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Old 03-10-2006, 08:31 PM
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I got a 98 SS and after taking the 8 bolts out of
the bellhousing I still cannot get the damn thing off.Any ideas
will be helpful.Don't laugh too hard.
Old 03-10-2006, 08:56 PM
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Sometimes they are a motherf---er to get off. I just found a place to use a prybar with damaging anything and it will come off. Sometimes I also use a rubber mallet and hit a few times around the alignment pins and that works for me also.
Old 03-10-2006, 10:14 PM
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Many of us have been there.

I had to take a 2x4 and place it where the starter was. And then to proceed to beat the absolute hell out of it. I destroyed the 2x4... but the bellhousing eventually came off.
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Thanks I 'll keep at it.
Old 03-11-2006, 03:53 AM
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a few screwdrivers and alot of muscle and shaking while pulling..just becareful if your using jackstands...you dont wanna shake the car off of them :no:
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maybe try sprying some PB blaster where the pins are and let it soak in for a few minutes. after you get it off, would it help (in the future) to put anti-seize on the guide pins?
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Yes, a little anti-sieze (after a little light sanding to clean them up) on the dowel pins is a good idea.
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Got the bellhousing off this morning !thanks! for the help and ideas.



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