PLease help, can't remove one tranny filter bolt.
#1
PLease help, can't remove one tranny filter bolt.PIC
I removed all the bolts on the transmission filter and there is one that is different and the nut is spinning together with the bolt. I tried holding the tip of the bolt with pliers and using wrench to get the nut off but the nut is held very tight to the bolt and i am afraid to strip the tip of the bolt.
#2
i would stick a flathead scrwedriver right near that bolt and put some pressure down on the bolt so you can turn it but you have to be careful not to damage or scratch up the mating surface... I would tape the screw driver tip with electrical tape.
#3
Originally Posted by Whtmax'01
I removed all the bolts on the transmission filter and there is one that is different and the nut is spinning together with the bolt. I tried holding the tip of the bolt with pliers and using wrench to get the nut off but the nut is held very tight to the bolt and i am afraid to strip the tip of the bolt.
#4
I tried everything but the nut just wouldn't give, I even tried gripping the bolt with vise grips and turning the nut with a wrench.I gave up on it and just put everything back together. Looking though the hole, the screen seemed clean so I hope all of it is clean. I was really looking forward to cleaning that screen seeing that I never cleaned it and the car is at 100k.
#6
Originally Posted by Whtmax'01
I tried everything but the nut just wouldn't give, I even tried gripping the bolt with vise grips and turning the nut with a wrench.I gave up on it and just put everything back together. Looking though the hole, the screen seemed clean so I hope all of it is clean. I was really looking forward to cleaning that screen seeing that I never cleaned it and the car is at 100k.
#7
I did mine this weekend and had exactly the same problem. I was never able to get the nut off the screw. Why did Nissan design this in this manner? All bolts and one nut? Finally, I had to just give up and leave the filter in place.
#8
for the simple reason that it wasn't meant to be taken off. The filter screen is made of metal. It really doesn't need to be changed. The only way you can get that nut off is by taking apart half the transmission. I've broken it free before but all it'll do is just spin. Just change the gasket and the fluid and call it a day. It's stupid I know. But that's the way Nissan designed it.
Jay
Jay
Last edited by Darktide; 03-03-2008 at 12:25 PM.
#10
Just drop the VB, then you can hold the head of the bolt and remove the nut no problem
On my (original trans, anyway) the bolt was stuck in place enough to both remove and replace (and torque) the nut without having to drop the VB at all.
Damn 2 year old posts...
On my (original trans, anyway) the bolt was stuck in place enough to both remove and replace (and torque) the nut without having to drop the VB at all.
Damn 2 year old posts...
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