351mustang

ok so im workin on my 351w and c4 tranny..and took a while to find the rite flywheel that would work..and now im ruing into a problem when i go to bolt it up...the bolts on the type of the bellhousin to the block botl in fine..but the two on the sides tighten up all the way before the gap is closed between the block and the block and the bell..ne suggestions wat migth be going wrong? me and a buddy took it off and re did it several times?

and a side question...does the flywheel need to be bolted up the torque converter? ive heard it doesnt matter...but i tried both ways during the process of tryin to get it al bolted up

92civy

The converter HAS to be bolted to the flywheel for the engine and tranny to be connected!

But are the bolts bottoming out? How long are they? try putting them in without the bellhousing. If they bottom out in the thread, measure the distance between the block and the head of the bolt (Where the bell housing would sit, between the block and bolts head)

Maybe try a shorter bolt. But LMK, Nik!

351mustang

yea thas wat my friend was sayin i should try to do...cuz the bolts at the top worled fine..but the ones on the side werent workin right...so ima try some shorter bolts..but i just figured all the holes were the same size...but ill let ya know if tha works..thanks

and yea i thought the flywheel(flexplate) had to be connect to the converter..just wanted to make sure lol

92civy

The thickness of the bellhousing might vary from the top holes. So Just try and it report back.

Nik!

92civy

Hows it going???????

351mustang

hey sorry i havent got to get back with ya on that...ive been havin a lot of family related problems and havent even got a chance to mess with it again..but things are straighten out now so i should be gettin back it tom...or the next day...and ill let ya know

c4king

make sure your converter is all the way in the transmission, it has to slip in the pump and engage the gears.. also, what size bell do you have 164tooth or 157?

351mustang

ok so i finally got it bolted up today...i dunno wat the problem was...but the converter went back as far is it could go...it clicked in several times....but ima have a shop look at it just to be safe..cuz im kinda questionable on it..