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Old Jul 31, 2007 | 12:17 PM
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Im pullin my trans and i have everything undone and i cant seem to get the bell housing seperated from the motor. the dowl pins are rusted, but i dont know if that is the problem, i also have edelbrock headers and one of the primarys run right beside the bel housing, do i have to remove the header?? any body ran into this problem before?? Any help would be appreciated
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Old Jul 31, 2007 | 01:37 PM
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You shouldn't have to remove your headers. The alignment pins are just corroded, it's fairly common. Mine was a real bitch to separate, it took some major prying with a 24" prybar. Keep at it, it'll budge eventually.
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Old Jul 31, 2007 | 01:39 PM
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The headers can be an issue when it is loose, you'll have to judge that for yourself.

How many bellhousing bolts did you remove?

The rusted dowels can be the cause of the problem... spray some penetrating oil on them and let them sit for a bit. It usually requires a bit of prying to get one loose if it has been in place for a few years.

Hope that helps.

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pulled 8 belhousing bolts, there soaking in some wd 40 right now give her another go when i get home from work, thanks for the helP!
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Old Jul 31, 2007 | 05:50 PM
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8 is the correct amount.

Let us know how it goes.

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SO i got her out, i ended up using a torch on the dowl pins and it slid right out....onto my chest, i got a sweet bel housing bruise not lol
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Ouch. Sorry to hear about the car biting back!

Good Luck with it!

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Thanks! lol no pain no gain
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quick question: when removing the A4 can you give me a quick rundown of how you did it? What size are the bellhousing bolts?

nevermind on the bolt size...its amazing what that little search button can do

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