Shauno96
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Hi
I'm in the process of removing the transmission from a VR S2 executive and I'm stuck on the torque converter to flywheel bolts..while I can access them easy enough thru the hole where the starter motor was those bolts won't budge, me and 2 of my friends have tried and none of us can crack even one of them (even with a high quality kincrome socket set..).My friend says the bolts are probably done up with loctite and I may need a compressor n air wrench to get them loose.
My friend also says it should b possible to remove the tranny from the engine whilst leaving the torque converter bolted to the flywheel as the torque converter is just "fitted" into the tranny and not bolted so will just "come apart"..then I can remove the TC from the flywheel once tranny is out.
My questions are i guess, is it true u can remove it whilst leaving TC bolted to flywheel without causing damage or is my mate way off on that one? Also if it is ok to do it that way is there anything I should be aware of before or whilst trying it that way?
If it isn't recommended to do it that way then has anyone got any tips on how to crack those converter bolts as they are the only bolts to remove and it's free to start separating the tranny from the engine and
lowering it...only ideas I've had are a) jam a screwdriver in the flywheel to lock it up and try then or b) lock the crankshaft pulley with a breaker bar and hope the torque converter bolts give before the crankshaft bolt does as the flywheel keeps shifting while trying to crack them, even with someone holding the crankshaft from moving with a breaker bar..
Please help as I am seriously stuck here and don't want to buy a compressor n air wrench ($250AU) for 3 bolts if I don't absolutely have to lol =)
P.s
I should probably take this point to thank you all for the great advice within this forum as without it I never would have even got to this stage of the tranny removal or fixed the many other things on my commodore I have fixed over the years myself and saved a small fortune in mechanic bills doing so.. Thanks again!
I'm in the process of removing the transmission from a VR S2 executive and I'm stuck on the torque converter to flywheel bolts..while I can access them easy enough thru the hole where the starter motor was those bolts won't budge, me and 2 of my friends have tried and none of us can crack even one of them (even with a high quality kincrome socket set..).My friend says the bolts are probably done up with loctite and I may need a compressor n air wrench to get them loose.
My friend also says it should b possible to remove the tranny from the engine whilst leaving the torque converter bolted to the flywheel as the torque converter is just "fitted" into the tranny and not bolted so will just "come apart"..then I can remove the TC from the flywheel once tranny is out.
My questions are i guess, is it true u can remove it whilst leaving TC bolted to flywheel without causing damage or is my mate way off on that one? Also if it is ok to do it that way is there anything I should be aware of before or whilst trying it that way?
If it isn't recommended to do it that way then has anyone got any tips on how to crack those converter bolts as they are the only bolts to remove and it's free to start separating the tranny from the engine and
lowering it...only ideas I've had are a) jam a screwdriver in the flywheel to lock it up and try then or b) lock the crankshaft pulley with a breaker bar and hope the torque converter bolts give before the crankshaft bolt does as the flywheel keeps shifting while trying to crack them, even with someone holding the crankshaft from moving with a breaker bar..
Please help as I am seriously stuck here and don't want to buy a compressor n air wrench ($250AU) for 3 bolts if I don't absolutely have to lol =)
P.s
I should probably take this point to thank you all for the great advice within this forum as without it I never would have even got to this stage of the tranny removal or fixed the many other things on my commodore I have fixed over the years myself and saved a small fortune in mechanic bills doing so.. Thanks again!