What would happen if you put the wrong size tranny bolt in the hole? Yes...I am serious...
05-10-2007, 06:08 PM
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What would happen if you put the wrong size tranny bolt in the hole? Yes...I am serious...
Just wondering....want to see if anyone could MAYBE think of the right answer?!?!
05-10-2007, 07:19 PM
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They are all the same diameter, the only difference is length.
The only issue I could see is if a longer bolt was forced into a shorter hole and cracked something, which would be unlikely unless you used an air gun and forced it on. I know we just chatted on the phone but do you have a picture of it?
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05-10-2007, 09:30 PM
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Is the bolt shorter or longer?
I'm going to assume it is longer and the diameter is the same.
Also going to assume that you know how much longer the bolt is and you have a marking of how much longer it is. If not, do that and make a mark on the bolt you intend to use.
- Get a nut that has the EXACT same ID of the bolt.
- Screw the nut on passed the marking you made on your bolt
- Cut the bolt at the mark you made, try to get it as flat as possible even though well all know it wont be perfect.
- You'll notice that the threads are now all jacked up... well that is what the nut is for.
- Unscrew that nut and it will straighten out the threads and be clean/crisp.
HTH...
Also going to assume that you know how much longer the bolt is and you have a marking of how much longer it is. If not, do that and make a mark on the bolt you intend to use.
- Get a nut that has the EXACT same ID of the bolt.
- Screw the nut on passed the marking you made on your bolt
- Cut the bolt at the mark you made, try to get it as flat as possible even though well all know it wont be perfect.
- You'll notice that the threads are now all jacked up... well that is what the nut is for.
- Unscrew that nut and it will straighten out the threads and be clean/crisp.
HTH...
05-11-2007, 05:58 AM
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Seems curious....
...almost like someone used an air driven tool on a bolt and drove it in a hole where it was too long to imbed.
I would look for cracks in the block around the hole. If there are no observable cracks and the hole is in the lower 1/3 of the assembly it might be safe to assume that it is in the crankcase area. In this case some good thread sealer will do the trick.
If the bolt is in the upper 1/3 of the assembly I would suggest looking at your oil and make sure you are not getting a mixture of fliuds to determine a potential cylinder wall crack. There are other tools you can use to steer you in the right direction as well.
Just my $0.02
I would look for cracks in the block around the hole. If there are no observable cracks and the hole is in the lower 1/3 of the assembly it might be safe to assume that it is in the crankcase area. In this case some good thread sealer will do the trick.
If the bolt is in the upper 1/3 of the assembly I would suggest looking at your oil and make sure you are not getting a mixture of fliuds to determine a potential cylinder wall crack. There are other tools you can use to steer you in the right direction as well.
Just my $0.02