Date:         Sun, 18 May 2003 20:42:09 -0500
Reply-To:     Blake Thornton <blake@MATH.WUSTL.EDU>
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From:         Blake Thornton <blake@MATH.WUSTL.EDU>
Subject:      Re: F$&#$*& Transmission
Comments: To: mark drillock <drillock@earthlink.net>
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Mark,

thanks for the reply.  I've got all 4 bolts you mention unbolted (as well
as the bolt holding the throttle cable).  On my first attempt, I think I
did not have the tranny and engine lowered far enough, but I fixed that
and I think I've got the engine and tranny pretty low now, at least I
think.  I hate to lower it any more.

I'll keep going at it tomorrow when the sun comes up.

thanks,
blake

On Sun, 18 May 2003, mark drillock wrote:

> There are 4 bolts that hold the engine to the tranny. The 2 lower are
> studs with nuts on the tranny side. The 2 upper are bolts from the
> tranny side with nuts on the engine side. One of these long bolts also
> holds the starter motor. You need to remove the airflow meter to really
> get to the nut holding the starter bolt. There are also 2 easy to see
> bolts on the top but these are not the ones that hold the tranny to the
> engine. One of these holds the throttle cable bracket it this one should
> also be removed.
>
> You do realize that the tranny must be lowered quite a bit before it has
> room to move forward away from the engine.
>
> Mark
>
> Blake Thornton wrote:
> >
> > My clutch went bad a few weeks ago and I'm finally getting around to it.
> > Anyhow, I've got the engine and transmission disconnected, I've got the
> > engine supported (by a chunk of wood and a chain in the engine
> > compartment), I've got the transmission supported by a floor jack.   The
> > engine and the tranny are separated by about 1/8", but I can't seem to get
> > the tranny off the studs coming from the engine on the bottom.  What
> > gives?  Any ideas would be great.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Blake
>