: 98 TJ Trans will not come out!!!!


Little Elm Raven
11-05-2001, 08:45 AM
My buddy exploded the clutch in his 98 TJ and the two of us were going to replace it. Well, we disconnected everything and dropped the drive shafts and tried to slide the trans away from the engine. NOT happening! We tried everything to separate the two and "alas" it's still on there. We did manage to get the trans and engine separated about 1 inch, but no further. Is the trick to doing this, having it lined up just perfectly? I do not have a transmission jack so it is a little difficult to judge the balancing point to line everything up. I am guessing the input shaft if binding and can not slide out, but what could it be caught on. Any advice on this would be appreciated.