Starter and Transmission Bolts

[DLF]

Again, working on someone else's northern '98.

I wish that Ford would have used anti-sieze during assembly. Without it, steel bolts and aluminum can become corroded, and the result is pulled threads, and bolts that are very difficult to remove.

I'll have to chase all of the threads, on both the bolts and the bell housing now. I will be using anti-sieze on every bolt that I put back in to aluminum.

FYI, The same situation applies to the transmission mounting bolts. All of the bolts and the threaded holes in the back of the block will need to be chased.

 

[BAD97LSC]

god i was just there i cringe seeing the pics. although my car is a california car, that job sucks no matter where the car is from, its just way worse if its from the north. i had a hell of a time getting my starter bolts out with the damn kooks headers wow did it blow!

 

[Right on the Mark]

I don't know where alot of you guys are from but thats just the way all stuff is around here. If you don't own torch set, up north your screwed.

 

[Stangman]

I've been relatively lucky. My car lived a brief stint in Michigan but then lived the rest of its life in and out of a garage in Mid Ohio. Most of the bolts on mine *so far* haven't given me too much trouble. I have a feeling I will have issues with my manifold studs though the necxt time I take off my exhaust

 

[Buckeye68]

Seafoam deep creap is your friend

 

[driller]

I'm not sure I have any bolts left in my '93 that I haven't already removed at one time or another.

 

[2002WRXSTi]

Amazingly with both my Marks being NJ cars I never had a problem with bolts being stuck to the point of taking threads with them.

Although my 96' did have a replacement starter and the hard bolt to get to wasn't put in when reinstalled

 

[Dmaup]

My car was like that... Pulled the threads on 3 trans bolts and broke off one of the starter bolts in the trans. Had to chase all the threads and get some new bolts.

 

[Stangman]

Yuck. This thread is making me apprehensive about taking my trans out.


Edit: wait... I forgot, my trans was replaced 3 years ago.... derr... man... im out of it today

 

[billcu]

Welcome to my world.

 

[chris2523]

Again, working on someone else's northern '98.

I wish that Ford would have used anti-sieze during assembly. Without it, steel bolts and aluminum can become corroded, and the result is pulled threads, and bolts that are very difficult to remove.

I'll have to chase all of the threads, on both the bolts and the bell housing now. I will be using anti-sieze on every bolt that I put back in to aluminum.

FYI, The same situation applies to the transmission mounting bolts. All of the bolts and the threaded holes in the back of the block will need to be chased.

no fun. no fun at all.

 

[danny_holtermann]

you don't wanna know what i did to take those bolts out

 

[DLF]

Got the sucker out, finally. Of course, the locating dowels were also seized.

Now I can get the J-Mod and converter swap done.

 

[chris2523]

reading all this stuff makes me very happy my 93 has little under carriage rust. body panels not so much but.. yikes.

glad its apart.

 

[johnnyjaws]

Ihere your pain just bought a 93 mark 8 here in ny dont know how it got here all car fax but lived its whole life in fl super clean air bags look new! you can eat off the under carrage 70.000 miles on it burgendy red and black interior

 

[Markviiiedrea]

Got the sucker out, finally. Of course, the locating dowels were also seized.

Now I can get the J-Mod and converter swap done.

Don’t forget the tab on the upper left side of the bell housing, and careful with those dowel pins make sure there smooth, pretty sure that is how I phucked mine up. Oddly enough all my bolts weren’t rusted...except the exhaust. But that is all stainless steel hardware now. What converter are you going with?

 

[DLF]

Don’t forget the tab on the upper left side of the bell housing, and careful with those dowel pins make sure there smooth, pretty sure that is how I phucked mine up. Oddly enough all my bolts weren’t rusted...except the exhaust. But that is all stainless steel hardware now. What converter are you going with?

That tab isn't an issue on the Gen 2's, the EGR tube goes around it, but thanks.

A BOC Stage 1, 10" 3,600 stall.

As a reminder, this is not my car.

 

[Stangman]

Man... that car looks like its getting the royal treatment

Looks good!

 

[DLF]

Man... that car looks like its getting the royal treatment

Looks good!

You have no idea....

J-Mod
Converter
Delrin IRS Bushings
Trac-Loc
3.73's
Carrier Bushings
UD Pullies
Radiator
Water Pump
Powder Coated Crossover Tube
Trans Cooler
Oil Filter Relocation
SS Brake Lines
Rebuilt Powder Coated Calipers
ES Sway Bar Bushings
Focus Fuel Pump
Koni's

Etc, etc, etc.....

 

[Stangman]

What's involved in doing a focus pump if you don't mind me asking?

 

[chris2523]

What's involved in doing a focus pump if you don't mind me asking?

he has a big thread on it somewhere. its really only important in gen 2s.

 

[DLF]

What's involved in doing a focus pump if you don't mind me asking?

he has a big thread on it somewhere. its really only important in gen 2s.

Correct, it's a Gen 2 upgrade.

http://www.lincolnvscadillac.com/showthread.php?t=64410

 

[mistermaclincoln]

What torque convertor are you going with?

 

[DLF]

What converter are you going with?

A BOC Stage 1, 10" 3,600 stall.

What torque convertor are you going with?

Asked and answered.

 

[beerdog]

Can the started bolt hole threads be helicoiled if they strip out removing the starter bolts?