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Throwout Bearing Bolts

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barbis137

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im changing the throwout bearing on my 99 mustang, 3.8, some of the bolts are extremely tight. any suggestions to loosen them? please anything will help, thanks
 

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What bolts are you referring to exactly? There are no actual bolts that retain the throw out bearing, there is only a spring clip that retains the bearing to the clutch fork
 
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it was the bolts to bell housing, i pulled tranny because the throwout bearing is welded to the drive shaft, do you know how to remove?
 
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