i have my h23 and auto trans from my totaled prelude out and jus sittin in the garage. well i gotta get the motor ready to put in my 5 speed prelude i jus got. i took all the trans bolts out but i cant pry the trans off the engine, any special techniques or maybe somethin hidden bout takin it off??

thanks guyz,
chad

 

Is the starter off? I've never messed with an auto...

 

I'm looking @ a helms manual right here and other than the obvious suspension stuff and intake, battery, blah, blah, here are the steps:

-remove the torque converter cover and shift cable cover
-remove the tranny control lever and the shift cable connected to it
-remove the 8 drive plate bolts one at a time while rotating the crank pulley
-raise the tranny slightly with a jack and remove the IM bracket
-remove the tranny housing mounting bolts (2) and rear engine mounting bolts (3)
-then just pull the tranny away from the dowel pins and you're done.

You can pry the tranny with that little flywheel inspection hole with the rubber plug (if that's on an auto???....)

 

The Flex plate bolts are still in im bettin.