83 WS6 T/A

Can someone help me? My engine is locked up so I can't spin my flywheel to get my last torque converter bolt out to pull the tranny. I've tried turning the crankshaft bolt and it just gets tighter and I don't want to snap it. I've also tried torching the sparkplug inlet on the cylinder that I know has water in it to try to melt the water and it didn't do anything. Advice would be appreciated.

OrangeBird

iTrader: (1)

If the crankshaft it really and truly not going to turn from a rusted in piston , the only way I know of would be to just leave the torque converter bolted to the flex plate for now , and unbolt the bellhousing then CAREFULLY !!! slide the transmission straight back and off of the torque converter (and engine , of course) . The key here is the transmission must be 100% supported and slid straight back with no side or up and down force applied . If its allowed to tilt much in any direction during the slide straight back , things like the transmission fluid pump could be damaged .

Now , after the transmission is slid off of the converter and engine , I'm still not too sure how accessable the last bolt will be , but if it's able to be reached your all set . If not , and absolute worse comes to worse , you also could pull the engine's oil pan , and disconnect the connecting rod from the crankshaft of the cylinder you know to be rusty .

Either way , it sounds like any of this would be far easier overall if the engine/transmission was removed from the car as a unit , and then separated on the ground ......

83 WS6 T/A

I've thought of sliding the torque converter out of the tranny but I don't have a lift or even a clean garage, I'm trying to pull this off in my yard. That makes it a lot harder. I'll probably just pull the motor and tranny as one unit when it gets warmer out because I'm rebuilding the motor anyway.

Burnout91

Use a crankshaft 'socket' that engages the woodruff key on the crank snout...it's really easy to shear the bolt (BAD NEWS) trying to turn a tight motor...btdt.

Bill

8t2 z-chev

after shooting some ATF ,wd40,ETC into the cylinder(s)affected and letting that sit for a day or two,could use a big screwdriver or tire iron end and pry against the flexplate starter teeth-start working it back and forth untill it turns over-this method worked on a 350 i salvaged that had sat uncovered outdoors for 12 yrs...