420a block question

[selmerguy]

i am tring to pull my block with out my tranny. i unbolted all the bolts from the tranny. wont the block just pull out from the tranny or do i have to un bolt the flywheel somehow? the block seperates from the tranny but it seems to to get stuck after about 1 inch of seperation.

 

[GTM]

i am tring to pull my block with out my tranny. i unbolted all the bolts from the tranny. wont the block just pull out from the tranny or do i have to un bolt the flywheel somehow? the block seperates from the tranny but it seems to to get stuck after about 1 inch of seperation.

There is nothing holding it together if you have all the bolts undone, you did remove the lower bellhousing splash plate close to the end of the oil pan? Not having done the job but know it's a tight fit, you may have to also slide the tranny away from the block to get enough clearance so the input shaft will clear the clutch. To move the tranny away will require removing the drive shaft which requires disconnecting the strut. If you don't have a manual buy one, you can't expect to do an engine job without one.

Cheers,
GTM