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[Redraptor]

I'm trying to separate my tranny from the engine, they are both out of the car, the tranny just wiggles around.. I had seen a thread on this earlier in the week except I cant seem to locate it now.

The starter is removed and so are the other three bolts. Am I missing something or just a solid application of elbow grease?

[BillC]

Has the car been sitting for a while? It's possible the clutch disk might be stuck on the input shaft.

If it is stuck, here's an idea that might help:

1. Find a helper and some paint stirrer sticks (or similar thin, flat pieces of wood).
2. Pull on the clutch fork to disengage the clutch -- this will take quite a bit of force, but a gap should open between the trans and the engine.
3. While pulling on the fork, have your helper put the paint stirrers into the gap.

Then, when you release the tension on the fork, the force from the pressure plate should cause the clutch disk to slide a little on the input shaft, breaking it free. After that, the trans should slide out. If not, repeat steps 2 & 3.

To make it easier to pull the clutch fork, you can use two screwdrivers, a long one and a shorter one. Put the shorter one in the slot where the posts of the cable block go, and then use the long screwdriver to wedge in the "hole" in the end of the clutch fork and the short screwdriver.

[Redraptor]

Has the car been sitting for a while? It's possible the clutch disk might be stuck on the input shaft.

If it is stuck, here's an idea that might help:

1. Find a helper and some paint stirrer sticks (or similar thin, flat pieces of wood).
2. Pull on the clutch fork to disengage the clutch -- this will take quite a bit of force, but a gap should open between the trans and the engine.
3. While pulling on the fork, have your helper put the paint stirrers into the gap.

Then, when you release the tension on the fork, the force from the pressure plate should cause the clutch disk to slide a little on the input shaft, breaking it free. After that, the trans should slide out. If not, repeat steps 2 & 3.

To make it easier to pull the clutch fork, you can use two screwdrivers, a long one and a shorter one. Put the shorter one in the slot where the posts of the cable block go, and then use the long screwdriver to wedge in the "hole" in the end of the clutch fork and the short screwdriver.

She has been sitting for 30 years. Can you quantify the amount of force needed? Are we talking a difficult bolt (i've had alot of thos recently) or one man doing the work of two after said man breaks the dolly the engine is resting on and now has to move it to a new dolly? (Did that too)

Which direction do I pull?

[BillC]

Has the car been sitting for a while? It's possible the clutch disk might be stuck on the input shaft.

If it is stuck, here's an idea that might help:

1. Find a helper and some paint stirrer sticks (or similar thin, flat pieces of wood).
2. Pull on the clutch fork to disengage the clutch -- this will take quite a bit of force, but a gap should open between the trans and the engine.
3. While pulling on the fork, have your helper put the paint stirrers into the gap.

Then, when you release the tension on the fork, the force from the pressure plate should cause the clutch disk to slide a little on the input shaft, breaking it free. After that, the trans should slide out. If not, repeat steps 2 & 3.

To make it easier to pull the clutch fork, you can use two screwdrivers, a long one and a shorter one. Put the shorter one in the slot where the posts of the cable block go, and then use the long screwdriver to wedge in the "hole" in the end of the clutch fork and the short screwdriver.

She has been sitting for 30 years. Can you quantify the amount of force needed? Are we talking a difficult bolt (i've had alot of thos recently) or one man doing the work of two after said man breaks the dolly the engine is resting on and now has to move it to a new dolly? (Did that too)

Which direction do I pull?

You're going to pull the end of the clutch fork backwards, toward the rear of the transmission (away from the engine). Basically, you are going to do what stepping on the clutch pedal normally does -- lever the throwout bearing forward to compress the pressure plate spring(s) and release the clutch disk.

It will take quite a bit of force, but if you use a long screwdriver or prybar, it shouldn't be too bad. It should not break your dolly, assuming the dolly is reasonably sturdy. You will need two people, because there's no way you're going to hold the clutch compressed and insert the strips by yourself.