I am in the process of removing the transmission from my 1998 camaro z28. The Transmission does not want to come out. My question is how many bolts hold the transmission in. 9 bolts have been removed as well as the torque converter/flexplate bolts. The dipstick tube is out as well. Does anyone have any ideas or know the number of bolts?

 

6 bellhousing bolts and it should come out. I moved the tailshaft side to side to get it to come free, since there are 2 dowels that center the bellhousing to the block.

 

How would you explain there being 9 bolts that we could find in the bellhousing? I believe the lt1 and ls1 4l60e's are different. I still dont understand why it wouldn't want to come out.

 

Sometimes the dowel pins get some corrosion on them and they seize in their holes. My transmission guy had this problem with a friends '98. Aluminum bell housing, aluminum block, steel dowels...Not sure how he got it apart though...

--Alan