Transmission bolt broken?

[Krynvel]

Ok, it's been a couple years since I worked on my '02 so its time to do a little bit of work. My dad who did the drivetrain refresh mentioned that when he installed the 5 speed that the head of a bolt snapped. My idea is to either drill it out completely or drill a pilot hole for a bolt remover, but before I do that I'd like to make sure that this bolt does in fact need to be removed. So, here are some pictures!

 

It looks like the two holes line up, so is it a long bolt that keeps the transmission together?

 

[Son of Marty]

I'm not sure, but I think that's a alignment pin for the two case pieces.

[Krynvel]

28 minutes ago, Son of Marty said:

I'm not sure, but I think that's a alignment pin for the two case pieces.

I thought it looked a little funny, an alignment pin makes sense. It doesn’t look like the head sheared off in the first pic. I’m tempted to leave it be and find out the hard way if it leaks.

[Schnellvintage]

Yes, that's one of the alignment pins. There is another one on top, opposite side.  

 

Cheers

 

[Krynvel]

31 minutes ago, Schnellvintage said:

Yes, that's one of the alignment pins. There is another one on top, opposite side.  

 

Cheers

 

Alright cool! Thanks for the confirmation.

 

I’m going to leave it be with confidence.