i have lost 2 torque converter bolts have a question

[mercuryfreak200]

i lost two converter bolts for my car i still have 4 and i have ordered 2 from toyota but they won't be here till wednesday i bolted them in as follows i put 1 in and skipped a hole put 1 in skipped a hole till all four were in the converter and flywheel?flexplate whatever they call them i've heard both can i drive it to my dads which is like 25 miles away from where it is. see it needs to be gone this weekend but i don't want to break anything. I figure if a chevy only uses 4 converter bolts then i guess it would be ok till wednesday but i just want some input on this so thanks

 

[hvyman]

why dont you just to the hard ware store and find a couple of bolts to get you by?

iirc my 70 nova uses 6 bolts not 4.

 

[mercuryfreak200]

i tried the hardware stores around here and none of them can match the bolts thats the first place i went

 

[hvyman]

what do you mean? what hardware store did you go to?

most hard ware stores can match the thread type with the bolt length. of its too long cut it.

its better to be safe than sorry.

 

[mercuryfreak200]

none of them had the right thread pitches wouldn't match none i tried standard metric and even pipe threads none would match i'm totally at a loss for this i guess i'll just have to wait i dunno maybe would a mechanics shop have those maybe napa its a weird thread type i've never not been able to get a bolt for a car at the hardware store this is a first. ace hardware is where i went.

 

[AcIdBuRn02ZTS]

my small block in my chevy runs 3 bolts from the torque converter to the flex plate... 6 to hold the flex plate to the crank... now are you missing the bolts that hold the flexplate to the crank or the flex to the torque converter?

if its the torque converter... personally I would say drive it easy and you'll be fine... i wouldnt suggest taking it out on the highway or any kind of highspeed stuff... just incase something does happen... but its very unlikely that it would shear the other 4 bolts off...

good luck either way.

-AcId-

 

[hvyman]

none of them had the right thread pitches wouldn't match none i tried standard metric and even pipe threads none would match i'm totally at a loss for this i guess i'll just have to wait i dunno maybe would a mechanics shop have those maybe napa its a weird thread type i've never not been able to get a bolt for a car at the hardware store this is a first. ace hardware is where i went.

you are not looking in the right places. any good hardware store will have every bolt you need and the people that know there stuff will have the thread pitch tools to get you the bolt you need. take the bolt you need to to either home depot/lowes/ace and they will find you the bolt you need.

 

[mercuryfreak200]

yeah the flex plate to the converter not to the crank

 

[mercuryfreak200]

i will try home depot tomorrow and then lowes i already tried three ace hardware stores so i guess home depot i hope i'm not the only one who lost a bolt lol

 

[AcIdBuRn02ZTS]

well... it will def. be metric... most likely 8 or 10mm with either a 1.25 or 1.5 pitch... most places do carry them... I dont have any laying around or I could tell you the size/pitch you need

-AcId-

 

[mercuryfreak200]

oh and another thing when i pulled my motor and tranny apart it only had 5 bolts going to the crank shaft i already put it together so i can move it this weekend but waht is an easy way to get the tranny off so i can put that 6th bolt into the crank and flywheel it will bug me forever until i get one in there im going to do it this summer i can probably get my buddy to let me use his lift when he goes on vacation.

 

[mercuryfreak200]

1.5 pitch was the closest but it wiggled alot and jumped threads

 

[mercuryfreak200]

it wouldn't thread into 1.25 and it is a ten

 

[AcIdBuRn02ZTS]

pull the driveshaft... get a tranny jack under the trans and unbolt the bellhousing bolts... there "should" be enough room to move the trans back a couple of inches... enough to get the bolt in place anyways... they make a special wrench for just that which makes the job a bit easier in the cramped space... but either way its doable...

-AcId-

 

[mercuryfreak200]

k man i will update tomorrow nite to let you guys know how it went down this is the last hiccup i have to overcome to get this thing running any advice on first start up??

 

[JesseH]

sorry, you wont find those bolts at a hardware store, its a 9 not a 10....

 

[mercuryfreak200]

so i have to get them from toyota

 

[AcIdBuRn02ZTS]

sorry, you wont find those bolts at a hardware store, its a 9 not a 10....

didnt know that... good to know though

-AcId-

 

[mercuryfreak200]

well at least i got them oredered oh i found one of the bolts in my room last night my wife says whats this i was like holy crap where did u get that lol

 

[Jetfixr757]

They are quite special, do not use other than Toyota bolts.
Jet