damn it to hell top bolt t56
damn it to hell top bolt t56 pulling the tranny t56, i got 7 bolts already out how do you reach the top bastard bolt . its getting a beating when I get it out thats for sure. 
mine was the same way! f'n sucks. just be patient!! what i did was take off the crossmember and it helped a little but not far enough, than i jacked up the front of the motor on the bottom of the balancer just enough so you can see the top of the bolt. i have dropped a few trans for guys that had worn out motor mounts and those are a breeze because the motor leans down really good when you drop the tranny cross member!! 
good luck!!
good luck!! just take it off the bellhousing first. much easier
can get them out in less than an hour laying on our backs. Took the first one out without removing the bellhousing and it sucked. Have now done about 10-15 by taking them off the bellhousing first. very easy
can get them out in less than an hour laying on our backs. Took the first one out without removing the bellhousing and it sucked. Have now done about 10-15 by taking them off the bellhousing first. very easy
Last edited by 1BADAIR; Aug 3, 2006 at 12:47 AM.
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its a pita but I just did as you said use a long extension and I dont know if your mounts are as stiff as mine but when I took my cross member out on my car the tranny barely moved not enough to help in any way but that may just be mine
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From: Oshawa (Home of the 5th-gen)
Originally Posted by 1BADAIR
just take it off the bellhousing first. much easier
can get them out in less than an hour laying on our backs. Took the first one out without removing the bellhousing and it sucked. Have now done about 10-15 by taking them off the bellhousing first. very easy
can get them out in less than an hour laying on our backs. Took the first one out without removing the bellhousing and it sucked. Have now done about 10-15 by taking them off the bellhousing first. very easy
I just pulled my A4 the other night (that was a royal P.I.T.A.
) in preparation to install a T56 
. My plan was going to be to bolt on the bellhousing first, then bolt the tranny to that ... hopefully that will work well? 
Yeah, DEFINITLY take the trans OFF the bellhousing first. If doing it for the first time, the dowel pins (BIG bastards) are going to put up one hell of a fight. Ive tried both ways, unbolted the bellhousing, fought with it for about 20 minutes, then just unbolted the trans, from the bell, and she damn near just fell out. Its ALOT easier to fight just the bellhousing off the motor, than it is with the trans attached to it. BTW, i put anti-sieze on the dowels in the bellhousing, and it came off ALOT easier this time around.
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From: Oshawa (Home of the 5th-gen)
^ ^ good point / good idea! I had a b!tch of a time getting my auto to pop off the dowel pins 
. I even broke the tip off a screwdriver trying to get it in between the two to seperate them (but that was before I realized I actually FORGOT ONE LAST BOLT!!! 
)
... before I put the new tranny in, I definitely want to put some never-seize on those dowel pins
.
. I even broke the tip off a screwdriver trying to get it in between the two to seperate them (but that was before I realized I actually FORGOT ONE LAST BOLT!!! )... before I put the new tranny in, I definitely want to put some never-seize on those dowel pins
. 
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t56 what year are u pulling the trans out of. if its the lt1 style u have to take the trans from the bellhousing first also remove the shift fork from the throwout bearing. if its the ls1 style u can remove it all at once. and as everyone says lower the crossmember to get to the bolt. also if its the ls1 you cant just remove the transmission u have to kinda rotate the transmission to one side in order for the top to clear the tunnel.
Originally Posted by 93formulabird
A universal joint and 2ft of extensions works fine. Put a pipe on a 3/8 inch ratchet its easy that way.
also, ill second that its much easier to pull the tranny w/out the bellhousing, and pull the bellhousing after the tranny is out...
the more you do it, the better youll get. i can do it by myself start to finish in about an hour and a half now...******* clutch hydraulics...
