PaulD
Paul Davock
I am disassembling my 87 5 speed, and need some help.
I believe the transmission has been apart before as the stub shafts popped right out, there is a stripped 10mm bolt on the lower engine mount, and the bolts on the case extension have different types of plating.
I am following 5 speed 101, and am at the point of removing the case extension. Well, it might as well be welded on. All of the bolts and the nut are off of the back of it. When I pry it using the side taps, it starts to pull up the plate below it, yet does not budge. No gasket shows on the sides of it as is true with the rest of the transmission. I suspect that 1) I am missing something here or 2) for lack of a gasket someone used some scary tough gasket goo, or had some epoxy close at hand.
Any ideas on how to persuade this part without breaking any castings? I am loathe to get in there with a cold chisel, as it wrecks the mating faces of the castings.
Paul Davock
I believe the transmission has been apart before as the stub shafts popped right out, there is a stripped 10mm bolt on the lower engine mount, and the bolts on the case extension have different types of plating.
I am following 5 speed 101, and am at the point of removing the case extension. Well, it might as well be welded on. All of the bolts and the nut are off of the back of it. When I pry it using the side taps, it starts to pull up the plate below it, yet does not budge. No gasket shows on the sides of it as is true with the rest of the transmission. I suspect that 1) I am missing something here or 2) for lack of a gasket someone used some scary tough gasket goo, or had some epoxy close at hand.
Any ideas on how to persuade this part without breaking any castings? I am loathe to get in there with a cold chisel, as it wrecks the mating faces of the castings.
Paul Davock
