chunbelievable

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OK, I am having the weirdest problem. I am trying to drop my transmission. I have everything I need to detached! Including:

Drive Shaft
Power Plant Bar
Starter
Master/Slave
Shifter
All 6 Bell Housing Bolts

The transmission is in neutral. For some reason the bell housing will not let go of the engine and I can't drop the damn thing! Two of us have tried jimmying the thing, tapping the housing and the input shaft with a mallet, putty knife in between the engine and transmission, nothing will dislodge this bitch!

Ideas?

chunbelievable

iTrader: (5)

Nothing guys?

9krpmrx8

iTrader: (46)

Pry bar. A Puddy knife and a mallet are not enough. Just be careful.

chunbelievable

iTrader: (5)

I've got a motorcycle jack underneath the transmission so I am not worry about it falling. Can't find a good spot the get the pry bar up there either. It not like this thing has a seal or anything like that so I don't understand why the hell it is stuck on.

9krpmrx8

iTrader: (46)

It just gets stuck sometimes, mine was a bit stubborn. Can you get in from the top through the little plate/window?

chunbelievable

iTrader: (5)

Up top through the shifter or engine?

9krpmrx8

iTrader: (46)

Through the engine, on the top rear of the motor there is a plate that can be removed, maybe pry from that point?

chunbelievable

iTrader: (5)

Oh OK, I'll take a look for that tonight. Thanks!

9krpmrx8

iTrader: (46)

You can see the plate here on my new motor.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/9krpmrx8/6099928445/

wrightcomputing

iTrader: (5)

Wow, I knew the engine was small but that is crazy. It like 2 hamster wheels side by side. With crazy fast ninja hamsters.

chunbelievable

iTrader: (5)

Pilot bearing fused itself to the input shaft. Had to bring her to a shop and they used a hydraulic arm to separate the engine from tranny. A bunch of labor and frustration and a none working car for a $12 part in the bell housing.

Oh well, at least I don't need to new clutch or transmission!

9krpmrx8

iTrader: (46)

^ That sucks. But I'm glad you got it situated.

chunbelievable

iTrader: (5)

Yeah and I saved a bunch on labor as I took apart everything else that needed to come off the car. My tows also came from AAA so that was already paid for a long time ago. $80 for the hydraulic arm and $12 for the part. Add in cleaning up the input shaft and I am a little over $100. Considering my car wasn't working I'll take those numbers any day.