pulling trans need help

[RobFRC]

Trying to pull trans at [MENTION=9622]Vostok[/MENTION] garage in Bolingbrook. Keep getting stuck and if anyone can offer advice over phone or in person plz message me. Started saturday afternoon trans is still in car. Passenger side transmisson to engine bracket is fully unbolted but will not come out in order to get to the last reverse bolt holding trans on.

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[RICH17]

Take 5 extensions and go from the passenger side to get to that reverse bolt. Also the bracket on the diff housing that bolts to the motor needs to come out.

 

[RobFRC]

Take 5 extensions and go from the passenger side to get to that reverse bolt. Also the bracket on the diff housing that bolts to the motor needs to come out.

Thats what were stuck on. Bracket is fuly unbolted from engine and trans/differential and will move around quite a bit but wont come out to get at the reverse bolt. Also tried fully removing differential cover but that also gets stuck with the trans/engine bracket and wont fully come out.

 

[RobFRC]

Ended up removing oil filter adapter to remove bracket. Now onto that last bolt.

 

[RobFRC]

Now have trans seperated from engine but cant pull it over to drivers side enoifh to lower it

 

[RICH17]

Cradle loosened?



I dont understand why people dont pull them from the top all as one. See a lot easier mating the to together on the ground then in the car

 

[RobFRC]

 

[camarokidz28]

Trying to pull trans at [MENTION=9622]Vostok[/MENTION] garage in Bolingbrook. Keep getting stuck and if anyone can offer advice over phone or in person plz message me. Started saturday afternoon trans is still in car. Passenger side transmisson to engine bracket is fully unbolted but will not come out in order to get to the last reverse bolt holding trans on.

Don't worry next time you'll have it in half the time....
also you shouldn't have to pull the oil filter pickup off there... you can get the reverse bolt with 2 long extensions...
Be sure to put your oil filter pickup on there correctly or you will murder your motor..... It's not fun, I may or may not be speaking from experience

 

[Turbocharged400sbc]

all you had to do was remove 2 bolts on the PS pump (and hang it from a bungie/wire from the upper strut tower) to get that engine to diff bracket out
also makes removing the engine side diff brace bolts easier

 

[RobFRC]

New problem, i bought a trans from an 06 series 3 3800 and the torque converter on it is noticable bigger and wont allow the trans case to meet up with the block. Wtf.

 

[RICH17]

That doesnt seem right.

Post a pic of both convertors

 

[Vostok]

That doesnt seem right.

Post a pic of both convertors

The new trans came out of an 06 Buick Lucerme. Had a 3800 series III on it with a 4t65e non-HD trans 3.05 axle ratio, same as my car.

It had this torque converter on it when it was pulled from the Buick, and for some reason it just wont go on mine cause its too big. Its the one on the left in both pictures. It slides onto the trans shaft fine, it also bolts up to the flywheel fine but doesnt give room to even get the trans started on the guide pins.

I looked into the Buick having a different flywheel or torque converter and get the same part number on both items for both cars from the big auto parts stores. Problem is my old one has 150k on it and is filled with black fluid and it'll really be a struggle to pull the funds out my ass to buy a new one to have the car back together this weekend.

*Posted by RobDD* Didnt log out of nicks account lol

 

[Vostok]

and no store can get one til at the very soonest Tuesday.

What are the odds of my torque converter being bad? There is a lot of nasty black trans fluid in it, any way to flush this out?

 

[RobFRC]

Damn this sucks. Dude i got the trans from is sayin he might have another tq converter but doesnt know for sure so it could be a wasted 3 hour round trip if we cant match one up. Anyone have one for sale?

 

[RICH17]

James possibly might have one

 

[RobFRC]

James possibly might have one

Ill come for it tonight if he does and would allow that. Im desperate

 

[1quick]

I think i have a gtp converter but im not home and i cant remember off the top of my head

 

[1quick]

whats hitting is the buick converter thicker front to back? are you sure your getting it pushed all the way in

 

[RobFRC]

I think i have a gtp converter but im not home and i cant remember off the top of my head

Would you be home tomorrow?

I need to pull something off this weekend, been on vacation from work and need to be back monday

 

[RobFRC]

whats hitting is the buick converter thicker front to back? are you sure your getting it pushed all the way in

Thicker front to back and bigger in diameter

 

[1quick]

I will be home i work night shift so ill be there untill 4pm, make sure your flex plate has both bolt patterns on it, the gtp has a different converter bolt pattern but alot of the l26's had both on the flex plate

 

[RobFRC]

Yes My flex plate has different mounting options. I sent you a pm. If anyone else has one message me in case it turns out 1quick doesnt have one, or theres the option of grabbing it tonight.

 

[RICH17]

If worst cam to worst you could use your old one for a while. Just drain and refill as well as you can

 

[RobFRC]

Fuck fuck fuck. How is it possible that the torque converter that i got from 1quick is the same as the one that came with the new trans and theres just no possible way the trans case can meet the engine block with it in there.

 

[1quick]

Sounds like your not getting it on the input shaft all the way, try to spin it as your putting it on sometimes if there is a tight seal it will take some work to make it go in all the way, I pulled that one off an hd trans at 6am I know it will fit