The pressure plate bolts were so corroded that they stripped instantly. Had to use a bunch of cut off wheels for my Dremel to cut the pressure plate at the bolts so I could get to the flywheel bolts to remove that as well. Good thing I planned on replacing all of that stuff anyways. Corrosion on the block and starter (of course) so will get the block hot tanked and cleaned by a local shop as well as honed so I can start assembly with the new parts.
The transmission fluid wasn’t milky looking and looked like normal gear oil so I don’t believe any water got in there. The drain bolt has a built in magnet and it had a decent amount of shavings on it. I’m not holding my breath for this transmission to last much longer. I’ll get it cleaned up (probably soda blast it to remove the corrosion) and mounted back up after the rebuild.
New starter, intermediate shaft bearing (busted mine trying to hammer out the passenger cv axle), new drive shafts, steering shaft, and a Haynes manual on the way.
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