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Re: Sisyphus & engine removal

To: John Middlesworth <jape@email.unc.edu>, triumphs@Autox.Team.Net
Subject: Re: Sisyphus & engine removal
From: David Stillinger <dstillin@qualcomm.com>
Date: Tue, 04 Feb 1997 09:46:19 -0800
At 08:14 AM 2/4/97 -0500, 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
>

Have you removed the inspection plate at the base of the bellhousing ? I
had the same problem when removing my engine and finally noticed that the
cresent shaped sheet metal plate across the bottom of the bellhousing
entraps the flywheel and does not allow separation of the engine. This is
very easy to miss.
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