Did you remove the splash shield at the bottom? If you leave this on the flywheel is still trapped in the bell housing. -----Original Message----- From: Vin 5386 [mailto:delorean_stainless@xxxx] Sent: Monday, September 09, 2002 7:02 PM To: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [DML] question on pulling an engine, HELP! Simple question for everyone expierenced in pulling an engine, humor me please. I have unbolted my engine from the trans this includes all 4 engine to trans mounting bolts and the 3 bolts for the starter. all hoses are discnnected. but what I'm running into is that I seem to be hanging up. the engine wont pull free from the trans body. can this be related to the clutch and throw off bearing? I think I missed a step in here. can anyone help? the engine is loose it's about an inch or less away from the trans at this point.