I am trying to drop my tranny and get to the clutch, and i have run into a problem with the driveshaft. It seems that every bolt ANYWHERE on the shaft is hard to get to with no tool known to mankind. I unbolted the 3 of the 4 bolts right after the driveshaft support and cant get to the top one...someone help me please

 

if the car is jacked up then put the car in neutral and turn the tire to make the shaft turn to get the last bolt

 

you are a god! but now i feel really stupid...lol

 

it's always the little things that have us stumped

 

ight another thing that i am stumped on....

I got the driveshaft out
I got the slave cylinder out
I got the start disconnected
I got the shifter out
Everything good to go
I got 6 of the 7 tranny bolts unbolted, can you guess which one isnt unbolted?

if you said the top one you guessed right, how in the hell can you get to that bad boy? I mean there is only so much play with the tranny undone and all that...

 

you need a super long extension bar to get in there....with the swivle head

 

sweet thanks man you have been a really big help...tranny is almost dropped...

 

rudeboy another stupid question exactly how do you fit that super long extension and swivel head to get that m/f-in top bolt?

 

hmmmmm.....let me check for ya....brb if i can find the photo

 

gracias senior, if you can provide any info i might need to know please give it to me, i am like a serious newbie doing something like this, i have never touched a RWD tranny before...

 

just take a dremel and cut that bolt off. that one bolt on the top is a ***** and didn't even put it back on.

 

see there is a problem with that, if i could get to it and cut it off i would....lol, find that pic rude?

 

Ok, tranny dropped, clutch changed, etc etc...NOW! i tried to take the release bearing off, ***** wont come off, need some advice with that and where the **** does this clip go? i looked in my chilton it doesnt say jack about a clip, its a retainer clip for something.....help! please!

Clip on the spline...

 

hey sliva, how'd you get that top bolt off the tranny?

 

its real easy once you have the right tools, here is what i used

-Dewalt electric impact gun
-Long A$$ extension (I would say 1 1/2' to 2')
-Swivel Head
-14mm Socket

Now its trickey, you have to come in from the right of the car and point it at an angle so the socket is set on the bolt and you gotta hold the extension down or the socket is gonna go everywhere, and hit your reverse button on your impact gun and wham bolt is loose. Im gonna keep these swivels on hand...they are very useful! I wish someone would answer my question about that damn clip though....its annoying me here and im at work...lol