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04-26-2015
So I bought a 99 GTP for $450 needed a solenoid in the Tranny I bought all the solenoids for a cheap deal figured save time down the road. I am deep into puking the side cover off the Tranny and I stripped 2 of the torx bolts they're behind the trans mount and no way to use a bolt extractor there any ideas suggestions tips. I'm completely stuck right now.
04-26-2015
The two bolts in the pic are the culprit they were a t40 torx bit tried an Allen had in there none fit also tried bigger t45 no go
04-26-2015
I have found a small chisel to put a groove in one side..then tapping in a counter clockwise fashion is often successful. You likely need to support the engine/trans better and lower the subframe further.
04-26-2015
Also the bolt snapped on the sway bar end link when I was removing it can I just get a new bolt for it at the hard ware store or would I need a new sway bar end link
04-26-2015
new sway bar end links are cheap like 10 bucks for the pair.
bills way with them bolts is how to go about it for sure.
04-26-2015
What about dremeling out a line in it and using a big flat head?
04-26-2015
Chiseling ain't working its just busting the crap out of my chisel
04-26-2015
Use a metal chisel...not one for wood.
You can dremel them and then they should come out decently with vice grips.
04-26-2015
If you can get one in there, that'll work tooOriginally Posted by eichersa
04-26-2015
It looks like I could fit a dremel with a small cutting wheel its getting dark so I gotta leave it for tonight now gonna be slowly dripping out all my trans fluid all night and all day tomorrow lol
04-26-2015
Im getting paid well at least looking at about $1400 profit right now when I sell it
04-26-2015
you may be able to get a right angle grinder in there, or a sawsall should get to them.
04-26-2015
I thought about a sawzall to but if I slip it'll go straight through the aluminum side cover and I tried angle grinder wheel is too big dremel should work with a small 1 inch blade
04-26-2015
First thing after work tomorrow gonna try bolt extractor I got the sub frame a little lower and the engine a little higher just enough to clear a straight shot with a drill bit
04-26-2015
id not use one of them just yet, try to get it out with out drilling it. if the cut slot dont work, or a metal chisel then as a last resort id drill and try an extractor.
04-26-2015
Okay I'll try the slot first hopefully I can get her out the whole job went super smooth til that happened
04-26-2015
I don't understand why gm used torx for 4 bolts but half inch for the other 20 it couldn't have bean for size constraints cus a wrench is a feel of a lot small than a torx bit
04-26-2015
Heii not feel
04-26-2015
HeII
04-27-2015
Funny part about those bolts. There is no logical reason. I use 4 more of the regular bolts in there and there's no clearance issues.
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