96 mustang gt. T45 tranny. I cant get the top 2 bolts to seat in all the way. The bolts taper out wider the last 3/8 inch or so and thats as far as they go in. All the other bolts line up ang go in easy. I must be missing something easy but i cant get them to go in all the way. Any thoughts?
I want to to say on my 01 gt I had the 2 of the tranny bolts were longer than the others...? But cant remember for sure, too many years ago.
Also the 2 top tranny bolts need to be the 1st bolts you take out and the last 2 you put in.
Reason for me was if I tried to remove the top 2 last, the weight of the trans would make it hard to get them out, same putting them in.
Make sure that the weight of the transmission is not "hanging" from the motor. Support the transmission. Make sure that the transmission is fully mated to the motor.
I too also remember different length bolts. Look at the relative thickness of the bosses that the bolts thread into or through. Thicker bosses mean longer bolts.