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WTF am I doing wrong?
I have a LS1/4l60E on the ground and Im trying to seperate the tranny and motor and I have taken out all 8 bell housing bolts, free'd the dipstick and the damn thing will not seperate! I didnt undo the converter bolts because I was going to do that after I got the tranny off. I have even lifted the motor off the ground to see all the way around the bellhousing and ALL the bolts are out. Only thing I can think of is the dowls are frozen to the tranny but that is unlikely.
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Here's a link someone else gave me, maybe it'll help you out alittle.
http://modernmusclecars.net/forums/a...p?do=tcinstall
Good luck
http://modernmusclecars.net/forums/a...p?do=tcinstall
Good luck
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sometimes the bellhousing corodes onto the dowel pins. the first time i took my 4l60 out it pulled one of them out and it stayed in the transmission. when doing a converter install on someones car we had the same problem. ended up heating the bellhousing (around dowel pin holes) and it finally broke free.
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yeah finally got it off there. The dowels were indeed frozen to the tranny. The casualties? Two craftsman flat heads
I tried heat and it wouldnt work. I used brute force as a last alternative on all that aluminum but other than the screwdrivers it wasnt so bad, just a couple very minor scars on the bellhousing faces.
I tried heat and it wouldnt work. I used brute force as a last alternative on all that aluminum but other than the screwdrivers it wasnt so bad, just a couple very minor scars on the bellhousing faces.
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Originally Posted by Lason
yeah finally got it off there. The dowels were indeed frozen to the tranny. The casualties? Two craftsman flat heads
I tried heat and it wouldnt work. I used brute force as a last alternative on all that aluminum but other than the screwdrivers it wasnt so bad, just a couple very minor scars on the bellhousing faces.
I tried heat and it wouldnt work. I used brute force as a last alternative on all that aluminum but other than the screwdrivers it wasnt so bad, just a couple very minor scars on the bellhousing faces.
But, you removed the converter bolts first right?
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Originally Posted by Drew778
But, you removed the converter bolts first right?
I wasnt planning on it at first but ended up doing it before it was said and done so yeah, I sepereated the motor/tranny with the converter still in the tranny.
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Originally Posted by '02 SLP#686
You should always keep the converter with the tranny
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Originally Posted by GregWS6&z28
yea, yanking on the tranny with the converter still seated and bolted to the flexplate is a big NO-NO. I'm surprised you didnt do any damage to either. you gotta unbolt the converter to pull the tranny away!
I can see maybe damaging the input shaft or converter if it was hanging in the air under a car and the tranny dropped and shoved the input shaft **** eyed but it was on the ground.
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Originally Posted by GregWS6&z28
yea, yanking on the tranny with the converter still seated and bolted to the flexplate is a big NO-NO. I'm surprised you didnt do any damage to either. you gotta unbolt the converter to pull the tranny away!
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Originally Posted by RevGTO
I've never heard of pulling a tranny without unbolting the converter ... didn't know it could even be done.
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I'm having this problem right now, only my Engine/Trans are still in the car. I'm going to try a wedge today and hope it'll get some seperation between the two. Grr...
Originally Posted by Lason
I have a LS1/4l60E on the ground and Im trying to seperate the tranny and motor and I have taken out all 8 bell housing bolts, free'd the dipstick and the damn thing will not seperate! I didnt undo the converter bolts because I was going to do that after I got the tranny off. I have even lifted the motor off the ground to see all the way around the bellhousing and ALL the bolts are out. Only thing I can think of is the dowls are frozen to the tranny but that is unlikely.