Bell housing to motor help

[Tx Surveyor]

Hey Everyone,

I'm working on buttoning up my engine swap and I was tightening down my bellhousing to motor bolts.
They were tight going in, and they were tight coming out.
When I was putting them in I went through my 4 wheel drive shifter hole. After they were in I looked at the top of the motor and noticed the bolt holes "humps" were cracked at the top.
Is this going to be a problem? If so, how can I fix it without having to pull the motor? What would cause thise?


Thanks,
Surveyor

 

[4X4HIGH]

What trans are you running, is it an auto and if so was the convertor on the trans or on the engine?

 

[Tx Surveyor]

Stock tranny, 700R.
The torque converter was on the tranny when I stuck the motor.

 

[6.2 man]

Did you seat the torque converter to the pump ? Sounds like it wasn't in all the way and you could damge the pump when you start the engine . Think the engine or tranny are going to have to come out .

 

[Tx Surveyor]

I seated the torque converter, if by that you mean:
I pulled the torque converter from the flywheel and replaced it on the shaft, I pushed on the torque converter while spinning it until it dropped in further. I then spun the torque converted the opposite direction while pushing in just to make sure, I did it for several rotations.

 

[6.2 man]

Yep that's what I mean .....did you check to see if there was any space between your flywheel and torque converter . You should be able to spin the converter freely if not then it's not seated correctly .

 

[Tx Surveyor]

Yeah, I checked all that. I made sure it spun freely even after the motor was stabbed. The torque converted did pull out slightly while I was installing the flywheel to converter bolts.
It's now raining, suppose to for the next 3 days so I gotta move it into the garage that is too small to try and finish it up.



Surveyor

 

[nvrenuf]

You said it's a motor swap, same bolts or new bolts? If new, maybe they're too long.