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Subject:Re: Can't remove Auto trans
From:Robert Keezer
Date:Wed, 7 Jun 2006 16:54:17 -0700

I took a digital picture and it's a 6 point 10 mm bolt.  I'm going to look into the extractors. Never needed them before , but that will be better than trying to pull the trans out leaving the torque converter in or removing engine and trans together.
  Thanks

  Robert

  1982 Westfalia
  1985 GL

phil cain <bearsvw2000@yahoo.com> wrote:
  Are you sure that the bolts arn't allen bolts, I have
seen those in there, also sometimes they put the 12
point bolts in there also. Phil

--- Robert Keezer wrote:

> I have a 1985 GL automatic and the PO rounded off
> the three torque converter bolts.
> Now do I have to remove the engine and trans
> together?
>
> Is there any kind of trick tool or something to
> remove the three bolts?
>
> And what size are these? A 10 mm fits but not
> snugly. A 9 won't .
>
> I thought these were suposed to be 13mm.
>
> Robert
> 1982 Westfalia
> 1985 GL Automatic
>
>
>
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