How many bolts hold the transmission on and where?

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Having to change out the flywheel and obviously you have to slide the transmission back but I am unsure of how many bolts are holding it on and how many in TOTAL I need to be looking for. So far I think there are at least 6 on the front of the transmission for sure, 2 left, 2 right, and 2 towards the top and man... what a pain in the duff it is to get them undone. Diagram or picture would be of great help!
 

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6 bolts. Which transmission ? Th400? Don't forget dipstick and kickdown cables or anything that could bind/ interfere.
 
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I wonder if there is enough room to drop the flywheel without undoing the trans, after the torque converter is pushed back?

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I wonder if there is enough room to drop the flywheel without undoing the trans, after the torque converter is pushed back?

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Not really. It's much easier to simply remove the trans, get it out of the way so the flexplate can be removed and new one installed with ease.
 

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That's what I thought, and as alic20 said dipstick and all that jazz. Wish there was an easier way to replace the flywheel but it is what it is.
 

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... what a pain in the duff it is to get them undone.

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Or go to a tranny shop and watch
 
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Hopefully this doesn't turn out like that old thread where the dude asked how many bolts hold the engine in the truck.

But I'm betting that @TheBigBlue2500 knows that if something doesn't want to come out, the correct thing to do is look for the bolts that were overlooked. Not just yank harder, lol.
 

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