I have done this. Needed over 24 inches of extension for transmission to engine connector bolts.
yup. had a 32-36 inch one just for the top bolts on chevy bellhousing
not sure where it at now. as it has been a long time since I owned a
chevy with a 5 speed tranny. mine was made of 1/2inch drill rod and a flex socket and a welded on 3/8 drive socket.
for years it was attached to the right side of my tool box. I think it got “lost” in the move up here to the woods like a lot other stuff I KNEW
I had. brothers,,,,
Is he working on a car from the next bay over?
I see no electrical tape holding the extensions together.
A 76 Fiat 124 Spider transmission has four 13mm bolts that require at least four 8″ extensions to reach over the curvature of the transmission housing. The extensions are required to have enough flex and rigidity to get the socket on the bolts. That is after the engine mounts are loosened and the front of engine is jacked up to give enough gap between the transmission and transmission tunnel to make enough room to fit the socket fit the gap.
And by the time you’ve done that, the sills (rocker panels) have rusted away . . .
Fix
It
Again
Tony
Top starter bolt on the Quad 4.
13 mm, 6 inch extension, universal joint, 18 inch extension and when you have it out of the starter, grab a roll of duct tape and tape the extensions / ratchet to the radiator support until you are ready to re-assemble.
My 1-inch drive Proto ratchet thru reducer bushing to 3/4-inch extension thru reducer bushing to 1/2-inch extension to 3/8-inch reducer and extension to 1/4-inch reducer and extension keep snapping heads off machine screws! Dangest thing.
In the shop I worked at in college this was a best practice as they say now days. The other rules were you could drink on the job if you brought your own beer. You could smoke dope on the job if you brought some. But never ever eat anyone else’s lunch.
Ooooyeah. BTDT many times. A couple of u-joint extensions are prize items in my socket drawer.
More times than I care to remember!
Yup, similar to the Fiat job above.
Top bell housing bolt on an 80’s Toyota Supra with manual box.
14mm bolt, but bolt head narrow and not enough room for combination spanner to get a decent grip, all the other bolts accessible without issue.
Had to undo everything else and lower the gearbox which allowed access for some 4ft of extensions and a 6 sided snap on socket to do the job.
The only thing wrong with that picture is the lack of adapters from 3/4 down to a 1/4″ ratchet. The bolt was loose, but no room to turn a big ratchet.
Where’s the U-joint?
Boy howdy… If you ever worked on a Pontiac Phoenix, Chevy Citation or their Buick equivalent (Sky something or other) you’ve done this… added a couple of Universal joints in the mix too.
Even though, I’m still not a real mech en neck.
Yup, SOP to replace engine mounts on a 93 Mercedes Benz – been there, done that. Simply no other way to remove/ tighten the bolts and you NEED that slight curve, straight 3 ft extension bar would not work.
I took every extension I own to change the starter on the 03 4WD Tacoma.
I have done this. Needed over 24 inches of extension for transmission to engine connector bolts.
yup. had a 32-36 inch one just for the top bolts on chevy bellhousing
not sure where it at now. as it has been a long time since I owned a
chevy with a 5 speed tranny. mine was made of 1/2inch drill rod and a flex socket and a welded on 3/8 drive socket.
for years it was attached to the right side of my tool box. I think it got “lost” in the move up here to the woods like a lot other stuff I KNEW
I had. brothers,,,,
Is he working on a car from the next bay over?
I see no electrical tape holding the extensions together.
A 76 Fiat 124 Spider transmission has four 13mm bolts that require at least four 8″ extensions to reach over the curvature of the transmission housing. The extensions are required to have enough flex and rigidity to get the socket on the bolts. That is after the engine mounts are loosened and the front of engine is jacked up to give enough gap between the transmission and transmission tunnel to make enough room to fit the socket fit the gap.
And by the time you’ve done that, the sills (rocker panels) have rusted away . . .
Fix
It
Again
Tony
Top starter bolt on the Quad 4.
13 mm, 6 inch extension, universal joint, 18 inch extension and when you have it out of the starter, grab a roll of duct tape and tape the extensions / ratchet to the radiator support until you are ready to re-assemble.
My 1-inch drive Proto ratchet thru reducer bushing to 3/4-inch extension thru reducer bushing to 1/2-inch extension to 3/8-inch reducer and extension to 1/4-inch reducer and extension keep snapping heads off machine screws! Dangest thing.
In the shop I worked at in college this was a best practice as they say now days. The other rules were you could drink on the job if you brought your own beer. You could smoke dope on the job if you brought some. But never ever eat anyone else’s lunch.
Ooooyeah. BTDT many times. A couple of u-joint extensions are prize items in my socket drawer.
More times than I care to remember!
Yup, similar to the Fiat job above.
Top bell housing bolt on an 80’s Toyota Supra with manual box.
14mm bolt, but bolt head narrow and not enough room for combination spanner to get a decent grip, all the other bolts accessible without issue.
Had to undo everything else and lower the gearbox which allowed access for some 4ft of extensions and a 6 sided snap on socket to do the job.
The only thing wrong with that picture is the lack of adapters from 3/4 down to a 1/4″ ratchet. The bolt was loose, but no room to turn a big ratchet.
Where’s the U-joint?
Boy howdy… If you ever worked on a Pontiac Phoenix, Chevy Citation or their Buick equivalent (Sky something or other) you’ve done this… added a couple of Universal joints in the mix too.
Even though, I’m still not a real mech en neck.
Yup, SOP to replace engine mounts on a 93 Mercedes Benz – been there, done that. Simply no other way to remove/ tighten the bolts and you NEED that slight curve, straight 3 ft extension bar would not work.
I took every extension I own to change the starter on the 03 4WD Tacoma.