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305 302eater Member
Joined: 18 Feb 2007 Posts: 604 Location: port orchard
1992 Chevrolet Camaro RS
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Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2007 10:17 am Post subject: Need advice on my transmission! |
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OK so i got my Lt1 t56 in my iroc. All bolted up. Took it down the road and i shifted fine. I got to like 3 streets down from my house and al of a sudden a grinding noise starts and my clutch pedal is really hard to push down. So i pulled over and towed it home. This happened the other day. I just got under there today and i took off the slave cylinder and the aluminum dust shield and felt the clutch fork. Its completely loose. So i stuck my hand in there and i pulled out the bolt that holds the t stud on for the clutch fork. It completely ripped the threads clean out. I unscrewed them off of the bolt. My question is, how easy will it be to re tap that hole since the transmission is aluminum? Any help would be great guys. I really want my car back on the road. Thanks _________________ Thirdgenless |
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Twilightoptics Hardcore (12sec Club)

Joined: 13 Jan 2004 Posts: 9191 Location: Auburn , WA
1987 Chevrolet Camaro IROC-Z
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Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2007 11:18 am Post subject: |
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You're talking about the ball stud for the clutch fork on the bellhousing?
Um... I'd send the bellhousing back and have him front the money for another one. |
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305 302eater Member
Joined: 18 Feb 2007 Posts: 604 Location: port orchard
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Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2007 12:21 pm Post subject: |
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| Twilightoptics wrote: | You're talking about the ball stud for the clutch fork on the bellhousing?
Um... I'd send the bellhousing back and have him front the money for another one. |
Believe me i really want to ring the guys neck who i got the stuff from anyways. It took like a month to finally get all my stuff i had bought. And your thinking of a t-5 style. The lt1 t56 t pivot stud bolts to the trans. I checked it out and i think its that the bolt i was using didn't give it enough bit because i took the stud off and just threaded the bolt in and it goes in way further then i had thought so i'm going to try and order the actual bolt from the dealer right now and put it back together. If that doesn't work i guess i'll have a machine shop re tap it for me. _________________ Thirdgenless |
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blue89 Member

Joined: 23 May 2006 Posts: 3482 Location: Bellingham/Eugene
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Xophertony Rodeo Queen

Joined: 13 Oct 2005 Posts: 5306 Location: Portland, Oregon.
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Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2007 3:43 pm Post subject: |
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| you drift an auto? |
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iansane Member

Joined: 16 Jan 2004 Posts: 5742 Location: Bothell
1991 Pontiac Trans Am
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Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2007 4:15 pm Post subject: |
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| How long was the bolt that was given with the trans? |
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305 302eater Member
Joined: 18 Feb 2007 Posts: 604 Location: port orchard
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Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2007 6:43 am Post subject: |
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| iansane wrote: | | How long was the bolt that was given with the trans? |
The trans didn't come with one. I matched one up with one i had at home. _________________ Thirdgenless |
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blue89 Member

Joined: 23 May 2006 Posts: 3482 Location: Bellingham/Eugene
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Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2007 6:49 am Post subject: |
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| Xophertony wrote: | | you drift an auto? |
Yup. As long as I'm in the power band its all good. All the drift vids are of my V6 Auto car.
So they didn't give you the bolt needed when you bought the tranny? Thats weak. Is the hole damaged all the way to the bottom then? Or did it just strip the top threads out? |
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305 302eater Member
Joined: 18 Feb 2007 Posts: 604 Location: port orchard
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Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2007 7:28 am Post subject: |
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Just the top threads. So I'm just waiting till tomorrow to get the bolt i ordered from the dealer and see if that works. Fingers crossed. _________________ Thirdgenless |
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blue89 Member

Joined: 23 May 2006 Posts: 3482 Location: Bellingham/Eugene
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Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2007 7:41 am Post subject: |
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Just clean up the outer threads the best you can with a pick tool, and then cut little slits out of the thread of the bolt you get from the dealer. That should clean it up good if you can't find a bottom tap to fit it. I've had to do this method on a crossthreaded spark plug hole in an aluminum head. _________________ E30
86 RS - 7.4L V8 SOLD
89 RS - 3.25L V6 REMOVED
89 RS - 5.7L LT1 SOLD
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305 302eater Member
Joined: 18 Feb 2007 Posts: 604 Location: port orchard
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Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2007 9:12 am Post subject: |
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Cool. Thanks man _________________ Thirdgenless |
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Twilightoptics Hardcore (12sec Club)

Joined: 13 Jan 2004 Posts: 9191 Location: Auburn , WA
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Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2007 9:18 am Post subject: |
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| Find a bolt store and get a tap to fix the threads before you try putting the new bolt in. |
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iansane Member

Joined: 16 Jan 2004 Posts: 5742 Location: Bothell
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Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2007 4:10 pm Post subject: |
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| Twilightoptics wrote: | | Find a bolt store and get a tap to fix the threads before you try putting the new bolt in. |
+1
Tacoma Screw in Bumerton. |
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aaron_sK Member
Joined: 23 Jan 2006 Posts: 8834 Location: Back in beautiful Tacompton
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Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2007 5:51 pm Post subject: |
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| iansane wrote: | | Twilightoptics wrote: | | Find a bolt store and get a tap to fix the threads before you try putting the new bolt in. |
+1
Tacoma Screw in Bumerton. |
+2. As I recall when I did mine, the screw is fairly long, like three inches maybe, and I think it had a smooth shank for the fork. If yours was shorter, that may have done it. |
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305 302eater Member
Joined: 18 Feb 2007 Posts: 604 Location: port orchard
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Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2007 8:23 pm Post subject: |
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There is a tacoma screw in bremerton? WOW I had no idea. Thanks for the help guys. _________________ Thirdgenless |
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blue89 Member

Joined: 23 May 2006 Posts: 3482 Location: Bellingham/Eugene
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Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2007 8:28 pm Post subject: |
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| Lol, really? You guys are funny. Its right by kitsap way exit right? |
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Al Hasse Member

Joined: 19 Nov 2005 Posts: 4379 Location: Bremerton, WA
1992 Chevrolet Camaro RS
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Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2007 9:04 pm Post subject: |
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It's on Auto Center Way
Tacoma Screw Products Inc
5241 Auto Center Way
Bremerton, WA 98312
360-479-0230 _________________ 92 Camaro
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iansane Member

Joined: 16 Jan 2004 Posts: 5742 Location: Bothell
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Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2007 9:05 pm Post subject: |
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| 305 302eater wrote: | | There is a tacoma screw in bremerton? WOW I had no idea. Thanks for the help guys. |
I can't tell if you're being a sarcastic ass or having an epiphany...  |
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305 302eater Member
Joined: 18 Feb 2007 Posts: 604 Location: port orchard
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Posted: Wed Oct 03, 2007 3:17 am Post subject: |
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| iansane wrote: | | 305 302eater wrote: | | There is a tacoma screw in bremerton? WOW I had no idea. Thanks for the help guys. |
I can't tell if you're being a sarcastic ass or having an epiphany...  |
No I wish I was being sarcastic. I just always thought it was in tacoma. I'm just stupid like that. It does sound like I'm being a ass though  _________________ Thirdgenless |
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