Bell housing bolts
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Bell housing bolts
How many bellhousing bolts is there?
I see 3 bolts and one nut looking from the rear forward(from the tranny twards the motor). Are these the ones that I'm looking for?
Do I need to remove the Y pipe to access them?
I see 3 bolts and one nut looking from the rear forward(from the tranny twards the motor). Are these the ones that I'm looking for?
Do I need to remove the Y pipe to access them?
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Re: Bell housing bolts (VQT88Vette)
Can you count number of wires suppose to be at which location of the bellhousing bolts for me :rolleyes: (I forgot)
So far I got back 4 wires on the driver side bottom bell housing stud, the other five are bolts. One on top toward the pass., one clip at the second to the bottom on the pass and one clip to the bottom of the pass. side. Have I miss anything? I like to know everythings are in where it suppose to be before I put the car on the ground :rolleyes:
[Modified by VQT88Vette, 4:28 PM 9/13/2002]
So far I got back 4 wires on the driver side bottom bell housing stud, the other five are bolts. One on top toward the pass., one clip at the second to the bottom on the pass and one clip to the bottom of the pass. side. Have I miss anything? I like to know everythings are in where it suppose to be before I put the car on the ground :rolleyes:
[Modified by VQT88Vette, 4:28 PM 9/13/2002]
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Re: Bell housing bolts (BIG K)
look in the trans. section of the shop manual, even the engine section has some pictures too. Think of a hexagon and looking at the top 4 sides as your bell housing. The top corner (angle) doesn't have any bolt. the other two corner have one bolt each. The remaining two sides are two bolts each that you already saw. You can look down from the back of the distributor and feel it by hand to know the locations, then use the long 3/8 extension with the 14 mm universal to loosen the bolts.
Hope this help
Hope this help
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Re: Bell housing bolts (BIG K)
So what you are telling me is that I need to access them from the top through the hood?
Are you using the Haynes Manuel?
Are you using the Haynes Manuel?
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Re: Bell housing bolts (BIG K)
To get to the top two, you have to start from behind the transmission, with a LONG extension (I think the one I used was 4' or so). You go in from behind, up and over the top of the tranny. There is one on the passenger side, and one on the driver side, at the top of the bell housing.
-Mark
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Re: Bell housing bolts (MarkLT1)
4 Foot extention? Holy cow! :eek: where do I find one that long?
I know you guys said long but I didn't think you ment over 2 feet.
Is there something else that I can use?
I know you guys said long but I didn't think you ment over 2 feet.
Is there something else that I can use?
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Re: Bell housing bolts (BIG K)
4 Foot extention? Holy cow! :eek: where do I find one that long?
I know you guys said long but I didn't think you ment over 2 feet.
Is there something else that I can use?
I know you guys said long but I didn't think you ment over 2 feet.
Is there something else that I can use?
-Mark
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Re: Bell housing bolts (MarkLT1)
Mark, THANKS for the pics!
Can you accually see the bolts, or do you have to feel for them? Is it better to look from the rear where you are holding the ratchet, or somewhere inbetween?
Don't tell me that you raised you car and all just to take a picture for me! Ha Ha
Can you accually see the bolts, or do you have to feel for them? Is it better to look from the rear where you are holding the ratchet, or somewhere inbetween?
Don't tell me that you raised you car and all just to take a picture for me! Ha Ha
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Re: Bell housing bolts (BIG K)
Mark, THANKS for the pics!
Can you accually see the bolts, or do you have to feel for them? Is it better to look from the rear where you are holding the ratchet, or somewhere inbetween?
Don't tell me that you raised you car and all just to take a picture for me! Ha Ha
Can you accually see the bolts, or do you have to feel for them? Is it better to look from the rear where you are holding the ratchet, or somewhere inbetween?
Don't tell me that you raised you car and all just to take a picture for me! Ha Ha
-Mark
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St. Jude Donor '04
Re: Bell housing bolts (ski_dwn_it)
This might help a bit as well.. sorry the picture is so blurry, but here is the bell housing, after the engine is taken out.. I circled the 3 driver side bell housing bolts..
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Re: Bell housing bolts (MarkLT1)
Thanks. I was trying for some humor as a 4 foot extention took me by suprise.
Do you think if I moved or removed the exaust pipes that it would be any easier? I'm going to replace the Y pipe anyway, so why not now? It shouldn't take that long any how?
Do you mean raise the tranny?
How do you lower it?
THANKS so much! :flag :flag :flag
Do you think if I moved or removed the exaust pipes that it would be any easier? I'm going to replace the Y pipe anyway, so why not now? It shouldn't take that long any how?
Do you mean raise the tranny?
How do you lower it?
THANKS so much! :flag :flag :flag
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Re: Bell housing bolts (BIG K)
Thanks. I was trying for some humor as a 4 foot extention took me by suprise.
Do you think if I moved or removed the exaust pipes that it would be any easier? I'm going to replace the Y pipe anyway, so why not now? It shouldn't take that long any how?
Do you mean raise the tranny?
How do you lower it?
THANKS so much! :flag :flag :flag
Do you think if I moved or removed the exaust pipes that it would be any easier? I'm going to replace the Y pipe anyway, so why not now? It shouldn't take that long any how?
Do you mean raise the tranny?
How do you lower it?
THANKS so much! :flag :flag :flag
As for dropping the tranny, one way to do it, is to drop the exhaust, then disconnect the drive shaft from the tranny. Now get your engine on the engine lift, and put a jack under the back of the tranny. Now, loosen the 2 engine mount bolts, and ease up the engine, until you can slide them out. Now, pull out the jack supporting the tranny, and using the engine leveler on your lift, tilt the rear of the engine down, until you have easy access to those bell housing bolts. Once you have easy access, support the tranny, undo the bolts, and the engine should come right out.
I find it is easier to just get those bolts out without dropping the tranny, but the call is yours. Oh, and when you do take all the tranny bolts out, MAKE SURE you have something supporting the tranny. (even if you arent dropping it).