<![CDATA[missing tranny bolts?????]]>I was driving my car and I turned a corner and tried to down shift to second and it wouldnt go in. I figured whats new, so I tried third gear, nothing. Eventually I came to a stop, and couldnt get my tranny to shift, so I got a buddy to push it to my house. I just though the tranny finally pooped out, so I opened my hood and found that I was missing two bolts that hold my tranny to the motor. When I put my tranny in the car all the bolts were tight. My question is did I strip the threads in the block, or did the vibrations from the motor cause it. I'm thinking the bell housing would break before the threads stripped out. Anyone ever have this problem?

]]>https://fargostreet.com/topic/1660/missing-tranny-boltsRSS for NodeThu, 28 May 2026 15:53:35 GMTMon, 14 Feb 2005 01:35:36 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to missing tranny bolts????? on Tue, 15 Feb 2005 05:46:44 GMT]]>be careful with lock tite...nasty stuff

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/30272https://fargostreet.com/post/30272Tue, 15 Feb 2005 05:46:44 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to missing tranny bolts????? on Tue, 15 Feb 2005 02:54:39 GMT]]>Buy a tap for the bolt size and clean the threads up. Don't try and muscle it in or when it breaks....you yanking the tranny and extracting. More than likely, when the bolts backed out....and you pushed on the clutch....the tranny would pivot away from the tranny and when the bolt was nearly backed all the way out, it probably messed up some of the threads.

Make sure the bolts you are using are in good shape, tap the holes to get them cut right again and use Loctite RED, not blue. Torque, then drive it for week or so, then retorque. Also.....did you reinstall the dowel pins in the tranny/block? Those are amazing enough REQUIRED. Without them, that tranny shifts slightly and causes anything from bolts backing out to breaking of the crank at the flywheel in high HP apps. You need to use both too....not just one.

Wiz

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/30230https://fargostreet.com/post/30230Tue, 15 Feb 2005 02:54:39 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to missing tranny bolts????? on Tue, 15 Feb 2005 02:15:25 GMT]]>You need to tone down on the testosterone Brian you muscle head. jk

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/30218https://fargostreet.com/post/30218Tue, 15 Feb 2005 02:15:25 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to missing tranny bolts????? on Mon, 14 Feb 2005 04:24:53 GMT]]>Ill have to try that, but i forgot to mention that one of the bolts will not even thread in. It will feel like its getting tighter until it hits a certain spot then get loose again, and to me that means its stripped.

god I hate dsms

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/29989https://fargostreet.com/post/29989Mon, 14 Feb 2005 04:24:53 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to missing tranny bolts????? on Mon, 14 Feb 2005 04:18:17 GMT]]>Use some Lock Tite or whatever... you just spray the bolts with the shit and tighten them down... prevents them from viberating lose.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/29985https://fargostreet.com/post/29985Mon, 14 Feb 2005 04:18:17 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to missing tranny bolts????? on Mon, 14 Feb 2005 02:41:18 GMT]]>More than likely just vibrations causing the bolts to back out. You need to make sure that bolts are good and tight, which I'm sure you did. I remember Garberg's car was always trying to rattle itself apart! Maybe use a little drip of lock tite on them this time?

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