I can't get this last bolt of the bellhousing...I'm putting in a new clutch...the bolt is so close to the inside of the tunnel i can't get a socket or a wrench on it. Is there anyway to twist the motor to the side a little to get at this bolt?

 

You should beable to get atleast a swivel socket in there.

 

no. i tried a swivel socket. it just twists over the bolt. Its getting rounded which doesn't help. I even tried taking the passenger side motor mount out to lower the motor a bit but no luck. I'm thinking my only chance is to get at it strait on with a regular socket.Is there a way to lower the k-member a bit so i can twist the motor over so i can get at this thing?

 

The bolt you are having trouble with this on dr. side I always drop the engine and trans down a couple of inches to get that bolt out. make a mark with a magic marker and when you take bell housing off make a small dent with a hammer so you can get to it next time. Good Luck!

 

can i just unbolt the k-member and drop the whole thing down an inch or two onto some jack stands w/o disconnecting anything?

 

Sounds like that would work also but at a certain point the brake lines will have to be undone I have ever drop the k member down. I always pull motor out the top .but it sounds like it would work!

 

No need to drop the entire engine. Take your temporary support out from under the back of the engine/tranny. Push up on the damper, and the back of the engine will tilt down far enough to give you access to the bolt.

 

I'll give it a shot....I don't know if moving it down will really help its one of the bolts on the drivers side of the bellhousing. I really need some room on the side rather than the top.

 

A other way is to use a couple of long ext`s . and reach over the trans to take that bolt out and put it in .I put the top ones in that way.Kept at it you will get!

 

I could get a socket on mine but not the drive. A 'wobble' extension solved that dilemma....

 

Do what /\ said.
You can also pry the sheet metal around the bolt up to get better access. That and a swivel socket and your golden.

 

That's what I did. Crowbar and a swivel socket work wonders on that bolt.

 

Using a swivel socket and bringing down the rear of the engine as far as it would go did the trick for me.

 

I had no problem using a socket and universal joint on all the bell housing bolts. Now the universal joint did contact the trans tunnel some....but a little touch up paint solved it.

 

Yeah, what he did. Took, I think, 2 ft or more of extensions but it worked. Never saw that much of an extension before I did it myself.