I just went through that. The transmission holes were stripped and I had to
pull everything again. I drilled them out and used bolts with nuts to hold it.
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On Aug 17, 2011, at 10:50 PM, Gary Boone <gboone70@yahoo.com> wrote:
> The next time I pull my engine, I'm going to install helicoils in the
tranny
> bell housing for the starter bolts. On my last engine re-install, the
threads
> in the aluminum bell housing stripped. For my temporary fix then, I
installed
> slightly longer bolts.
>
>
>
>
>> ________________________________
>> From:
> Tom Hendricksen <tom@datsun2000.com>
>> To: datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net;
> noji-1@pacbell.net
>> Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2011 8:20 PM
>> Subject: Re:
> [Roadsters] installing u20
>>
>> Ken, the bolts on starter can be a bear, not to
> mention getting the starter
>> out and back in again. I use about 3-4' of
> extensions and place the ratched
>> ahead of the left front suspension to remove
> and install the bolts. It
>> makes things much easier.
>>
>> Tom
>>
>> 69 2000 - Mr.
> Hyde
>> http://www.datsun2000.com
>> http://www.nowroc.org
>>
>>
>>
>> On 8/17/2011
> 12:01:49 PM, dana nojima (noji-1@pacbell.net) wrote:
>>> Ken,
>>>
>>> Have it
> all together. It is very painful to try to get the other bit
>>> on after
>>>
> the engine is in.
>>>
>>>
>>> I think that the bolts on the starter can get
>>> about a 32nd of turn due to all
>>> the engine/frame restrictions.
>>>
>>>
>>> I thought
>>> that someone had a nice write up of the steps getting the
> engine
>>> in/out.
>>> Dana
>>>
>>> Dana Nojima
>>> noji-1@pacbell.net
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