88 Turbo engine pull problems - Toyota Nation Forum : Toyota Car and Truck Forums

soc chaos · 06-15-2009, 10:28 PM

I am having difficulties pulling my 7mgte engine out of my 88 supra! I have all of the transmission bolts out and everything seems to be detached but it still wont completely come off the transmission! I am thinking that maybe its caught on the clutch or something like that IDk! Majority of the time it has been on jacks while trying to get it out, but I just tried lowering the car off of the jacks and it still wont budge. Any thoughts?

turbo4toy · 06-16-2009, 08:48 AM

Did you already pull the little fork in the tranny housing through the inspection cover?

soc chaos · 06-16-2009, 09:00 PM

I dont think so, its not ringing a bell as to anything done! I think the motor might have seized up could that play a part in it?

Jeeves · 06-17-2009, 10:50 AM

No. There is a clutch fork, it's inside the bellhousing. It is this guy and pulls on the clutch and clips inside the bell housing:

soc chaos · 06-17-2009, 05:32 PM

I will go and see if I can get that out, thanks much! And if the engine seizes up that is not going to hurt the trans? If so do you know a place to buy slightly used or refurbd ones, I cant find the one for a turbo

Jeeves · 06-18-2009, 02:10 AM

The sudden stop will naturally put an unnecessary load on several components when it happens but it shouldn't harm anything. A "seize" is really a vague term. A seize at idle, and revving the engine and having it seize at 6000 rpms would be quite a different mechanical load.

I haven't kept up on where to buy used/JDM engines sorry.