[maka]

please can someone help me remove the torque converter out of the fly wheel?!?!?!? Theres 4 bolts in the back and I dont know how to get to them or remove them.

 

[maka]

noone???

 

[Nicholas]

pull the starter.

 

[maka]

Any recommendations on how I can get the torque converter off though?

 

[Nicholas]

what are you having issue with? remove starter, unbolt 3 bolts holding TC on, it falls off after that. you have to turn the motor over by hand to get it to the bolts but thats easy enough.

 

[Tim W]

like nick said, pull the starter, go in through that hole and remove the bolts holding the convertor to the flexplate, then just separate the engine and trans, once you've got the tranny out, slide the convertor out of the bellhousing, should just slip off the input shaft (I'm 90% sure)

edit: oops, looks like Nick's on the ball

 

[Nicholas]

like nick said, pull the starter, go in through that hole and remove the bolts holding the convertor to the flexplate, then just separate the engine and trans, once you've got the tranny out, slide the convertor out of the bellhousing, should just slip off the input shaft (I'm 90% sure)

edit: oops, looks like Nick's on the ball

thats a little more detailed, but if you really can't unbolt the converter, you dont need to be doing any trans related work yourself...

 

[thunder550]

like nick said, pull the starter, go in through that hole and remove the bolts holding the convertor to the flexplate, then just separate the engine and trans, once you've got the tranny out, slide the convertor out of the bellhousing, should just slip off the input shaft (I'm 90% sure)

edit: oops, looks like Nick's on the ball

Bingo

 

[Tim W]

thats a little more detailed, but if you really can't unbolt the converter, you dont need to be doing any trans related work yourself...

oh, snap!

 

[tommy]

if you have to ask on the internet, do every one on the road a favor and don't fucking touch it.

 

[maka]

Ok, I just didnt know that you had to remove the starter in order to get to the bolts that hold the converter on. Im just learning all of this, I had to lift and pull the motor foward to get to the top bolts on the bellhousing which was the hardest part. Thanks for your help guys

 

[maka]

if you have to ask on the internet, do every one on the road a favor and don't fucking touch it.

So Im guessing you were born with knowledge of removing a transmission... Im 20 years old.. I can swap wheels, lower a truck but I was having problems removing a converter... dont have to be an asshole.

 

[thunder550]

Ok, I just didnt know that you had to remove the starter in order to get to the bolts that hold the converter on. Im just learning all of this, I had to lift and pull the motor foward to get to the top bolts on the bellhousing which was the hardest part. Thanks for your help guys

You can get to those with a really long extension with a flexy joint on the socket from under the truck, or by pulling the intake manifold from the top.

 

[Hit Man X]

lol

 

[08RCSB]

lol

Do you jest? I jest :jester:

 

[Hit Man X]

Do you jest? I jest :jester:

Of course.

 

[Will_i_am]

You can get to those with a really long extension with a flexy joint on the socket from under the truck, or by pulling the intake manifold from the top.

:word:

You could have just dropped the tail shaft some and used like a 2' extension to get to those top bell bolts.

 

[91_bowtie]

Of course.

:rofl2:

I agree with the others... If you were under the truck and couldn't figure out what needed to come off, you probably shouldn't be pulling the tranny. I hope you get the converter back on properly.

 

[Manbearpig]

Whoa whoa whoa

Your torque converter is bolted to your flywheel?

:crazy:

 

[08RCSB]

Whoa whoa whoa

Your torque converter is bolted to your flywheel?

:crazy:

No :read: the starter is bolted to the oil pan which is bolted to the pinion gear which is bolted to the tie rod end. :nono: don't you know anything?