I'm trying to Remove the transmissio on my 87 GXL to install a ACT clutch. I've removed the 4 bellhousing bolts but there is a nut on the top center of the bellhousing that is refusing to come loose. There is a slit on the end of the stud that is holding the nut. Can I turn the the stud by the slit? I've tried using a 14mm socket on the bolt but it would slip and strip the nut.

 

I don't think turning the slit will work but you can give it a try. I have found that the impact sockets sometimes fit a little better than the normal ones so maybe go buy a 14mm impact socket that will fit your wrench and put it on there. You may have to pound it on but hopefully it will hold and not strip the nut.

 

Can I just cut the stud and replace it? Or is it permanently attached to the engine?

 

It is threaded through the boss on the engine.

 

youneed to get a wrench and a socket wrench on the other side just use wd40 or easy wrench **** and it will come off even if they air jacked that thing on there dont get to frustrated a transmission is about the hardest thing to do on an rx7 well i mean the process of taking it down and putting it back on jeez thats a bitch

 

That is an evil stud! i broke that bastard haning off it with a breaker bar, i was able to get my broken stud out of the housing with just vice grips

 

Thanks for the information. everything was going smooth until I tried to get that bolt off. Funny how one bolt can give you all that trouble.

 

Its alot easier to do when you pull the engine out *snicker snicker*

 

I've pulled both an 87 and a 91 transmission. They both used all bolts, and no studs. FWIW - I tilted the engine back (to angle the flywheel downward) and wedged it that way with a stick.
Cosmo makes a good point - a set 6 point of impact sockets is a good investment.