doing ftvb install (actually 2nd re install) and accidentally overtorqued one of the nuts that holds the vb in place.... when i went to loosen... the stud came out w/ the nut!!!! i need suggestions on how to both get the nut off of the stud and then how to re tighten the stud in place! i need to drive to work tomorrow so please respond thanks!!

 

You need to put another nut on the stud and work them against each other by backing them up against each other. It is hard to explain. Normally you would re-install the stud and work the nuts loose but I don't know if I would do that in a transmission. Try maybe using a vise but try not to ruin any threads.

 

go buy a new stud and nut, take a pair of vise grips and just loosen the old stud out. then take the new stud, thread it in, and take two nuts and put them on the stud in opposing directions. i dont know if that makes sense, but put one nut on backwards all the way and then one on normal all the way, tighten in there, then take the nuts off and you should be good. i think its more complicated than i describe.

 

good news i got the nut off the stud w/o damaging it.. just need to install the stud and get it tight.... am i supposed to use some kinda of thread locker or do what you said about the opposing nuts?

 

i did the opposing nut thing and was tightening it... but the stud wont tighten... it gets kinda tight and once you reach a point it get real loose.. im worried i might have cross threaded the receiving threads in the tranny... when i pulled out teh stud there were little fragments of metal on there.. dont knwo if its from teh threads or if its anti-seize???
help!!

 

this stud ALWAYS comes out when he nuts.... wait...what is this thread about?...oh...nevermind...

 

can i just put somekinda of threadlocker on teh stud thread? anybody?

 

sounds like you stripped the threads.. use a tap & see if that fixes it.

 

It may have been stripped. That is a very big bummer

 

ouch, sorry about that, were you using the inchlb driver?

 

Just buy a tap the same size as the threads. Take the nut w/ you to check the size. Run the tap to clean the threads in the tranny, it'll usually clean it enough to tighten. That should fix it.

 

just got back from work and picked up the tap and a helicoil kit
in case on the way back. gonna go try it. thanks for the help guys, im praying i wont need the helicoil

 

I had a similar dilemma with my FTVB install. I didn't set the torque wrench properly and ended up overtorqueing (dont think I spelled that right) one of the bolts enough to break it off. Luckily, enough of the bolt was sticking out to get it out with vice grips, but I needed to find a replacement. I ended up just using a 10mm bolt that I found at Discount auto parts. Almost a perfect match for the stocker. I've still got the broken bolt just as a reminder of the endlessness of human stupidity (mainly mine). Just figured I'd share this to make you feel a little better.

 

thanks man, makes me feel somewhat better haha. ended up I had to use the helicoil kit.. it wasnt too hard, but I hope I did it correctly... Seems to shift fine.. not as hard as I expected but definetly quicker. Its probably b/c I just put on traction bars.

 

Inch pounds. 12 inch pounds per 1 foot pound
Gotta have the right tool for the right job. The only bad part is most inch pound torque wrenches are only good for up to 20 ft pounds, making it a tool you will rarely, if ever use again.