welp heres what happened to me when i finally got the tranny out myself with some help from my dad i began to take the pressure plate and the clutch off and come to find out what had happened was one of the flywheel bolts had worked its what loose enough to hold my clutch out so that it would not engage. it had worked its way out close to an inch or a little less. if anyone else has ever heard of this happening let me know please. needless to say 22 hours after i started taking the first bolt out the tranny has been taken out and put back on the car is yet to be put together fully but the hard and fun is over with anyone wanting to do this project your welcome to e mail me about it i can sure help after all that i have been through. jg the advise was great thanks you might want some of these in the dropping of a prelude tranny