LS1vazquez

Hey guys, I got the bolts removed from the transmission and it's supported. Im trying to back the trans off the engine but it's not budging. Should I just whack it a few times with a hammer or what?

Spartan7

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Go over it again and make sure you got all 8 bolts out. Wiggle it from side to side to free it from the bellhousing guide pins, sometimes they get a little stuck.

NBMZ/28

iTrader: (1)

Don't hammer. Ensure you have all bolts free and use a small pry bar. Should separate them easily.

MrEddie

I wiggled the trans quite a bit and kept it as level as possible before mine budged. There are also two indentations at the bell/trans where you can pry if needed. When reinstalling, it helped me to wiggle the engine and trans at the same time stab it in - oh, use anti-seize on the dowel pins...

SMALLBLOCKHERO

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i had to use a full size crowbar in between the starter opening and the oil pan to pry mine apart. i was scared to death until it finally moved a lil. then it slid right off. the definately get stuck on there.

LS1vazquez

Am I doing this wrong? I have the bolts disconnected from the bellhousing but this bitch is just not moving. I tried kicking it and I tried prying it, but it will just not break loose. WTF?

98RedBird

iTrader: (77)

I'd bet it's the dowel pins holding it on. They can get seized pretty easily making it a bear to get off. Get some penetrating lube like PB or Kroil and soak the dowels for a few hours then try again. Get towards the tailhousing and rock it back and forth slightly from back there, if you have an extra set of hands available have them pry slightly from the indentations on both sides of the bellhousing while you do it. It should come off.

Also, it's usually easier to pull the trans, then pull the bellhousing...

LS1vazquez

I think that's what it is. Additionally, the tranny jack Im using can't angle enough to hold the entire transmission, so most of the weight is resting on the rear of the tranny jack. I used a 2X4 stud to try to even it out towards the front.

I have the engine supported by a floor jack, and I have the tranny supported by the transmission jack. All 8 bolts or out, and I'm more or less certain that the entire transmission weight is centered on the tranny jack. When I try to wiggle the tranmission, the entire engine assembly and tranmission wiggles back. I can see the headers moving when I wiggle the transmission.

An extra pair of hands would be great, but mysteriously every time I try to get help people are busy. My mechanic buddy is always "about to grab lunch" every time I call him. Doesn't matter if it's 10 AM, 12 PM, or 2 PM.

I always have to do this **** solo, it's so depressing.

LS1vazquez

I started to pull bolts for the bell housing because I can't get the tranny loose, but the last bolt is located top dead center on top of the bellhousing. FML.

LS1vazquez

**** this ****. I'm going to hire a mobile mechanic who can do this for me.

MosesMcgregor

iTrader: (16)

jack the motor up to tilt the trans down, you should be able to get up there with lotsa' extensions.

98RedBird

iTrader: (77)

Let the tranny hang free with about an inch under just in case. The weight should allow the engine/trans to rotate downward so you can get to the last bolt.

LS1vazquez

Okay, we got it out. That was the most difficult thing I've ever done in my life, ever. I weep for anybody who has to drop a transmission.

stubbs4

**** I have to do that next!!!!

cleb

iTrader: (4)

I didn't have trouble getting the tranny off, but the bellhousing took me a while.

studderin

iTrader: (28)

I wish I could say the same

s346k

iTrader: (4)

ya the first time it comes apart is the worst. after that...not so bad. i helped a buddy pull his trans 4 times. with a lift we were actually able to have the trans out in less than half an hour. but the lift and the fact he was a tech at a dealership (tons of useful tools) made the difference. it took me about 2 hours doing it on the garage floor with my lack of tools.

when on the lift we found that unbolting the trans from the bellhousing was WAY easier.

watching him suffer really made me decide i wasn't doing **** to this m6 car until it absoulutely needed it. nor would i try to skimp anywhere. we went through the pilot bearing woes, then bad trans woes, then new clutch shimmed flywheel woes...then the 4th time we got it hahaha. then he sold the car like 2 mos later

BarneyMobile

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WOW, it takes 30mins to get my trans out. It has never fought me at all.

BES Stroked Nova

iTrader: (24)

i pull t56's by my self. done several GTO's my self also, on the floor with nothing more than a floor jack.

I always take the trans off the bellhousing first, then pull the behousing off the engine to get to the clutch and so on.