74/75 bell bolts

["Joel M Brodsky" <jmbrodsky@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I use a bar that is about 5 feet long that I made with a 6" x 1/2" ratchet
extension, cut and welded that I can get to all the bolts from under the
truck.  Sure it sometimes takes a bunch of 3/8" extensions and
u-joints/adapter, etc, but I can't remember them ever being a problem.
I've done the tranny twice and the motor once in a 74/75.

JoelB

>
> Actually, I LIKE my 74-75 bellhousing bolts.
>
> Since I have "no" interior, I just pull the tranny tunnel cover off.  I
> can then get to all 6 bellhousing bolts from the cab, with my impact
> wrench.  Sometimes a wobble-socket is helpful for the lower corners, but
> otherwise it's a snap.
>
> Of course, I discovered this AFTER I fought to get the lower and mid
bolts
> out by hand while taking the 345 out..


Now, there is what I won!!

I fought the top and middle ones from the top side with wrenches.  Scraped
knuckles and flashbacks of working on Chevies.

Ed