[winkle]

How the heck do you remove the top driver side bolt above the throw out fork? I got the other 3 out but cant seem to get the last one. Oh and by the way the gear oil pours out on you when you remove those bolts.

[Poser]

Originally Posted by winkle

How the heck do you remove the top driver side bolt above the throw out fork?

Put a wrench on it and remove the fastener?

Originally Posted by winkle

Oh and by the way the gear oil pours out on you when you remove those bolts.

Step one of gearbox removal; Drain oils from gearboxes.

[amaurer]

Originally Posted by Poser

Step one of gearbox removal; Drain oils from gearboxes.

Hey man, thats like $20!!! I left it in, didnt have anything I thought was clean enough to store it in for later

[winkle]

Thanks for the words of wisdom

[Poser]

Originally Posted by winkle

Thanks for the words of wisdom

You are welcome.



Double-wrench the damn thing and get the bolt out.

It really is not that difficult.....




Box end of 17mm wrench is on the head of the fastener you want to remove. Take a 16mm wrench and lock the box end of it into the open end of the 17mm wrench to lengthen your leverage on the fastener. It should break free if you are not using garbage tools.


Otherwise get a 17mm half-inch drive socket on a twelve inch wobble extension and put a real breaker bar on it.

[winkle]

Sorry i guess i wasnt clear enough. I am talking about the four bolts behind the throw out bearing. The top one on the driver side is a PITA to get to. I can only get 1/8" turn out of it at a time.

[amaurer]

Originally Posted by winkle

Sorry i guess i wasnt clear enough. I am talking about the four bolts behind the throw out bearing. The top one on the driver side is a PITA to get to. I can only get 1/8" turn out of it at a time.

Why are you taking those out? This the one we're talking about?

[winkle]

Because I am a dumb a$$. I now realize that i didnt need to take those 4 bolts out. There goes 2 hrs i will never get back

[amaurer]

Originally Posted by winkle

Because I am a dumb a$$. I now realize that i didnt need to take those 4 bolts out. There goes 2 hrs i will never get back