Need to get that nut off!

 

The 17mm nut

 

Try a ball joint for your ratchet.

 

Ball joint?

 

God I miss you.

 

---- the nut, take the tranny bolt off.

 

Working on it right now

 

yup still on the same ---- lol

 

Tools used so far. Does the "torching" technique work?

 

We are really good at banging out trannies together.

I am telling you a breaker bar with a pipe on it will get that 17mm off. The first time you pull those trans bolts is a royal PITA.

 

add this to the end:

 

Looks dangerous. lol

Alright brb

 

Mine's a little different design than this, but you get the point:

 

Below is exactly what you need.

 

bought the parts, um..hold on going to try it out

 

Lar doesn't do tranny jobs, trannies do Lars.

 

+1 to all of Shuiend's posts. I use the pipe from my jack, slip it over the end of the breakerbar or ratchet, and make sure you're on the nut good so you don't strip it. If you're not breaking something or getting the nut off you need a longer pipe.

 

Before I do anymore damages (cause the bolt is starting to strip), I'll talk to some of the members of the Miata club tonight at the meet.

 

So the bolt ended up stripping.. and the tail pipe bracket snapped. So, the headers & midpipe are off now. Question, do I need to removed that bracket which is bolted on to the trans?

 

not unless it hits your new DP.