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I successfully extracted my stuck spring today.=A0=A0=A0 I had one last dit=
ch attempt before yanking the motor from the car:=A0 that was to loosen all=
the bell-housing bolts, and then see if I could pry the bellhousing and bl=
ock apart enough to release the bound up spring.=A0=A0 To make a long story=
short, it worked.=A0=A0 I had to back turn the motor to line things up so =
the spring could be fished out of the starter hole- but we got it.=A0=A0 Be=
llhousing is buttoned back up.=A0=A0 Wow, there are a couple of VERY tricky=
bolts to access ;-) =A0 =A0 In theory, all I need to do now is repair/repl=
ace the starter=A0 - not sure which yet - bolt it in, and I should be rolli=
ng again.=0A=0AI'd still like to put a 5-speed in the car, and one day, pro=
bably will.=A0 But the immediate urgency is gone.=A0 I might start shopping=
options though.=A0 At some point, I will have to remove this drivetrain ju=
st to do the clutch.=0A=0AThanks for all the ideas and suggestions guys-=0A=
=0ARyan.=0A
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<html><body><div style=3D"color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:ar=
ial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt"><div>I successfully extracted my=
stuck spring today. I had one last ditch attempt before =
yanking the motor from the car: that was to loosen all the bell-housi=
ng bolts, and then see if I could pry the bellhousing and block apart enoug=
h to release the bound up spring. To make a long story short, i=
t worked. I had to back turn the motor to line things up so the=
spring could be fished out of the starter hole- but we got it. =
Bellhousing is buttoned back up. Wow, there are a couple of VE=
RY tricky bolts to access ;-) In theory, all I need to do now=
is repair/replace the starter - not sure which yet - bolt it in, and=
I should be rolling again.</div><div><br></div><div>I'd still like to put =
a 5-speed in the car, and one day, probably will. But the
immediate urgency is gone. I might start shopping options though.&nb=
sp; At some point, I will have to remove this drivetrain just to do the clu=
tch.</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks for all the ideas and suggestions guys=
-</div><div><br></div><div>Ryan.<br></div></div></body></html>
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