<VV> Splitting Engine and Powerglide

[judynrandy at comcast.net]

After you get the transaxle and engine apart, a good tip (gleaned from the "tech guide") is to cut a slot in the bolts.  Some of them are a real pain to remove and the slotted bolts are a Godsend.  Then when you install them, or the next time you have to separate them, once broken loose, you can usually spin them in (or out) with a screwdriver.  Also, make sure to clean up really well all threads and bolts and use plenty of anti-seize.   An extra bolt of the same size with a slot cut in it and a shot of carb cleaner work great.  You'll be amazed at all the crap that you get out of them.   Also, it's helpful to clean and sort of polish the nub on the end of the torque converter and the hole it fits in, in the crankshaft.  Then, prior to assembly, coat the hole good with grease.  This will ensure a much easier time of disassembly in the future if you ever have to take it apart again.  And there will never be a better time to change ALL the tranny fluid in the PG.  I found a transmission shop in the area that services and works on torque converters.  They drill it, flush it, inspect it, and if it's good (which it should be) re-plug it and balance it.  Then refill it with a good synthetic tranny fluid such as Amsoil's "universal ATF".  It meets all the specs and has a 100,000 mile drain interval. 
  
Randy (Cap'n) Hook 
'60 700 4dr '64' 110/4 spd 
'63 '500' ragtop  110/pg 
'65 Monza 4dr. 84(soon to be 110) /pg