I have a 67 Jeep Wagoneer, V-8/327 automatic transmission. My husband is trying to put a new flexplate on it, but can't get the old one off. He doesn't know what he is doing wrong. He's got it jacked up, and most of the bolts backed out, but they only go so far. He thought all he had to do was loosen bolts, slide the tranny back, and switch out the flexplate, but this is a lot more complicated then he thought.
Anyone have any advice? Please?
Thanks
the flex plate bolts should come right out. There are no nuts on the other side so he is either dealing with rust or locktite. Loctite will loosen with mild heat. Bill obviously hasn't done this job, it's often easier to just move the trans/T-case unit back 6 inches and work in the gap than drop the whole unit to the floor.
The bolts will not come all the way out. He had to grind one down because it was too wide to fit between the bolt and the wall. He has a stand under the tranny so it doesn't fall. But can't get the bolts all the way out.
Alyx
L.W.(Bill) Hughes III wrote:
Take the cross member out and support the unit on a transmission jack. They are cheap if you buy chinese, or you will probably find one at a rental yard. Don't try to do it with a conventional floor jack unless you have a few friends under there with you to keep it from squishing your head. I find it easier to just remove the engine.
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