HELP!! Dropped bolt into tranny (speedometer sensor well)

[gaddis]

Yes, a complete idiot I certainly am.

After installing my new ACT 2600 and XACT flywheel, I got my tranny back on and then proceeded to drop one of the rear mounting bolts into the speedometer sensor well.

I was originally able to see the bugger, but when I went for it with needle nose, I lost my grip and the bolt is no longer visible. Fishing with a loop of wire was unsuccessful. My next attempt is going to be fishing around with a magnet stick. Also I have thought of taking the tranny off and turning it so the bolt might fall out. Also maybe flushing it in reverse from the drain hole out the speedometer well could work?

Do any of these ideas seem like they would work? Any other ideas?

If I end up having to crack open the tranny, what is the minimum I need to do in order to retrieve this #%#$#$ of a bolt?

Any help is much appreciated.

Chris Boltintranny

 

[Defiant]

Ow. See what kind of magnets-on-a-stick your parts shops have. I have a really nice German one that's on a wire instead of an antenna that's saved my time a lot.
You won't be able to "flush" it out, they don't float worth a damn.

I think you may need to change that name from Boltintranny to Dickindabutt.

 

[gaddis]

I bought a flexible wire magnet but it had a non flexible endpiece that wouldn't fit in the well. So I cut off the magnet and the endpiece, epoxied it on to the flexible part, and proceeded to catch my fish. Car will be running very shortly.

 

[hostile]

Thats a good deal.

In the future if your looking for a really strong magnet you can take one out of a hardrive.

It is so strong you can hold one in the palm of your hand with another one on the outside.

 

[Defiant]

Ah, good job, glad you fished it out.

Of course, you'll _never_ do something like this again.....

 

[Gen2Eclipse]

Funny stuff. I did this with one of my honda trannies. At the time I had the tranny out and me and a friend picked it up and shook it till it fell out.