John Middlesworth wrote:
>
> There I was on Sunday, ready for the TR4A motor to come out. Everything
> was unbolted. The engine was supported by the hoist. It would pull out
> one inch from the bellhousing and no more. I would release the tension.
> It would slide back up against the bellhousing. I would raise it again.
> It would more forward an inch. I would take it down some, it would go up
> against the bellhousing. After three amazingly frustrating hours of this,
> I abandoned the task. What's wrong?
>
> John Paul "Sisyphus" Middlesworth
> 1966 TR4A
Your clutch driven plate is jammed on the input shaft to the gearbox. I
would take the engine and gearbox out as a unit and work on separating
them out of the car. The splines on the input shaft are probably worn
so that the clutch plate cannot easiliy slide off it.
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