# Got a transmission issue

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/got-a-transmission-issue/39047>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** chevrolet, s-10, blazer\
**Created:** [November 5, 2009, 3:26am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/got-a-transmission-issue/39047 "2009-11-05T03:26:29Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![niteowl377](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a9a28c/32.png) [@niteowl377](https://community.cartalk.com/u/niteowl377)\
**Post date:** [November 5, 2009, 3:26am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/got-a-transmission-issue/39047/1 "2009-11-05T03:26:29Z")

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Son in law removing transmission and says he can’t get bell housing past firewall. Says there isn’t a inspection plate on bell housing. Is a 4x4. He says that trans comes out first and then torque. I say that there is an inspection plate to remove torque from flywheel first. I haven’t seen it. Who is right?

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**Author:** ![Xebadaih](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/d07c76/32.png) [@Xebadaih](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Xebadaih)\
**Post date:** [November 5, 2009, 4:54am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/got-a-transmission-issue/39047/2 "2009-11-05T04:54:11Z")

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Well he is obviously doing something wrong and he should invest a few dollars in a repair manual before he screws something up.

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**Author:** ![Caddyman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/caddyman/32/23_2.png) [@Caddyman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Caddyman)\
**Post date:** [November 5, 2009, 5:14am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/got-a-transmission-issue/39047/3 "2009-11-05T05:14:56Z")

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Don’t be surprised if the engine and tranny must be removed as a unit from the front. Like Xebadah said, don’t do these things without a shop manual.

If it’s indeed a closed bell-housing, then the torque converter does indeed stay on the flex-plate when the engine and tranny are separated… Good Luck…

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**Author:** ![transman618](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/transman618/32/24_2.png) [@transman618](https://community.cartalk.com/u/transman618)\
**Post date:** [November 5, 2009, 1:57pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/got-a-transmission-issue/39047/4 "2009-11-05T13:57:29Z")

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You are right, he needs to remove the bolts from the flex plate to the converter to get that trans out…

transman