A bolt by any other grade still smells like a greasy bolt

[todwic]

Alright kiddies, are ya ready for the latest instalment of everyone's favorite game: "Don't do what todwic does!"? Todays episode is centered on torque converter bolts, partical acceleration, and bent shafty things.

Wife takes car to store, comes back, parks in usual spot. Next day, I try to leave to cash a paycheck. Starts fine, but I have no reverse. d@mn! Put it in Drive. Notta. Double D@mn! With the engine running I plop behind my car to check atf level. Hmmmm. Level's fine.

Waller underneath a little ways (with is exactly how far underneath I can squeeze under) Hmmm. flex plat spinnin as per it should. Torque conv. not spinning anywhere near idle speed. That's bad, I don't care where yer from.

Long story short, I don't have time to work on it, so I send it to a shop, hoping that they can drill out and retap the bolt holes. I remember the cold stare the three sheered shafts cast at me after I jacked it up earlier. I just wasn't cut from strong enough cloth.

If yer hoping for a somewhat happy ending for this tale, you should just scurry on to the next thread. That ain't gold in the kettle 'neath my rainbow, but something else you find it pots. Before the bolts sheered, they did thier very best job of enlarging the bolt holes, as loose, spinning bolts are want to do.

Then when the heads did finally pop off, they became 10mm hex heads of death, whirring inside my tranny case fast enough to make a tachyon puke. Breaking my tranny case, bending the dog shaft so that the torque conv. is herby forever inside the transmission that it died in. Luckily I found a tranny here in Fresno for $500 with a 6 mo warranty. (ok, the wife found it, but I callled, fo shizzle.)

There's a special kind of bolt that goes into the t.c., and I had put neric bolts in. (my defense: they fit. guilty as charged) Don't do that.

[ae1969]

BAD ...........BAD BAD BOY.



P.S Nice to see you around the board again Todwic.....

[scottmandue]

Originally posted by todwic
Alright kiddies, are ya ready for the latest instalment of everyone's favorite game: "Don't do what todwic does!"?[/img]

What? Next your going to tell me not to move to Fresno!

[Dantilla]

We all have different strengths and weaknesses.

Your writing style makes up for your lack of bolt selection abilities.

[todwics babe]

LMAO also should be noted that it is not a good idea to leave wifey to think she had done something terribly wrong..............................for days i was in quiet ..........................................oh wait!!!!!!!!!! THATS WHY HE DID IT!!!!!! I was quiet for more then a minute for a change..........ah haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa see folks sometimes todd does show promise LOL side note i called about tranny first !!!!!

[Granite 944]

LOL......your both just a riot! Love it....I can relate! Glad ya got a line on fixing her up todd.....the car, that is.

babe, what would us guys do without ladys like you!

I'm keeping mine too!