![]() 09/04/2017 at 18:27 • Filed to: None | ![]() | ![]() |
Top bell housing bolt is a son of a bitch on a Colorado.
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That’s what I needed to do the number 8 spark plug on my Silverado. I had to do it from underneath.
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After that you could loosen your neighbors nut and bolts without getting up off the sofa.
![]() 09/04/2017 at 19:03 |
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I had to drop the transmission cross member and get the socket on with a contortionist act from the top and then have someone crank from underneath. Took 15 minutes to get the socket on then it came out super easy.
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You need one o’ them fancy-shmancy bluetooth extensions.
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I had a 2001 Nissan Frontier and there was a spark plug all the way back and down a long way.
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That type of job is why I always make sure not to piss off at least one of my skinny friends.
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Yeah there was zero chance of a fat guy getting his hand behind the block to guide the socket on.
![]() 09/05/2017 at 14:57 |
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Oh so it turns out something did actually carry over to the Colorados from S10s... I remember mentioning between swear words that if that dirty such such clutch ever needed to replaced again I would sell the truck rather than go through this for a second time.
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They have tools for just such a job:
https://www.amazon.com/SK-SKT-46175-Impact-Extension-Adapter/dp/B00061SNGQ/
Uses a 1/2" ratchet/impact on the drive side and a 3/8" drive socket on the other side so you can use a high powered 1/2" impact wrench which will have its torque diminished significantly over the 3 feet of torsional flex, so a 3/8" drive socket will survive.
Cheaper $20 version:
http://www.tooltopia.com/v8-tools-98036.aspx