Is there a trick to it?

I took a crowbar to it and it wouldn't budge.

Are there hidden bolts?

Does it have to be in a certain gear?

TDC on the engine?

Help!

 

Sounds to me like you missed a bolt. Check over the entire tranny housing VERY thouroghly, and don't forget to remove the starter before you remove the tranny! Once you have every bolt off, the tranny should slide right out (did for me).

 

I pulled 7 17mm bolts. Are there any others?

Any smaller ones?

I'm going to check again.

 

Ok, I got the engine and tranny seperated. However, I still have a little problem. The shift rod is secured by a little alligator-toothed rod thingy. How do you get that out?

 

a pin punch and hammer will work- I use an air hammer with a valve guide driver. Don't lose it!

 

Hmmm....that little bugger must be in there tight! I stripped a punch already trying to get it out.

 

good luck... i hate taking that thing out!!! use a punch and a hammer

 

Sounds like you missed the long *** starter bolt.

 

that pin was the worst part for me, took an hour, I should have just drilled the bastard out or flipped th ecar over to just use a sledgehammer on it.
good luck!

 

#1- Acquire stick of dynamite
#2- Place dynamite in stategic location between the pin and the shifter rod
#3- light dynamite fuse
#4- Run like there's no tomorrow

Pin should pop right out

 

Yeah, I have the tranny sitting on the ground now but that little bastard pin doesn't want to budge. Am going to try the brute force method again today, and if it doesn't come out I'll need to get creative

 

The only way I got that ******* bitch pin out was by dropping the tranny with the shift rod still attached and using a punch and a 10lbs sledge hammer and just pounding the **** out of it. Even with the sledge it still took about 5-6 good wacks before the pin started moving.

 

I usually drop the tranny with the shifter rod attached and work around it, unless you have to split the tranny case, then it must be removed..