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Originally Posted by 67zo6Camaro
Good luck with the Flywheel and Clutch. I hope that the fact you got the engine at such a big discount dosen't have anything to do with a potential crank balance problem. 
Anyway, just as a reminder I re-tapped several of those case holes because they had SAE bolts instead of the metric. And some of them seamed on the loose side because of the prior damage. You could just re-tap the stripped to the next size up and/or thread pitch.
Man, sounds like you just can't get a break with this thing.  |
Yeah I remember that Brett. Those were the bolts from the trans to the bell housing and in fact I think they are all ok. Have torqued those bolts myself and BOS did with no issues. This new present is from the bell housing to the motor. I don't think you removed that right? I was also assuming BOS didn't remove it though I guess I can ask them.
You aren't the first to raise that question on the motor Brett. I just have a seriously hard time believing the previous owner knew something was wrong. The motor was way too pristine and the dust way too thick lol. I honestly don't think it ever came out of the crate before I took it out. There is a whole list of things I went through that convinced me this motor was never fired after leaving Mast. So if something is wrong with the balance job on the motor I'm convinced it shipped that way from Mast.
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Originally Posted by Mkelcy
I never drain the transmission except when I mean to change fluid. Instead I use one of these, which you can get in almost any auto parts store:
They seal really well. I needed to put the tape on mine to fill in the gap between the normal size rear seal and the larger seal in the Viper T56 .
The bolt situation on these cars is really a pain. The M10-1.5 metric bolts are almost the same size and thread as a 3/8-16 SAE bolt. If you have both sitting around, you really need to pay attention.
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That's a cool gizmo. Live and learn!! I was reminded of using a spare yoke trick but never seen anything made for it. I will be looking for one before I reinstall for sure.