Im done with the engine swap and im about to put the new tranny in and the damn bellhousing bolts will not come out ive broke 2 high torques trying to get them out. Ive used everything im at my end with these things, can i use another bolt im just going to cut the heads off these pieces of . Any kind of tricks im missing here? Thanks for the help gents.

 

You need to get the + size torx sizes, or cut the one you have back a lil bit, where it gets thicker at,bigger dia. Yah they don't make metric tx heads, but the + is kinda like it. Put a propane torch on them and heat them up good, they will come out..

John

 

you need a t-50 plus torx bit. call your local snap on dealer. if they are striped get a bolt tac weld it to the head of the bell housing bolt then loosen it up. the bolts will cost an assload from your local gm dealer, dont ask me how i know all this haha.

 

+1 on heating them up. I broke 3 bits before I figured out the propane torch trick. Heat them up from the back of the bolt holes and they will come out. My buddy put pressure on them while I heated them up and they broke loose.

 

Yes be sure you heat the back of them up, but around them, not the bolts there self

John

 

Wow should have thought of that earlier Thanks alot gents

 

Which bellhousing bolts are we referring to? I this what I have to look forward to when I swap my trans?

 

they are talking about the bolts holding the belhousing to the transmission...not the housing to the motor. housing to motor is usually simple.

if you have some stripped out heat them up and hit them with an air hammer and they will back out. thats how i had to do a few of mine after they stripped.

 

yeah heat em up... you will have no hope just beatin em with an impact lol

 

Whew, that's good to know