Meatball964

Is there a secret to this (before i damage the case with prying tools) ?Spent over an hour pulling, wiggling, pry bars etc & cant get it to separate more than about 1 inch. Tried to keep it all level to avoid binding...no go. Just 4 bolts (nuts removed) hold this together right ?
Any advice ?

C4inLA

Wow, I've never seen anyone dismantle that much of an engine and not yet seperate transmission. Remove the clutch fork shaft. See WSM, think there is free downloadable PDF.

964Andrew

No secret to it. If all nuts are off, clutch fork and pivot is out - it's ready to be separated. Pull harder, maybe its binding on flywheel bearing (needs to be replaced anyway). Maybe use wooden wedges to get some movement?

Thanks!
Andrew

C4inLA

If fork shaft is out, should be able to reach in rectangle slot and lift fork up and down freely... I tried to sense where weight centerline of gearbox would be and placed jack there and keeping gearbox level, we separated really easy ... Can't imagine what could bind? You accounted for all fork shaft bits? A flashlight in fork shaft hole and bell housing hole?

jlmartin94

on pics 1 the fork shaft is OBVIOUSLY not out !!!!

you will break the inside of the clutch housing if pulling harder !!!!!


WARNING !

jlmartin94

964Andrew

If fork is out, shaft has to be out.

Thanks!
Andrew

Meatball964

Thanks for all the helpful input, had a feeling something was holding it back that needed to be disconnected.....just didn't see it. Hopefully I didn't bend anything. I'll go at it again tomorrow. Stay tuned....

C4inLA

JMartin,

I thought I saw same thing you did, but I think you circled the retaining clip hole as fork shaft is to it's right ...

OP has been warned ..

jlmartin94

yep of course , but when zooming on the picture can see the shaft ... ( slight différent ( browner ) color ....... the shaft is alway in ..