Re:GTV6 transaxle bolts

["Frank P.Filice" <filice@domain.elided>]

Doug

On the rear of my 81 GTV6 I was able to get the transaxle bolts off with a 
socket wrench using a cheater bar attached.  Some liquid wrench helped.  If 
you are using decent quality tools, the sockets or box end wrenches should 
work.  Try using a cheater bar or banging on the wrench in place with a 
good mallet.  You can try heating them with a torch but you need to be very 
careful.  On mine, they were seized/rusted to the rotor and not to the 
threads on the output flanges of the transaxle.
The good news is if you have to cut/break the heads off, the threaded stud 
will probably come out pretty easily.  The bad news is OEM replacement 
bolts seem to be hard to find.

Good Luck
Frank


74 GTV, 81 GTV6, 88 Verde
Houston, TX

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