Anyone ever skip the top bellhousing bolts because of solid motor mounts?
05-16-2012, 09:27 AM
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Anyone ever skip the top bellhousing bolts because of solid motor mounts? Hi all, in an ideal world I'd like to put the top two bolts in the bellhousing to the block, but with solid motor mounts this becomes a huge pain in the ***. I had to pull off the intake manifold just to get to the top bellhousing bolt. This makes me wonder since some transmissions use less bolts has anyone thought to forgo the top two bellhousing bolts on a 4l60e and have any issues? I think I can get the 1 o'clock bolt back in, but the 12 o'clock bolt is impossible unless I go from the top.
Thoughts?
Thoughts?
05-17-2012, 08:49 PM
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Just food for thought, but when doing 4l80e swaps those that use pre-'97 units don't have a 12 o'clock bolt hole, and some can only get 5 to fit (myself included). I have not seen any problems from doing so, and I haven't seen any problems. Not saying it's a great idea, but I haven't seen any negative problems.
