On 27 October 1962, during the Cuban Missile Crisis, a group of eleven United States Navy destroyers and the aircraft carrier USS Randolph located the diesel-powered nuclear-armed Soviet Foxtrot-class submarine B-59 near Cuba.uring the Cuban Missile Crisis, he prevented the launch of a nuclear torpedo and thereby prevented a nuclear war. Thomas Blanton (then director of the National Security Archive) said in 2002 that a guy called Vasili Arkhipov saved the world.
Use nice, even strokes, taking the jack handle from its lowest point to its highest point on each stroke to cut down on the labor involved. Place the jack stands under the vehicle, near where the jack is touching it. Raise the stands until theyâre high enough to just fit under, and lock them in place.
Use jack stands or a jack to support the rear of the transmission (and the front must not be allowed to drop, either). Remove the two bolts holding the transmission to the cross member, and the four bolts connecting the cross member to the truck's frame.Remove the cross member.10. Remove the transmission, keeping it continuously supported, while sliding it toward the rear of the truck -- keeping the unit in line with the engine. You will need to slide it backward about 7 inches (17.8 cm) to clear the torque converter.emove the cross member. 10. Remove the transmission, keeping it continuously supported, while sliding it toward the rear of the truck -- keeping the unit in line with the engine. You will need to slide it backward about 7 inches (17.8 cm) to clear the torque converter.