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Old May 21, 2016 | 12:44 PM
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Need to know transmission bolt bracket locations on R53

I did a clutch disc replacement on my r53 but irresponsibility forgot to tag where the various bolt brackets were located on the trans bell housing. I may have figured out them all (I hope) except for this one:



Does any either have the engine/trans out with the bolts still in place, or can take a look and see where this bracket goes?

(I also wouldn't mind a sanity check on all the other brackets that are attached to the trans bolts)

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Old May 21, 2016 | 04:47 PM
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[QUOTE=MiniMeR50;4209820]I did a clutch disc replacement on my r53 but irresponsibility forgot to tag where the various bolt brackets were located on the trans bell housing. I may have figured out them all (I hope) except for this one:



hey there. I literally have my entire vehicle apart as we speak. I have done all work all the way down to the bell housing bolts. I am stuck at the top three bell housing bolts and wish i had a better image of where to look for them. Going off of the pelican parts write up and the 2part youtube video. If you can help me, maybe i can assist you??
Curious, have you put the bracket for the throttle body back on yet? I dont recall taking off many other brackets that look like that one.
 
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Old May 21, 2016 | 06:27 PM
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I assume that you did not take the engine out completely? I ended up taking the entire thing out, made it so much easier to get things off.
 
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Old May 22, 2016 | 07:36 AM
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Yea, you are right. I left the engine in. That could very well be the reason that i do not have a bracket like that floating around anywhere.. I apologize. If you still have the tranny pulled off or can snap a pic of the bell housing so that i can get a good idea of the bolt location, would be much appreciated. If theress anything i can help with let me know.
 
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Old May 22, 2016 | 09:33 AM
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Try REAL OEM it might show you the location on their diagrams of trans.
 
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Old May 23, 2016 | 05:28 AM
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Originally Posted by Martin Brenneke
Try REAL OEM it might show you the location on their diagrams of trans.

Thanks that's my usual go-to place but no luck just shows the bolts (no attached brackets).
 
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Old May 23, 2016 | 05:29 AM
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Originally Posted by *****-mini
Yea, you are right. I left the engine in. That could very well be the reason that i do not have a bracket like that floating around anywhere.. I apologize. If you still have the tranny pulled off or can snap a pic of the bell housing so that i can get a good idea of the bolt location, would be much appreciated. If theress anything i can help with let me know.
Sure, here you go. Let me know if you need a different view.


 
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Old May 23, 2016 | 07:50 AM
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Not too sure, but you can check out our clutch DIY on our site under the tech info tab at the top. It has a lot of detailed images that might be helpful to you. Good luck!
 
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Old May 23, 2016 | 10:24 AM
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Originally Posted by PelicanParts.com
Not too sure, but you can check out our clutch DIY on our site under the tech info tab at the top. It has a lot of detailed images that might be helpful to you. Good luck!
Thanks - I always use your guides for visual confirmation! However, this time I was only able to identify two of the brackets
 
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Old May 23, 2016 | 11:32 AM
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Check out modmini's videos on youtube. I did the clutch job all by my lonesome using his videos. They are great!


I would double check but I believe that is the bracket on the top bolt that hold in a sensor and is right next to the coolant temperature sensor.
 
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