Ok, I made it all the way to this point. The engine is leaning pretty good. All of the mounts have been unbolted. I removed both driveshafts, the clutch cover (now i can see the bottom of the flywheel), and all (i hope) of the bolts that mount the transmission to the engine. This is, I think, One bolt below the distributor, one below the clutch slave cylinder, one by the rear transmission mount, and one in between the thermostat housing and the distributor. I also have removed the bolts from the three mounts on the tranny and they are completely loose. One thing I can not find is the splash guard and the front stopper bracket (D16Z6 only??????). I did not remove the extension rod, I figured I could do without removing that. The shift rod has been removed. Lastly, I didn't remove the exhaust pipe that runs under the engine, it doesn't look like i need to.

So why isn't the tranny coming off??!?!?!? I've rattled the whole engine like a baby that wont stop crying. Pounding a screwdriver in doesn't look like it is helping either.

Very frustrating...

 

Dear Mr. Starter,

No one told me you had a bolt going all the way back to the block. You bitch.


Helloooooooo clutch.

 

yep exactly right. starter bolt is your nemesis.