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Remove Bell Housing Bolts

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What happens here

The bell housing bolts connect the transmission to the engine. Accessing these bolts can be challenging due to tight space, especially with fully enclosed bell housings common in 6L transmissions (as opposed to 4L80s). Use a long half-inch ratchet with an extension to reach the bolts and provide sufficient leverage. Carefully loosen all bolts securing the transmission to the engine block. In this case, there are only three bolts to remove, simplifying the process compared to some other transmission types.

Goal: Separate the transmission from the engine by removing bell housing bolts.

Tools and materials

  • Extension Bar — Reaching deep-set bell housing bolts
  • Half-inch Ratchet — Loosening and removing bell housing bolts
  • Socket Set US General — Matching the size of the bell housing bolts (e.g., 15mm)

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um yeah we'll have to put a pin on that address that later anyway yeah that'll hold the motor over to do this and i've found using a half inch ratchet is the way to go because you have a lot more torque even though it's relatively the same length you don't get as much flex in the actual extension and the way these are kind of work you can kind of like nestle the wrench up in here with an extension on it like next to the block and gives you a nice place to like you know rotate from which is kind of sucky with these six cells they have the fully enclosed bell housing like my 4l80s open on the bottom so i

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