Can someone help me? My engine is locked up so I can't spin my flywheel to get my last torque converter bolt out to pull the tranny. I've tried turning the crankshaft bolt and it just gets tighter and I don't want to snap it. I've also tried torching the sparkplug inlet on the cylinder that I know has water in it to try to melt the water and it didn't do anything. Advice would be appreciated.

 

If the crankshaft it really and truly not going to turn from a rusted in piston , the only way I know of would be to just leave the torque converter bolted to the flex plate for now , and unbolt the bellhousing then CAREFULLY !!! slide the transmission straight back and off of the torque converter (and engine , of course) . The key here is the transmission must be 100% supported and slid straight back with no side or up and down force applied . If its allowed to tilt much in any direction during the slide straight back , things like the transmission fluid pump could be damaged .

Now , after the transmission is slid off of the converter and engine , I'm still not too sure how accessable the last bolt will be , but if it's able to be reached your all set . If not , and absolute worse comes to worse , you also could pull the engine's oil pan , and disconnect the connecting rod from the crankshaft of the cylinder you know to be rusty .

Either way , it sounds like any of this would be far easier overall if the engine/transmission was removed from the car as a unit , and then separated on the ground ......

 

I've thought of sliding the torque converter out of the tranny but I don't have a lift or even a clean garage, I'm trying to pull this off in my yard. That makes it a lot harder. I'll probably just pull the motor and tranny as one unit when it gets warmer out because I'm rebuilding the motor anyway.

 

Use a crankshaft 'socket' that engages the woodruff key on the crank snout...it's really easy to shear the bolt (BAD NEWS) trying to turn a tight motor...btdt.

Bill

 

after shooting some ATF ,wd40,ETC into the cylinder(s)affected and letting that sit for a day or two,could use a big screwdriver or tire iron end and pry against the flexplate starter teeth-start working it back and forth untill it turns over-this method worked on a 350 i salvaged that had sat uncovered outdoors for 12 yrs...