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Ok, well pulled out the slush box today..

Got the box out, which was entertainment in itself.. but only problem now is getting this torque converter out. I thought it just slid out, but it doesn't seem to be the case.

It appears to be welded to the flywheel type thing.. Is that factory, or some jap dodginess? and more importantly, how the hell else do I pull it off? :rolleyes:

I've tried levering it off, but not entirely sure that is the right way, and doesn't seem to be working anyhow..

So.. how do I get this sucker out??

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Pretty sure there are bolts that come into it from the back of the flywheel - you must be able to get behind it by rotating each one to the bottom and reach in some how - good luck I am getting a proffessional to do mine next week.

As TurboX says there are bolts holding it in place. There will be 4 of them accessed from the engine side of the flex plate (which is the part with the starter ring gear and it's in turn bolted to the crank). In that photo the engine-gearbox support plates are still in place, if you remove at least one of them you will be able to see 1 or 2 of the bolts depending on the position of the flexplate. They all can be accessed by rotating the flex plate.

Its bolted on the flywheel , get under the car and look from the front of the car towards the rear , you should see the bolts then, if not keep turning until they come to the bottom> Undo the ones you can see then keep turning until you undo them all .

Next time you have to remove an auto box, undo the bolts first and remove it with the converter as one unit .

Yes you should have taken the donk and the box out as one unit. When you re-install assemble the box on to the engine on the floor and install as one unit , much easier .

Removed tonight exactly as described. Thanks for the help guys.

The bolts came off a bit easier than I thought with only the crank to stop it freespinning..but they came off quite easily in the end.

And yes, the new engine and gearbox will get get bolted up together and shimmied in as one to make the whole process of putting it in easier (I hope) :P

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