Top Two Bellhousing Bolts (1 Viewer)

[PabloCruise]

Hey Y'all, wanted to pull my bellhousing to grind for H55 clearance, and to helicoil the threads - bring them back to M12 x 1.25.

I got the flywheel off, pulled the starter and slave cylinder.

Then I got the 4 x 17mm bolts that live inside the bellhousing off. They came off with what felt like a reasonable amount of torque.

The top 2 x 17mm fasteners, up on the top of the bellhousing are another story. I needed a universal to reach above the bellhousing and clear the firewall. I could not loosen them w/ my breaker bar, it was starting to bend. A friend helped me out, he lay inside the Pig and reached down with an impact and gave those fasteners some ugga-ugga.

No dice. At that point we were both nervous about snapping the fasteners off.

Any thoughts? Words of wisdom?

 

[Ol Yeller]

Try to soak them with penetrant, heat? Uga dugga is better than breaker bar for loosing I’d say.

 

[raisinhell2]

Milwaukee m18 1/2 drive impact gun

 

[PabloCruise]

Try to soak them with penetrant, heat? Uga dugga is better than breaker bar for loosing I’d say.

I will try to get some PB Blaster or Kroil up there.
Heat is probably not a possibility given the proximity to the firewall/dash.

 

[bobm]

Top 2 probably get moist moisture . Let em soak for 24 b4 tearing into them . Marvel Mystery earl werks wund's ass I mean also

 

[PabloCruise]

I was able to get some Kroil on the bolt heads.
The PB Blaster reached up to the back of the block, so hopefully some of it is seeping in between the block and the bell housing as I type.

 

[RUSH55]

he lay inside the Pig and reached down with an impact and gave those fasteners some ugga-ugga.

What kind of an impact are you talking? Can you get on them with a 1/2” gun?
If not, get a longer breaker bar.

 

[PabloCruise]

What kind of an impact are you talking? Can you get on them with a 1/2” gun?
If not, get a longer breaker bar.

One with not enough huevos…

 

[PabloCruise]

Yes…

 

[PabloCruise]

Who’s your Daddy?
Just needed a little more cowbell…

 

[PabloCruise]

Looks like a Mandalorian helmet:

 

[RUSH55]

Just needed a little more cowbell…

Ja mang!

 

[PabloCruise]

My bellhousing is looking a little rough.

Does anyone have a 2F bellhousing sitting around that they would part with?

 

[RUSH55]

My bellhousing is looking a little rough.

Does anyone have a 2F bellhousing sitting around that they would part with?

I have several. PM me if you want.

 

[PabloCruise]

I wonder what went on in here?

Maybe the clutch fork got loose in here?

This is the clutch fork side. Some craziness by the pivot for the fork.

 

[RUSH55]

Yeah, something must have happened to that clutch fork or pivot, or both.

 

[PabloCruise]

Yeah, something must have happened to that clutch fork or pivot, or both.

What ever it was, I am guessing it wasn’t a pleasant sound!!!

 

[PabloCruise]

Some FYI - it looks like the ears for the bellhousing mounts were the same '69-'80.
Now disco'd...

Pass side, w/ mount for slave cylinder: 12321-60070 Genuine Toyota Bracket, Engine Mounting, Rear - https://www.toyotapartsdeal.com/oem/toyota~bracket~engine~mounting~rear~no~1~12321-60070.html

Driver side: 12322-61020 Genuine Toyota Bracket, Engine Mounting, Rear - https://www.toyotapartsdeal.com/oem/toyota~bracket~engine~mounting~rear~no~2~12322-61020.html