Cuong Nguyen Posted March 18, 2006 Share Posted March 18, 2006 How do you guys and gal get to that one bolt holding above the oil pan where you have to remove the starter to get to it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slick Posted March 18, 2006 Share Posted March 18, 2006 (edited) are you talking about the 2 bolts up top that hold the starter and the plate it goes through? or the 1 bolt that is down the side of the starter between the bell housing and oil pan? it should be bolted in from the tranny side of that plate that holds the starter. i didn't use anything but a socket with extension and a wrence to remove my starter.... mind you... i am fortunate enuff to have long skinny hands... easier to get in small places Edited March 18, 2006 by Slick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuong Nguyen Posted March 18, 2006 Author Share Posted March 18, 2006 Yeah, i got the start bolts out and the starter out of the way. I'm just having a hard time getting to that one bolt--"bolt that is down the side of the starter between the bell housing and oil pan". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedy Posted March 18, 2006 Share Posted March 18, 2006 I just got my wife's tranny back in about 30 min ago. To remove and put back in I used a ratchet wrench on hers since I have allot of room with 3" BL, on the donor truck I used a socket and long extensions from the front of the engine to remove. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuong Nguyen Posted March 18, 2006 Author Share Posted March 18, 2006 I got the bolt out with the long extensions. I didn't think at first it would fit but it did. I did the same for the other side. I'm I'm having one hell of a time trying to remove the front drive shaft. Any ideas? It is a 14mm or smaller? The 14mm feels kinda loose on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
94extreme Posted March 18, 2006 Share Posted March 18, 2006 cv axle? 13 or 14mm can't remember but it wasn't that tough. keep at it; it will happen for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuong Nguyen Posted March 18, 2006 Author Share Posted March 18, 2006 haha. that thing didn't seem to budge! I'm going to see if I can find a 13mm for it. How do you keep the front drive shaft from spinning? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
94extreme Posted March 18, 2006 Share Posted March 18, 2006 i locked them into 4x4 before lifting.. otherwise try to jamb it up.. a pipe between the lug studs will do it. i can't remeber the torque specs but they aren't that tight. less the 50ftlbs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuong Nguyen Posted March 18, 2006 Author Share Posted March 18, 2006 well, this pathy is up in the air on a jack and jack stands. didn't have any tires either. I'll see what I can do... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
94extreme Posted March 18, 2006 Share Posted March 18, 2006 if all 4 wheels are in the air then fire the pup up and throw the stick and lock'm up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuong Nguyen Posted March 18, 2006 Author Share Posted March 18, 2006 Oh, forgot to tell you... the pathfinder caught fire.... eh. haha. Well I managed to remove the bolts that attaches to the Tcase flange. How am I suppose to remove the TC bolts from the flex plate/flywheel? Don't tell me I'm suppose to remove them through the starter.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
94extreme Posted March 18, 2006 Share Posted March 18, 2006 cought fire since we were talkin? :o hopefuly others will chime in on the TC removal.. no clue there; haven't had to mess with it thusfar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuong Nguyen Posted March 20, 2006 Author Share Posted March 20, 2006 bump for some help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88pathoffroad Posted March 20, 2006 Share Posted March 20, 2006 Usually they come out the starter hole, but I seem to remember a removable cover on the bottom of the front of the tranny... Do you have a FSM handy? Look it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuong Nguyen Posted March 20, 2006 Author Share Posted March 20, 2006 I'll prolly start removing the front drivetrain so I can better access the stuff. It's hard to see as it is with all the crap that got melted and what not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinker Posted March 20, 2006 Share Posted March 20, 2006 The torque converter bolts definitely have to come out the starter bore - but you'll have to remove the sheet metal spacer that sits between the pan and the bottom of the bell housing. Remove all the bolts from the alignment pins down, then work the spacer back and forth while pulling down - a real PITA but its do-able. (It'll probably help if you remove the tranny to engine bracket as well). Use a socket or wrench on the crankshaft damper/pulley bolt, wedged against the frame, to keep the crank from turning while you apply torque to the torque converter bolts (also use it to rotate the flexplate to get at the next bolt). If you think this part is fun, just wait 'til you have to line up the torque converter with the flexplate when re-installing! :furious: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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