Hey guys,
I was hoping you could help me out with some alternative solutions.
I recently pulled the engine/tranny to do some work on the car. Before I pulled it I drained all the fluids. The engine/tranny are sitting in the car right now and the last step I need is to fill the transmission before I can finally drive this thing.
I realize a siezed fill bolt is a common problem, but I have done absolutely everything I can think of to get it out, but its just not happening. At first I soaked it in PB blaster and went at it with an adjustable. After that didn't work I tried torching it and PB blaster. Still no results. I moved to a "gator grip" socket that someone else said they had luck with, no luck. After a week of soaking and conventional attempts,the bolt started rounding, so I tried one last act of desperation. I got a pipe wrench and went at, even jacked the end of the wrench with my hydraulic jack, all it did was tear the fill plug.
I really want to avoid having to pull the transmission again after putting all this work into it. Is there any other way to tackle this problem? The only two other solutions I could think of were jacking the rear of the car and trying to fill through the drain plug or somehow filling through the shifter. Does anyone have any advice?
Thanks for your help.
BTW, the car is a '94 5-speed
I was hoping you could help me out with some alternative solutions.
I recently pulled the engine/tranny to do some work on the car. Before I pulled it I drained all the fluids. The engine/tranny are sitting in the car right now and the last step I need is to fill the transmission before I can finally drive this thing.
I realize a siezed fill bolt is a common problem, but I have done absolutely everything I can think of to get it out, but its just not happening. At first I soaked it in PB blaster and went at it with an adjustable. After that didn't work I tried torching it and PB blaster. Still no results. I moved to a "gator grip" socket that someone else said they had luck with, no luck. After a week of soaking and conventional attempts,the bolt started rounding, so I tried one last act of desperation. I got a pipe wrench and went at, even jacked the end of the wrench with my hydraulic jack, all it did was tear the fill plug.
I really want to avoid having to pull the transmission again after putting all this work into it. Is there any other way to tackle this problem? The only two other solutions I could think of were jacking the rear of the car and trying to fill through the drain plug or somehow filling through the shifter. Does anyone have any advice?
Thanks for your help.
BTW, the car is a '94 5-speed