I made every preparation I could to avoid it, but it still happened.
The top transmission inverted torx bolt is just rounded enough to where any amount of torque (even when making every effort to keep it square) causes the socket to pop off. It is the last bolt I need to remove to get the trans. off too.
I have the trans. cross member removed and the engine mounts loosened so that the engine can be tilted up for better clearance.
Searching around gave me quite a few threads with different recommendations for removing a damaged inverted top torx bolt on an e30 or e36 but a lot of them were inconclusive or plainly stated "okay I got it off" without explaining how.
I saw this set mentioned in one of the threads: http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_00952166000P I think this is going to be my next step but before I go out and give that a whirl, I'd like to see if any of you smart fellows have experience with this.
The top transmission inverted torx bolt is just rounded enough to where any amount of torque (even when making every effort to keep it square) causes the socket to pop off. It is the last bolt I need to remove to get the trans. off too.
I have the trans. cross member removed and the engine mounts loosened so that the engine can be tilted up for better clearance.
Searching around gave me quite a few threads with different recommendations for removing a damaged inverted top torx bolt on an e30 or e36 but a lot of them were inconclusive or plainly stated "okay I got it off" without explaining how.
I saw this set mentioned in one of the threads: http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_00952166000P I think this is going to be my next step but before I go out and give that a whirl, I'd like to see if any of you smart fellows have experience with this.
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