alwayssideways

it took me a good hour and a half to get the stock,,(very heavy) exhaust .. i had to undo it from the down pipe cuz everything else was rusted up to much.. well im doing a clutch and flywheel now im dropping the tranny now. im having trouble getting the top 2 passenger side bolts off. and i havent even looked on the drivers side yet.. but i got all the bottom and the starter off.

whats a good way to get the top tranny bolts off. i have a impact and that wasnt doing anything ..

also .. to get the drive shaft off. i couldnt roatate it . it was like stuck in place. i put the tranny in neutral. and the thing still wouldnt spin.. i might be getting freaked out prematuraly ( i think its cuz i have the rear up on ramps and not free floating ( right??????? please say im right )

thats all for now

p.s i was only going to buy cat back but i think my cat and pre cat are fried. does anyone sell a aftermarket hi flo cat that bolts right up ?????

any help would be very appreciated

thanks

bottlejockey

your driveshaft won't spin because your tires are on ramps, your right.

for the top tranny bolts I have dropped my tranny twice in the past three months. I didn't think the drivers side top bolts were to bad. I just used a normal socket wrench. I think the passenger side I held the wrench from under the car and had somebody else turn the wrench from the top. I had a breaker bar but I don't recall using it for the bolts on top. I don't think it would fit.

alwayssideways

hmm i have to try it from up top thanks



anyone know about the cat question
??

bottlejockey

there are companies that make bolt up cats. I just took a fence post and a hammer and knocked all the crap out of it, I gutted it. After the threads got stripped on the cat, I got an exhaust pipe the same size as the cat and welded it in.

alwayssideways

yeah but here in ct they are setting up the emmisions program again ..plus they are getting very strict about exhaust up here..so i kinda want something semi legal.. i was looking into get a bonez hi flo setupp.. more than i wanted to spend right now. but its something i need to do ,, ,, right now my main focus is to get the tranny off,, the new stuff on ,and get the car on the road and poppin

bottlejockey

my car is out of commission too. I shattered my rear-end at the track friday night, but thanks to 1987rx7guy I might be runnin this weekend. are you trying to drop you tranny alone? btw I live in Kansas I have never heard of anyone hear being tested for emmissions.

bottlejockey

my car is out of commission too. I shattered my rear-end at the track friday night, but thanks to 1987rx7guy I might be runnin this weekend. are you trying to drop you tranny alone? btw I live in Kansas I have never heard of anyone hear being tested for emmissions here.

bottlejockey

this is the second time in a couple days that when I have posted it has posted more than once.

WAYNE88N/A

go with the Bonez- well worth it...
sometimes it's easier to use a couple of 3/8 extensions (long enough to position the ratchet comfortably) and get at the upper tranny bolts from the bottom

alwayssideways

i was using a u joint and a 6 and 12 inch extension.. ill just keep hamming away .. it was getting dark so i called it a night .. not to mention i still have to order the clutch and stuff. hehehe

btw has anyone ever changed a rear tranny seal??,, i have a decent amount of wetness near the seal so i was gonna change it .. i need some advice on that .

Bottlejockey.. yes im doing the tranny myself.. and no im in connecticut.. we have the new agbar program. its under suspension cuz of a lot problems .. but it will be back in a few weeks

WAYNE88N/A

rear tranny seal is no prob to change...
1/2 drive breaker bars with an adapter for 3/8 stuff comes in handy a LOT on our cars...

alwayssideways

well ive been meaning to put some money on the ole sears card.. i still have to go and get the flywheel socket.,. so tomorrow might as well pick up a breaker bar