99 Cobra tranny removal help needed!?!?!

[99SALEENCOBRA]

Little help here if ya could? I'm pulling the tranny (stock tremec w/ 40K) to replace the throw out bearing. I have got all the bolts out but the top two. Can get to the driver side top bolt, but the swivile socket pops off when I go to back it out. No idea how to get to the other one. Any suggestions are appreciated!

Thanks!

 

[5.0's 4 ever]

Whenever I pull them out I use around 36" extension with a swivel socket attached to a 1/2" impact cause I have air tools at my disposal. I'm sure if you attached a breaker bar to something like this it would easily get the top bolts loose, I think they are only tightned to around 65 ft .lbs.

 

[stock SVT]

Like said above. I use around 3-4 foot of extensions. I have pulled mine 3 times twice for the throwout bearing being noisy and have never had a problem. Just use long extensions and you should be able to do it.

Greg

 

[98svtconvert]

same thing here. 3-4 foot ext. when you try to actually pull the trany out. if you lift up on the front of the motor it will be a lot easier to slide out. same for install. just lift enough to angle the back of the motor down.

 

[c9obr6a]

take out rear tranny brace and drop the the rear of trany down as far as you can and you will have no promblem getting to them.