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Am I screwed? Inner driver bolts cross-threaded
Posted by swoody [Email] (more from swoody) on Thu, 19 Aug 2010 21:46:07
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In the midst of auto to manual swap, mated the motor from a '93 to the 5 spd from my '88. PS inner driver was pretty pitted, so salvaged driver and housing from the '93. The first warning sign that I should have paid more attention to was that the mounting holes didn't all line up-- e.g., I could get the bolts at 7, 9 and 11 o'clock started, but those at 1, 3 and 5 were definite no-goes.
I removed installed bolts and rotated the housing until I found an orientation that looked right. Started all 6 bolts and thought I had it whipped, but before any had come to cinch I thought I was working way too hard to bring them in. I backed all out and removed the driver/housing.
I tried dry-fitting the bolts (sans driver) and find that 3 go in clean but the others have been cockeyed, presumably because I cross-threaded them at the git-go.
What are my options? This is a labor of love and I've invested an inordinate amount of time and $ to date, but I really want this Saab rescue to succeed (although at this point I have serious doubts about my ability to do so).
Sigh....
Scott
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