roller plate on said lower pivoting assembly, (h) a pivot shaft sleeve lift assembly mounted on said base comprising: (1) a lift having a cradle that is sized to encompass the diameter of said pivot shaft sleeve, and (2) means to operate said lift, whereby said roller plate slides along said rollers as said lift assembly lifts said upper and lower pivoting assemblies.