I been working on my terminator all weekend long. My goal was to remove the trans to inspect my clutch and flywheel, then replace my worn out TOB with the FRPP one, upgrade my TOB retainer sleeve to the Lethal Performance sleeve, and install a new FRPP pilot bearing. I'm trying to chase down and eliminate several noises coming from my clutch area.
Everything wen't pretty well up until the highly coveted "B*tch bolt". I seriously spend more time trying to remove this bolt than I did removing every other part up until this point. Finally got the trans out after 4 or more hours of fighting the bolt and trying different extension/swivel combos. Needless to say, that bolt is not going back in when I get it put back together. With the trans out, I removed the fork and old TOB. The old TOB sounded/felt terrible. Really gritty and loose. The new one is smooth, quiet, and firm. Then I made my huge mistake. Totally not thinking I unbolted and knocked off the front trans plate with all 4 quarts of fluid still inside. *Face palm* So then I had 4 quarts on my garage floor. So I spent the next couple hours cleaning up oil. I had no kitty litter, minimal paper towels, and had just ran out of brake cleaner right before I did this. Once I got it all cleaned up I began trying to remove the old retainer sleeve from the trans plate. I couldn't get it for the life of me. I ended up soaking it with PB blaster, then bought a bigger hammer (3lbs) and it popped out in just a few smacks. When I installed the new one, something happened that's got me a little concerned. The rear surface (where I was tapping it in) didn't seat completely flush. It sits a little deeper on one quarter of the sleeve. Just a little, probably less than a millimeter. When I assembled everything with the clutch fork and TOB, the movement of the TOB along the sleeve seems fine, though I don't really know exactly how far the TOB is supposed to move. It goes all the way to the end of the sleeve before it stops, so I'm assuming that's normal. The input spline doesn't touch the sleeve either, so I think everything is fine.
Unfortunately when I went to remove my bellhousing 2 of the bolts holding it to the rear of the engine rounded off. And I haven't even been able to get to that elusive 3rd bolt on the top of the starter. I have to go out of town for work this week, so when I get back I have to try to remove those bellhousing bolts and fanagle my way to that starter bolt.
This project has definitely turned out to be a bit more difficult than I had imagined. I don't think it would be so bad if these bolts weren't stuck and I didn't make a huge mess of my garage. The plan was to have everything in and back together by tonight, but work will be here soon so I'm throwing in the towel for a while. A little discouraged, but never defeated.
Feel free to leave any comments or suggestions on here. I can use all the help I can get!
Everything wen't pretty well up until the highly coveted "B*tch bolt". I seriously spend more time trying to remove this bolt than I did removing every other part up until this point. Finally got the trans out after 4 or more hours of fighting the bolt and trying different extension/swivel combos. Needless to say, that bolt is not going back in when I get it put back together. With the trans out, I removed the fork and old TOB. The old TOB sounded/felt terrible. Really gritty and loose. The new one is smooth, quiet, and firm. Then I made my huge mistake. Totally not thinking I unbolted and knocked off the front trans plate with all 4 quarts of fluid still inside. *Face palm* So then I had 4 quarts on my garage floor. So I spent the next couple hours cleaning up oil. I had no kitty litter, minimal paper towels, and had just ran out of brake cleaner right before I did this. Once I got it all cleaned up I began trying to remove the old retainer sleeve from the trans plate. I couldn't get it for the life of me. I ended up soaking it with PB blaster, then bought a bigger hammer (3lbs) and it popped out in just a few smacks. When I installed the new one, something happened that's got me a little concerned. The rear surface (where I was tapping it in) didn't seat completely flush. It sits a little deeper on one quarter of the sleeve. Just a little, probably less than a millimeter. When I assembled everything with the clutch fork and TOB, the movement of the TOB along the sleeve seems fine, though I don't really know exactly how far the TOB is supposed to move. It goes all the way to the end of the sleeve before it stops, so I'm assuming that's normal. The input spline doesn't touch the sleeve either, so I think everything is fine.
Unfortunately when I went to remove my bellhousing 2 of the bolts holding it to the rear of the engine rounded off. And I haven't even been able to get to that elusive 3rd bolt on the top of the starter. I have to go out of town for work this week, so when I get back I have to try to remove those bellhousing bolts and fanagle my way to that starter bolt.
This project has definitely turned out to be a bit more difficult than I had imagined. I don't think it would be so bad if these bolts weren't stuck and I didn't make a huge mess of my garage. The plan was to have everything in and back together by tonight, but work will be here soon so I'm throwing in the towel for a while. A little discouraged, but never defeated.
Feel free to leave any comments or suggestions on here. I can use all the help I can get!