I can't get this god damn bolt off. It's rounded off from past idiots, and vice grips are proving fruitless. I NEED my car to be running by tomorrow, so someone please give me some advice.

 

---- it. pull the reverse switch out, grab a funnel, and pour 2.x qts of oil in there.

 

also can do the vss

 

This is an old '87 Prelude Does the speedometer cable opening go all the way into the transaxle or is it just a closed tube with a rotating part inside?

 

Weld an old wrench to it and beat that bitch with a hammer

 

Haha, that'd work to get it loose, but how to get it the rest of the way off? The wrench wouldn't be able to make a complete rotation.

I'm leaning towards trying to see if the speedo cable hole or the reverse switch will work.

 

tap a smaller closed end wrench on to crack it then take the wrench off and replace old bolt

 

i have done the reverse switch myself. its actually much easier than trying to get oil in the fill hole, especially if you dont have a pump. the VSS will be a larger hole, and will work fine as well.

 

tiny pipe wrenches work great...rip the vss out and start dumpin

 

Is there a difference between electrical and cable-driven VSS though? Do they both lead into the transaxle or will I just pour oil all over the case if I try on my cable speedo trans?