i mounted the transmission on my motor today (H22) but one of the holes on the bell housing is stripped. it's the top right one. when i screw the bolt in, it'll get tight and then loose as a goose and keep going in that order no matter how long you keep turning the bolt clockwise. (so i'm just guessing the hole is stripped, the bolt's threads look ok). my question is; can i use Permatex (Loctite) thread repair on this? has anyone used this stuff before?


[Modified by Boss Hogg, 7:35 PM 4/4/2002]

 

it may just be a PAIN in the *** to get it to start threading. i had a couple on my transmission and 2 of my mount bolts would NOT thread during my swap. also make sure the bolts are going into the right hole (sounds stupid, but trust me). before you go throwing loctite on there try and thread the bolt without the tranny on there. then if its not threading you should be ok using some red loctite but i dont reccomend running around with 1 loose tranny bolt. probably wont hurt anything. but hey.

also, the bolt IS threading just not sticking correct?

 

yes the bolt threads, but when the head of the bolt contacts the the trans case, it just loosens up. btw: i'm not talking about using loctite thread lock, i'm talking about using Thread Repair. it's made by loctite.

 

ttt. come on people.