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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.

[6freak]

[quote name='BillC' date='May 18 2017, 11:30 AM' post='2487232']

[*]Pull on the clutch fork to disengage the clutch --
that would be my first move good luck