I just cant get to the 2 bolts at the top of the auto tranny - any ideas. Im with the car at the mo but just stuck as to how to undo those poxy bolts.

 

\Cheers

 

Marc

gas axe mate,

Panic over....just managed to get about 20 assorted drives hooked up to twist around the gearbox :hyper:

 

cant wait til its over n done :headvswal :headvswal

 

RainbowZTT has been doing the manual conversion with me :duffer: wouldnt dare attempt it without help.

Yeah you need 3 long extensions and a wobble socket on your ratchet to get them off by reaching right up from the back of the box :confused:

Great fun! :D

or a long spanner from the side !

All but the top 2 were got at from the back of the box with 3ft's worth of extensions. It was the top 2 that were a pain, we finally got there by faffing around with a mixture of tools.

 

At around 10.30 last night we finally dropped the autobox out :hyper: :hyper: :hyper:

 

Can't beleive how clean the car is underneath, not a spot of corrosion.

 

All we've got to do is install the manual box :bow:

All we've got to do is install the manual box :bow:

 

 

and get the 2 top bolts back in :shock:

and get the 2 top bolts back in :shock:

 

What top bolts - I think I lost them somewhere :D :x:

We had acces to them from behind the plenum so we'll put them back in and do the job properly :hyper:

best way is to drop the x member down to its lowest point without removing the nuts!

 

this will not only give you a slight amount of play reaching the top bolts, but you will find the manual box will go in about 10mins quicker ;)

 

auto boxes are a pain, you will find it easier putting the top bolts in on a manual alot easier as there is no dipstick

 

turn bolts hand tight then use a couple of feet of 3/8" extensions with uj and 6point 14mm socket and do up til then pinch

 

when putting the box in do the bolts up at 3 and 9 oclock evenly if its real tight slighty undo and turn crank pulley around so layshaft can sdrop in to spigot/crank

 

not teaching you to suck eggs, but little things make the job easier

 

greg

Cheers greg, all advice very welcome :D

 

I'm going to make sure all the bolts are in good condition with a nice covering of copper grease. I'm converting most of the fasteners to stainless as I go.

Cheers greg, all advice very welcome :D

 

I'm going to make sure all the bolts are in good condition with a nice covering of copper grease. I'm converting most of the fasteners to stainless as I go.

no probs bud

 

and eh why not, make those 15-20 year old bolts new again!

or a long spanner from the side !

That's what I did, I put all the holes in for the clutch pedal but I didn’t fit it. Turned out to be a good thing because I wouldn’t have been able to get to that bolt on the top, Marc took all the other bolts and nuts off and we got the box out. :hyper: :D

As soon as the box was out we breathed a sigh of relief - we crossed the half way point :hyper: