ShortyzKustomz

Ok guys some of you remember when I first got my car I was told it was missing 2 bolts on the tranny mount, And I found out they were broken off in the transmission, I retapped the one hole that was left and got a new grade 8 bolt and lock washer it until I could get it fixed, tried left hand bits etc etc etc. Well today, the last bolt broke off in the transmission, and I am stumped on what to do, I open at work tomorrow and its raining right now, Anyone have any suggestions? Any ideas to get me to work and any ideas on getting this fixed, I need help

Heres 2 camera phone pics

The bottom bolt is the one that just broke, I could probably get that out tomorrow when I have acess to a drill on my lunch, Other two I dont know





BTW Car is a 91 Sentra SE-R, So its SR20 and LSD trans

burnoutboy

Use an Easy Out.

Step one use a punch to get a good start for the drill bit.
Step two drill a hole as close to exactly in the center of the bolt as possible.
Step three, put the easy out in the drill and back that fucker out.

ShortyzKustomz

Problem being, the person who broke off the other two, drilled holes all off center and crooked so its almost impossible to get a good start dead center, and they wouldnt budge with the left hand bit, Im kinda worried they are crossthreaded or something, if they broke em off in there

mondyva

easy out ftw.

burnoutboy

Thats why I mentioned the punch. Punch a good size dent into the dead center before you try to hold the bit steady there and it'll work a LOT better.

ShortyzKustomz

Anyone in the richmond area with a good right angle drill and a set of easy outs, I dont think my regular drill is gonna fit in there, If it wasnt my daily driver I would drop the trans out and get them out

rob618ox

+1 with the punch idea



I had a different problem in that same area on my 91(fill plug was stuck/stripped) and realized that the amount of room you have in there is really limited.

Is the other bolt broken off flush with the trans?

ShortyzKustomz

The 2 upper bolts are broken off 100% flush, and they tried to drill holes and they are all towards the sides and crooked in all directions, they really made a mess. I retapped that bottom one and have drove it 2 months no with no issues, I did alot of work on the car today and it was actually driving great, Then took off normal from a stop light and the horrible "clunk" was back again. I got a ride to work tomorrow, which means I have a few hours tomorrow evening to get something straight. Im just broke, which sucks, I would almost get another tranny, but this is an lsd with no 5th gear popout and decent clutch left right now

83Stang5.0

Yeah if its sticking out at all, try to get some vice grips on it, you can try to turn it back out. If its flush or worse, then the punch/drill is the way to go.

ShortyzKustomz

Anyone know anyone with a lift and the tools that can help me out for some $$, I really dont want to drive the car 30 mins home and still only have basic hand tools etc there. If not I might see if I can drop the trans at my friends garage andget them out, Im just stuck with this being my daily and no longer have access to air tools etc now