F**king pos head bolt..need help

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Jan 10, 2010 | 01:41 PM

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Originally Posted by MFIC

Would unbolting the trans mount and jacking the trans up a bit rock the engine forward enough to clear?

bingo. problem solved

Jan 10, 2010 | 01:43 PM

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Originally Posted by 1slow01Z71

Trans mount is two nuts and a floor jack, not exactly hard and it DOES work, Ive done it before.

1 nut....just pull it out of the cross member and put a jack on the tail housing and lean the engine forward.

Jan 10, 2010 | 02:25 PM

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I was thinking of 4wd trucks, we have two nuts like real men

Jan 10, 2010 | 04:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Mangled03gmc

Exactly..

It will be easier to take the bolts out then put that one in that is needed to clear, then jacking the trans and all that around...

agreed alot easier just to stick the bolt in the head and put it on than getting under the truck to undo one bolt then jack it up and then go stick the bolt in the head then go back and let the jack down and crawl back under there and stick that nut on. by the time you do all that i can have that head about torqued down.

Jan 10, 2010 | 05:18 PM

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Jackin up the rear of the trans does work! thanks guys!

Jan 23, 2010 | 08:31 AM

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Originally Posted by dirt track racer 81

Put that bolt in the head when you go to put the head on the block.

it works, just got done doing that myself a few months ago.

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Originally Posted by BlownChevySS

That's what I thought, but forgot to do it when I put the head on and I already have all the other bolts in, just not torqued obviously. Do you think jacking up the rear of the trans would do it?

effective but not necessary.