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Re: HELP! Torque converter bolts on flexplate
[Re: challengerman71]
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06/15/08 09:03 AM
06/15/08 09:03 AM
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lowell66dart
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super stock
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south louisiana
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Get the car jacked up as high as you safely can on all four corners. Support the oilpan of the engine with a block of wood and a small jack. I use a motorcycle jack to remove trannys. There only about $50. You may be able to slide the tranny back and then lower the jack under the oil pan of the engine so it tilts back and give you a little room. Use a good six point socket or wrench to prevent roundind the bolts off. Don't forget about your shift linkage and tranny cooler lines. Use locktite during assembley. Good luck.
2021 Dodge 2500 4WD Cummins 2020 Challenger R/T Scat Widebody 2007 Charger R/T 5.7
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Re: HELP! Torque converter bolts on flexplate
[Re: lowell66dart]
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06/15/08 10:12 AM
06/15/08 10:12 AM
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Posts: 1,113 Lost in Pooler, GA
Gumbydammit
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Lost in Pooler, GA
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I've done it on my 383 Dart with TTI 1 3/4" headers. I used a lift, trans jack and a strap to hold the trans onthe jack. I swapped out the converter and replaced the flexplate without loosening the headers. Move it back far enough to get the converter off, and you have it made.
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Re: HELP! Torque converter bolts on flexplate
[Re: Gumbydammit]
#73960
06/15/08 12:21 PM
06/15/08 12:21 PM
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Posts: 21,050 Niles , Ohio
therocks
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oh wait.but hey.lets see.oh yeah.
Joined: Jan 2003
Posts: 21,050
Niles , Ohio
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Thread 2 long bolts like 4 inches long in to the block.Then if you have enough slack in the cooler lines just slide the trans back on the long bolts and undo the flex plate while the trans is supported on the jack.I do it all the time at work when we replace a flex plate.Its tight but it can be done.Then the trans just slides back up on the long bolts.Rocky
Chrysler Firepower
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