A Sharp
Proven Member
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- Nov 18, 2013
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Platteville,
Wisconsin
So I pulled the engine and trans out of my 2g FWD. I unbolted the bell housing from the block and got about 1/2" of separation between the two, but nothing more. I have pounded and pried on the trans but it just wouldn't budge any farther.
Next I tired Jafro's method, which is to unbolt the pressure plate from the flywheel by sticking a small wrench through the clutch fork hole. This also failed because the previous owner tightened the pressure plate bolts with an absurd amount of torque. I was keeping the engine still via the crank pulley bolt, but it broke loose before the pressure plate bolt! What the hell.
Does anyone have any ideas? Maybe ideas for how to hold the rotating assembly in place other than the crank pulley bolt?
Thanks
Next I tired Jafro's method, which is to unbolt the pressure plate from the flywheel by sticking a small wrench through the clutch fork hole. This also failed because the previous owner tightened the pressure plate bolts with an absurd amount of torque. I was keeping the engine still via the crank pulley bolt, but it broke loose before the pressure plate bolt! What the hell.
Does anyone have any ideas? Maybe ideas for how to hold the rotating assembly in place other than the crank pulley bolt?
Thanks