Help - Hex screw fell inside the torque converter
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Help - Hex screw fell inside the torque converter
My first post but I'm in desperate need of help.
I was doing a transmission oil change for my 2012 E350. As I tried to tighten the hex screw onto the torque converter, the screw fell inside the bell housing. I tried to search it with a lighted dentist mirror and a wire with no luck.
I'm going to buy an inspection camera with a flexible cord and lighted tomorrow and will try to use it along with the a flexible magnetic tool to pick it up.
Do you guys know if if there is an easy way to access the bottom of the bell housing?
I'm assessing what the negative impact will be leaving the screw inside. Will it come in contact with the flywheel when the car bounces while in motion?
I'd appreciate any help and suggestions you may have.
Thanks,
John
I was doing a transmission oil change for my 2012 E350. As I tried to tighten the hex screw onto the torque converter, the screw fell inside the bell housing. I tried to search it with a lighted dentist mirror and a wire with no luck.
I'm going to buy an inspection camera with a flexible cord and lighted tomorrow and will try to use it along with the a flexible magnetic tool to pick it up.
Do you guys know if if there is an easy way to access the bottom of the bell housing?
I'm assessing what the negative impact will be leaving the screw inside. Will it come in contact with the flywheel when the car bounces while in motion?
I'd appreciate any help and suggestions you may have.
Thanks,
John
Last edited by jt-hifi; Oct 29, 2015 at 03:16 AM.
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Thanks. I was able to retrieve with the tiny magnetic pickup tool that comes with the Harbor Freight digital inspection camera. What a relief!
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Don't feel alone - I have done a similar thing(but on a small block chevy. Had the distributor out(tells you how old I am) and dropped a nut inside the engine.
Taped a small magnet onto a flexible rod and fished it out!
Taped a small magnet onto a flexible rod and fished it out!
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I think anyone who works on things has had that moment of panic when we first realize we just eft up and will have to tear down the whole motor / house to get to the damn thing to fix it.
Then we eventually fish the thing out of the motor / drain and learn, hopefully, something about how important it is to control loose objects when working over bottomless pits ;-)
Glad you got it out!
Then we eventually fish the thing out of the motor / drain and learn, hopefully, something about how important it is to control loose objects when working over bottomless pits ;-)
Glad you got it out!
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