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?

 

Not sure about the 4l60e tranny, but the t56 has 8 bolts into the bellhousing. The bellhousing has another 8 into the engine. I just did a clutch swap which was a bit of a pain. The t56 does have 2 guide rods, one on each side. I am sure the 4l60e tranny is similar. They are about 3/8" long. Just to clarify, you only need to get the first 8 bolts connecting the tranny to the bellhousing out (if it is the same as an m6).

 

Only 6 bolts hold a 4l60E in. Two on the top and two on either side. After you've also removed the TC/flexplate bolts you have to rock the tranny a little to get it to slide off the dowel pins.

 

I have all the bolts out of the transmisson / bellhousing, and the tranmission does move away from the bellhousing about 3/4" (shaft still connected), but I cannot move it any further. Am I missing something? Do I just pull / wiggle more?

 

The-f'in-KID, I'm not sure how many bolts hold the 4L60E to the LS1, but if you got all the bolts out, the guide pins may have rusted the tranny to the engine. You may need to give it a little prying to break it loose. Try some penetrating lube.

1quickTA, most likely the only thing holding your tranny up is the clutch fork. Take the spacer off the 2 studs on the bellhousing (where the slave cylinder sat), then give the clutch fork a good tug. Should pop out, and then the tranny slides right off. Make sure you pull the tranny straight out, you don't want to put too much pressure on the input shaft.

 

8 bolts hold the 4L60E to the LS1 . The bellhousing goes full circle, instead of just the "semi-circle" like older automatics (even LT1).

The ONE bolt that's a P.I.T.A. to get out is the very TOP DEAD CENTER bolt . My Dad and I found that out the hard way a few years back when we changed the broken flex plate in my car.

 

On my T-56 '95 camaro i had all of the bolts out and could not get the clutch fork off, the tranny would not slide past. I couldn't get more than 3/4 inch. I had to put the bolts back in and then remove the clutch fork, then the tranny slid right out.

 

I would agree, you probably havent gotten the top bolt out. Many people forget that the LS1 has a different bolt pattern then SBC's before.