Need transmission/Torque tube coupler
02-16-2014, 04:12 PM
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Need transmission/Torque tube coupler
I messed mine up bad trying to get the trans free (it still wont come out, see my other thread for more details) but I need a good used trans/TT coupler.
Its this right here
If anyone has one, please let me know because I need it yesterday.
Cheers gents.
Doug
Its this right here
If anyone has one, please let me know because I need it yesterday.
Cheers gents.
Doug
02-16-2014, 06:04 PM
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by the way, if you still can't get your coupler with the stuck bolt off, use a dremel and cut through the thin part of the square that the bolt goes through. cut in at least two places and then knock that square off
02-17-2014, 02:25 AM
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I tried doing that, Cale and I talked on the phone today and he said something to me which I had not thought about. As I currently sit, I have sliced the bolt in two right here
What Cale said to me was that its still stuck fast to the trans because I have not removed the bolt yet. The unthreaded portion is seized in the coupling and I dont even want to think about how tight the threaded portion is. I will need to remove that bolt to get the coupler off regardless. I've tried doing what you said and knocking the square bit off the coupler with a hammer and chisel but I'm not sure I can/that will work if I cant get the bolt out. I've soaked it in ATF and heated it cherry red with a torch and it stuck so hard I can even believe it...I had the trans out maybe a year ago and it slipped right out! I can't figure out how it got so seized in such a short amount of time in Texas where we dont salt the roads. I also should have a coupler coming in the mail thanks to Sir Lapsalot. At this point if I can just get the trans out without damaging it I'll be happy. (I hope I didn't already mess the shaft up cutting the bolt, I know the shaft is hardened and I was pretty careful so hopefully not)
Edit: William just for clarification, can you mark on that picture where you are talking about cutting? Thanks.
What Cale said to me was that its still stuck fast to the trans because I have not removed the bolt yet. The unthreaded portion is seized in the coupling and I dont even want to think about how tight the threaded portion is. I will need to remove that bolt to get the coupler off regardless. I've tried doing what you said and knocking the square bit off the coupler with a hammer and chisel but I'm not sure I can/that will work if I cant get the bolt out. I've soaked it in ATF and heated it cherry red with a torch and it stuck so hard I can even believe it...I had the trans out maybe a year ago and it slipped right out! I can't figure out how it got so seized in such a short amount of time in Texas where we dont salt the roads. I also should have a coupler coming in the mail thanks to Sir Lapsalot. At this point if I can just get the trans out without damaging it I'll be happy. (I hope I didn't already mess the shaft up cutting the bolt, I know the shaft is hardened and I was pretty careful so hopefully not)
Edit: William just for clarification, can you mark on that picture where you are talking about cutting? Thanks.