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vxfocus
05/28/2013, 11:07 AM
i have been working on gettin my engine out and have hit a snag...i can not seem to get a wrench on the torque converter bolts,off set or regular box end..
i cant even tell what size they are 16 seems too small 17 seems too big???
im loosing my mind here!!!!
anyone every get these off on a transmission or engine removal??please let me know how you did it
thanx
ken
yellowgizmo99
05/28/2013, 12:06 PM
I had a wrench that was welded with an off set and it worked great, it was a 17mm, you are welcome to use but cann't get it to you till 2morrow, have too much to do today after work. hit me up with PM.
Marlin
05/28/2013, 12:36 PM
Would one of those flex head ratchets work?
vxfocus
05/28/2013, 02:17 PM
no not enuff clearence and the bolt head is real close to the rim of the fly wheel??
Would one of those flex head ratchets work?
hughesdt
05/28/2013, 03:00 PM
I also had to have a friend make a special tool. IIRC is was the end of a socket cut in half and welded to a openend/boxend wrench. Don't recall the size, but 17mm sounds right. If Giz can't get it to you let me know and I will drop mine in the mail.

Dan
bartmanS4
05/28/2013, 10:50 PM
If I remember correctly I pulled the starter bolts out and was able to used a ratchet with an extra long extension. This made it quite easy to remove the bolts.
vxfocus
05/29/2013, 05:13 PM
giz and hugh thanx for the offer to mail me ur wrenches to help me out but before i did that i bought a 3 dollar 17 mm wrench
http://i405.photobucket.com/albums/pp139/kenhalford/1369872395.jpg
cut the box end off and welded it to the shaft of the wrench..
perfect off set!!!
http://i405.photobucket.com/albums/pp139/kenhalford/1369872405.jpg
http://i405.photobucket.com/albums/pp139/kenhalford/1369872410.jpg
had the torque converter bolts off in under 5 min!!!
thanx for the help!!
Marlin
05/29/2013, 05:37 PM
Love it!
yellowgizmo99
05/30/2013, 04:25 AM
that's close to what I had, so great work.
tom4bren
05/30/2013, 04:50 AM
... i bought a 3 dollar 17 mm wrench ... cut the box end off and welded it to the shaft of the wrench..

perfect off set!!!

Now that's my kind of Enginerd-ing!!!

Sounds like the time I bought a $30 spanner socket ... & took a grinder to it before I used it for the first time. BTW, did I mention that I have the perfect tool to tighten your hub nuts to set the pre-load on the front bearings if anyone ever needs to borrow it.