Dowel Pins

Was wondering if you guys had any slick ideas to remove the tranny dowels from the back of the block. I have a CJ block we are using a mid-plate and JW bellhousing and really need to use longer dowels to locate the bellhousing. Are the factory dowel pins soft enough to just drill out? Thanks in advance!

Vice Grip pliers, or a hammer and punch will usually do it.

I have used vise grips and clamped them and took a hammer and tapped them out usely not that hard to get out have had them stay in the trans when pulling the trans

I've tried vise grips and they wouldn't budge. These things are stuck pretty good. I'm still open for any suggestions. Thanks again guys.

Are they sticking out far enough to get on them with a stud remover???

BigDave65 wrote:I've tried vise grips and they wouldn't budge. These things are stuck pretty good. I'm still open for any suggestions. Thanks again guys.

Take a propane plumbers torch and heat the block around where the dowels are, don't heat the dowels though, should loosen them up a little. If you do get heat on the dowels, just put an ice cube on the dowels to cool them and they should come free.

schmitty wrote:

BigDave65 wrote:I've tried vise grips and they wouldn't budge. These things are stuck pretty good. I'm still open for any suggestions. Thanks again guys.

Take a propane plumbers torch and heat the block around where the dowels are, don't heat the dowels though, should loosen them up a little. If you do get heat on the dowels, just put an ice cube on the dowels to cool them and they should come free.

Or after the flame from the torch is out... a little canned air through a tube will isolate some cooling, but only after the flame is OUT. LOL

drill a hole in it tap it and use a slide hammer to remove them....


Randy

Some of them can be a bitch

Use heat from a torch and vice grips.

Charlie