I'm at a loss...yoke is stuck in tranny
12-15-2013, 05:50 PM
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I'm at a loss...yoke is stuck in tranny I'm about to start fabricating a crossmember for my 4L60E in my nova and need to get the yoke outta the back of the tail housing. **** won't budge. Shouldnt it just slide out. There shouldn't be anything holding it in there...right. I'm about to get violent with BFH. But I don't wanna risk breaking the tail housing. Yoke is not going to be reused.
12-15-2013, 06:43 PM
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I've tried tapping it with a hammer. Tried to carefully pry it out and nothing. My motor and trans have been sitting a while and it was a pullout from a wrecked 99 camaro. Guess its possilbe drive shaft coulda got slammed forward in a wreck if hi t from behind
12-15-2013, 06:56 PM
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None. I can get some movement on the balance ring or whatever its called when using a pry bar and hammer. Next step is a slide hammer. Then maybe the torch as a last measure.
12-15-2013, 07:34 PM
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12-15-2013, 11:31 PM
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If its been sitting a while, possible it is rusted... Is there trans fluild in the trans.. Try tilting to let the fluild soak the rear area then use the slide hammer...
pull the VSS sensor out and take a look.. Maybe spray some PB Blasts or WD40 on the shaft through the VSS hole and let it flow on to the shaft and yoke.
Torch may help..?
BC
pull the VSS sensor out and take a look.. Maybe spray some PB Blasts or WD40 on the shaft through the VSS hole and let it flow on to the shaft and yoke.
Torch may help..?
BC
12-16-2013, 09:44 PM
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x3 Torch. Just a nice even heat in the thing you dont need to get it red hot or anything like that. Heck even a propane torch and 15 mins of careful heating should do it. Maybe 5-10 with an oxy/acet if you dont want to be rough and start melting seals and whatnot. Heat, then tap with a hammer. Dead blows are handy for this type of stuff. Pack a wallop to move stuff, but dont mar the components
12-16-2013, 11:13 PM
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If its been sitting a while, possible it is rusted... Is there trans fluild in the trans.. Try tilting to let the fluild soak the rear area then use the slide hammer...
pull the VSS sensor out and take a look.. Maybe spray some PB Blasts or WD40 on the shaft through the VSS hole and let it flow on to the shaft and yoke.
Torch may help..?
yeah, there's still fluid in the tranny. I had the motor and trans sitting at an angle for a quite a bit while putting in the car. I thought WD40 would be a wise choice to let it soak but after thinking about it, wouldn't wd40 contaminate the tranny? check out this pic. Im going to try and drill a hole in the cut off shaft to better mount a slide hammer hook. I cant get a good grip as it sits now.
BC
pull the VSS sensor out and take a look.. Maybe spray some PB Blasts or WD40 on the shaft through the VSS hole and let it flow on to the shaft and yoke.
Torch may help..?
yeah, there's still fluid in the tranny. I had the motor and trans sitting at an angle for a quite a bit while putting in the car. I thought WD40 would be a wise choice to let it soak but after thinking about it, wouldn't wd40 contaminate the tranny? check out this pic. Im going to try and drill a hole in the cut off shaft to better mount a slide hammer hook. I cant get a good grip as it sits now.
BC
x3 Torch. Just a nice even heat in the thing you dont need to get it red hot or anything like that. Heck even a propane torch and 15 mins of careful heating should do it. Maybe 5-10 with an oxy/acet if you dont want to be rough and start melting seals and whatnot. Heat, then tap with a hammer. Dead blows are handy for this type of stuff. Pack a wallop to move stuff, but dont mar the components
I know right!!!Dirty...
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12-17-2013, 11:22 AM
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Remove the U-joint and make a puller by sliding a shaft into the holes where the u-joint caps are. Drill a hole in the center of the shaft and put a bolt through it. Make a frame from heavy plate or channel iron that can be bolted to the horizontal holes in the tail section and extends out past the yoke. Have a heavy plate on the outside of this with a hole for the bolt in the shaft to go through. Put a couple of washers on the bolt, grease the threads well and screw a nut on it to pull on the yoke. Tighten the nut and tap on the back side of the yoke and I bet it will come off.
12-17-2013, 11:41 AM
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wooooh stop , try losening the bolts on the tailhousing and removing both at the same time , will be easier to deal with "if" it works . and if it does you are going to need a new tailhousing or bearing at the least
12-17-2013, 12:00 PM
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or a slide hammer, or a deadblow, but MOST DEF leave the torch alone unless all steps before don't work!!
