Transmission on a 2006 2.2 ecotec
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Torque converter bolts thread thru the flex plate, into metal nuts welded to the engine side, of the torque converter, so there can’t be aluminium on the threads , are you sure they aren’t from other bolts on the transmission or engine ? Perhaps photos to give us a clue.
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Still, the female threads are steel, right, so there shouldn't be aluminum on the threads.. unless the bolt backed out completely, and was rattling around between the flexplate and the aluminum engine block.
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So last August I did what everyone does at least once but maybe not as bad. I didn't do an oil change in time. So long story short of that one is I ended up getting a used engine and putting it in myself. Got it in at the end of September and December 31st it stopped working. It would turn on but would not shift.
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Ok, now we're getting somewhere, I was starting to think that you were trolling us.
So the torque converter is disconnected from the flexplate. You probably need to replace both the flexplate and the torque converter. The bolts being loose probably destroyed the threads on the torque converter. The bolts rattling around between the flexplate and the engine block probably damaged the flexplate. The welding on the flexplate wasn't good for it, either.
You've already pulled the engine once, so you obviously know how to separate the engine from the transmission. I don't think the transmission can be removed without also removing the engine.
So remove the engine again, like you did before, out the top. Or drop the engine and transmission out the bottom on the cradle, your choice.
I used fastsuv's how-to as a guide. https://www.chevyhhr.net/forums/how-...ut-lift-57722/
And here's my engine replacement thread. https://www.chevyhhr.net/forums/prob...-engine-62561/
So the torque converter is disconnected from the flexplate. You probably need to replace both the flexplate and the torque converter. The bolts being loose probably destroyed the threads on the torque converter. The bolts rattling around between the flexplate and the engine block probably damaged the flexplate. The welding on the flexplate wasn't good for it, either.
You've already pulled the engine once, so you obviously know how to separate the engine from the transmission. I don't think the transmission can be removed without also removing the engine.
So remove the engine again, like you did before, out the top. Or drop the engine and transmission out the bottom on the cradle, your choice.
I used fastsuv's how-to as a guide. https://www.chevyhhr.net/forums/how-...ut-lift-57722/
And here's my engine replacement thread. https://www.chevyhhr.net/forums/prob...-engine-62561/
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Ok, now we're getting somewhere, I was starting to think that you were trolling us.
So the torque converter is disconnected from the flexplate. You probably need to replace both the flexplate and the torque converter. The bolts being loose probably destroyed the threads on the torque converter. The bolts rattling around between the flexplate and the engine block probably damaged the flexplate. The welding on the flexplate wasn't good for it, either.
You've already pulled the engine once, so you obviously know how to separate the engine from the transmission. I don't think the transmission can be removed without also removing the engine.
So remove the engine again, like you did before, out the top. Or drop the engine and transmission out the bottom on the cradle, your choice.
I used fastsuv's how-to as a guide. https://www.chevyhhr.net/forums/how-...ut-lift-57722/
And here's my engine replacement thread. https://www.chevyhhr.net/forums/prob...-engine-62561/
So the torque converter is disconnected from the flexplate. You probably need to replace both the flexplate and the torque converter. The bolts being loose probably destroyed the threads on the torque converter. The bolts rattling around between the flexplate and the engine block probably damaged the flexplate. The welding on the flexplate wasn't good for it, either.
You've already pulled the engine once, so you obviously know how to separate the engine from the transmission. I don't think the transmission can be removed without also removing the engine.
So remove the engine again, like you did before, out the top. Or drop the engine and transmission out the bottom on the cradle, your choice.
I used fastsuv's how-to as a guide. https://www.chevyhhr.net/forums/how-...ut-lift-57722/
And here's my engine replacement thread. https://www.chevyhhr.net/forums/prob...-engine-62561/