OK, got it most of the way ready to come out, but had to stop when it came to actually separating the engine from tranny. Any tricks to this? We tried a couple times, but it didn't seem to want to separate. If we have the bolts out/nuts undone, we should just be able to jack up the tranny to get the motor mounts to clear, then pull forward, right?

 

Rad's out, all wiring/hoses/cables undone, motor mounts are undone from underneath car, exhaust undone.

Chilton's maunal sux for this procedure!

You might hafta pry the bellhousing apart to get it started. Just be gentle and work it side to side.

if its an auto, you have to seperate the flex plate from the torque converter, if not, jack the transmission up about 3 inches, as far forward as you can get the jack, and then the engine mounts will clear the cross member.

 

There are 4 bolts that hold the engine to the transmission, if you got them all, i'd reccomend some persuasion a'la rubber mallet before you bring out the big guns.

Ah yes.... I had lots of problems with this on both my engine pulls. It seems that corrosion builds up around the locating pins and locks the bellhousing together. Lots of encouragement from a chunk of wood and a BFH help break things loose. Use lots of penetrating oil around the studs at the bottom and the locating pins in the middle. I had to use brass shimstock to make a wedge between the two halfs once I broke them free. I would alternate lifting the engine and pounding the tranny to make the gap widen, then add more shimstock. Once they popped free, I made sure everything was wirewheeld and anti-siezed before I reassembled.

Thanks everyone. It was just sticking on the locating pins, as '91 said. It's out now, and ready for inspection. It's not seized, so possibly just T-belts. The teeth are shredding off both belts! the previous owner did a HG, but didn't do the belts while it was apart. DUH!