[vettestr]

Morning Maurice,
The bolt he is trying to remove is the bolt in the center of the crank. Applying force or torque to any of these bolts is certainly less harm to the tranny in any gear than the engines ability. The more gear ratio the better so if in 4th or 5th the cars resistance and the brakes applied will stop the crank from spinning so he can remove the bolt. You could twist all parts to remove the stacked up tolerances but not much of a problem I would worry about. Jeff C