[Sandberg84]

Folks

I have the engine and transmission out of my 1980 SC.

I am trying to understand how to get them seperated. I have released the pressure on the release bearing and have rotated the bearing 90 degrees

I am not sure why I did that or what that accomplishes!

Do I need to pull or pry on the fork to get it off the bearing before I seperate the trans. Or can I just start pulling them apart now


Thanks in advance

Steve

[hoophead]

Just start pulling them apart,. You might have to remove the clutch lever on the bottom of the transmission (held on by a circlip) - sometimes it hits an oil line and doesn't allow the fork to rotate enough to slip free of the TO bearing.

[Trak Ratt]

Originally Posted by hoophead

Just start pulling them apart,. You might have to remove the clutch lever on the bottom of the transmission (held on by a circlip) - sometimes it hits an oil line and doesn't allow the fork to rotate enough to slip free of the TO bearing.

It is possible to pull them apart w/out doing this... but it takes a V8 F150, telephone pole and a couple of lengths of chain

[VaSteve]

Originally Posted by Trak Ratt

It is possible to pull them apart w/out doing this... but it takes a V8 F150, telephone pole and a couple of lengths of chain

Been a long time since that day! Learned a lot though.

[Trak Ratt]

^ hasn't it! Still, plenty new stuff to screw up

[rs911t]

You didn't say ... did you remove the 4 bolts?

[Dr K]

^Damn...beat me to it! (BTW, they're nuts)

[tdatk]

I've heard that some use a credit card

[Trak Ratt]

Originally Posted by Dr K

^Damn...beat me to it! (BTW, they're nuts)

Not really, just gunned the engine a couple of times w/the chains taught and it came right apart

[realroadrage]

Three words: b, f, and h. ):