Bell housing bolts - need help- 83 NA
06-10-2012, 03:13 PM
#1
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Bell housing bolts - need help- 83 NA
Doing my first clutch job. Got everything out except the bell housing bolts. Interestingly, the P.O. didn't seem to bother with the top two bell housing bolts. The two bottom ones are completely immovable. I have a decent compressor and impact wrench, and some wobble extensions that allow me to get it in there, and there is no give whatsoever.
Is there some magic to getting these out?
I might be able to get heat to the bottom one but not the one at 10 o'clock. They have PB Blaster soaking on them. Is there any magic, or do I just need to keep beating them with the impact wrench until they quit?
Is there some magic to getting these out?
I might be able to get heat to the bottom one but not the one at 10 o'clock. They have PB Blaster soaking on them. Is there any magic, or do I just need to keep beating them with the impact wrench until they quit?
06-10-2012, 03:43 PM
#2
Rainman
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They are tight but you will need to be careful - I have seen the bottom driver side bolt snap off part of the block casting because the bolt was crossthreaded. If for whatever reason your engine has been missing the top two bolts then there has been a lot of strain on those threads...you can never use too much PB blaster. Try tapping the bolt head with a hammer if you can work one in the space, it might shock the threads loose enough to try to impact wrench or normal wrench off.
06-10-2012, 08:45 PM
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I'll keep trying. I keep hitting it with the impact wrench, then soaking it with PB Blaster, then repeat. Every couple hours. Just making noise at this point.
06-11-2012, 11:35 PM
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That's a good idea... I'll try that next. I did try a long wrench, but not a really long breaker bar. Might need to do some interesting contortions to get something long under there, but I have some long bar steel I might be able to work with
06-12-2012, 11:16 PM
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Got 'em. Got some 3/4 inch pipe to extend my breaker bar a little more, and that was enough... that and straining every muscle I have.
The bellhousing is off... separated completely. However, its hung up on the insulation on the firewall at the top side of the bellhousing. I can't seem to shimmy it off. The heater control hoses were in the way for a while, but I pulled them out of there. Is there some magic way to get it off... or do I just need to keep wiggling things around until it slides off?
The bellhousing is off... separated completely. However, its hung up on the insulation on the firewall at the top side of the bellhousing. I can't seem to shimmy it off. The heater control hoses were in the way for a while, but I pulled them out of there. Is there some magic way to get it off... or do I just need to keep wiggling things around until it slides off?
