December 13, 200916 yr Hi, First time poster here. After several years of wheeling in the Tank, the clutch finally died. I've never been able to come to a stop and not have to push in the clutch before... We have been working to disconnect the engine, an as far as I can tell we have everything disconnected, but the engine refuses to separate from the transmission. Are there any (engine to tranny) bolts that have to be accessed from under the car? I think we removed 5 bolts/nuts including the long bolt for the starter. Any suggestions about how I can get the engine separated? I've tried searching the forums here and haven't been able to find the info. Any help you can give would be appreciated!
December 13, 200916 yr Did you remove the two nuts holding the motor mounts to the front crossmember?
December 13, 200916 yr Author Yeah, I did. The engine seems to be free except for where it mounts to the transmission.
December 13, 200916 yr Two long bolts on the top (one through the starter), and two nuts on the bottom. That's it. If it's not comming apart then I would say it's probably stuck on the dowel pins. Try driving a thin blade between the two - putty knife, etc. Sometimes it just needs to be pryed off the dowel pins. GD
December 13, 200916 yr Oh and buy the way tank. Stick around because we can get you hooked up with a lift and some tires for that rig of yours. Would hang in there even better with your jeep buddies. If i may borrow a couple pictures. Edited December 13, 200916 yr by The Dude Abides
December 13, 200916 yr Author General Disorder, thanks for the putty knife suggestion. It took some work but we finally got the engine out. The lower left pin was really stuck. The next question is: are the flywheel bolts reverse thread? I'll try to get some better resolution pics up after we get the Tank back on the road.
December 13, 200916 yr None of the bolts are reverse thread, the trick is to use your spanner or bar aimed towards the crank, it helps to stop the engine spinning whilst undoing them. If they've been in a while, they can take a bit of force, but the torque to do them up isn't that much.
December 14, 200916 yr None of the bolts are reverse thread, the trick is to use your spanner or bar aimed towards the crank, it helps to stop the engine spinning whilst undoing them. If they've been in a while, they can take a bit of force, but the torque to do them up isn't that much. Dont mistake inch pounds with foot pounds either, i made this mistake after a long day and its not pretty.
December 14, 200916 yr you can thread bolts into the PP holes and brace a bar across them to lock the flywheel
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