converter keeps spinning
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Car: 87 Iroc-Z
Engine: 305 tpi
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converter keeps spinning
Im trying to take the bolts off my converter but they're on super tight. i can get to the bolts fine its just they're on so tight the converter just spins. any way to lock it in place or good tips. ( i've done it before, my uncle just really cranked down on the bolts last time we swapped tranny's)
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Car: 87 IROC L98
Engine: 588 Alcohol BBC
Transmission: Powerglide
Axle/Gears: Ford 9"/31 spline spool/4.86
Re: converter keeps spinning
Hold the ring gear with a large flat tip screwdriver.
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Car: 85 Camaro IROC
Engine: 5.7 TPI
Transmission: 700-R4
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Re: converter keeps spinning
i wedged the lever for the stock jack into the teeth of the flex plate.
worked fine for me
worked fine for me
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Car: 1990 IROC-Z
Engine: L98
Transmission: 700R4
Axle/Gears: 3.45
Re: converter keeps spinning
Don't be cheap with purchasing tools. Go Buy a flexplate wrench and do it correctly. It will save your hands,knuckles and having to replace the flexplate when you have a snafu and break off the flexplate starter ring teeth. There just isn't any substitutions here --- unless your very lucky---, that usually happens only a few times. Good flexplate wrenches start at under $50.00 and go on up to $100.00 . You won't be sorry on buying one. You will use it more than you know. Red Loctite the converter bolts only a couple threads when going back together... this is a plenty.
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Re: converter keeps spinning
thanks i was looking for same answer .i did not know there was a wrench for it i will go buy one .
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Car: 89 Firebird
Engine: 406 CI
Transmission: Pete K 700R4
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Re: converter keeps spinning
Also, warm the bolts with a propane torch for a few minutes. This will soften the locktite that is on the threads.
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I'm new.... I just signed up for this forum. My son and I bot a 83 Z28 IROC camaro. Don't know much about it. It runs and drives except yesterday the reverse stopped working... any ideas what that problem would be?
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Re: converter keeps spinning
Welcome to the forum! Reverse seldom fails, but when it does, it is usually internal. I assume we are talking about an auto trans?
Please start a new thread for assistance on your problem. You will get more replies, and it is also a bit more polite than to piggyback it on someone else's thread.
Please start a new thread for assistance on your problem. You will get more replies, and it is also a bit more polite than to piggyback it on someone else's thread.
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