Dylann78

Ok so I have been baffled on this for a few weeks now and I have no idea what this problem could be.

I recently dropped my transmission to replace the slave and clutch. Made sure the clutch was aligned perfectly so I slapped the transmission back on did up a couple bolts and tried to turn the crank by hand and it won't budge!? The transmission is flush on the engine with no gap I even tried to take off the bolts to see if it's actually sitting perfect and it is.

soon as I split the transmission a bit I can turn the crank by hand. Also it almost looks like the flywheel is hitting the transfer case but that makes absolutely no sense as this was the same flywheel I was using before and it worked like a charm. I've tried re-dropping the transmission and putting it back on and same thing something is wrong I just can't figure out what it is!

Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
btw my car is a 03 lancer Oz rally.

LetsGetThisDone

iTrader: (1)

Make sure both dowel/alignment pins for the trans are in place on the engine block.

Dylann78

Ya they are all in place I made sure of that

Biggiesacks

Make sure the pressure plate isnt coming into contact with the bellhousing. Had that problem on my mustang after a clutch upgrade.

Dylann78

ya but how is that possible? I put a new clutch in it but it's the exact same one I had in it before other than that I haven't replaced anything else so it should fit? Wouldn't make sense if the pressure plate was hitting the bell housing because it all fit before I dropped the transmission?!

Biggiesacks

if its exactly the same thats probably not your issue then. Have you checked to make sure the transmission can spin freely?

Dylann78

Yes I also checked that, the transmission spins freely. I can spin the crank by hand like less than a squarter of a spin but then it stops so it's not completely seized. Still doesn't make sense though.

Biggiesacks

clutch disk in backwards maybe?

Dylann78

Also double checked that, it's in correctly

Biggiesacks

well ****, thats all i got man, i gotta tap outta this one lol. Good luck getting her back on the road.

4b11slayer

Are you using a 1/2 inch ratchet? Is it in neutral? Are both wheels off ground?

Dylann78

Yes I'm using the right size ratchet i can get it to turn a little bit but not much then it just stops! It's in neutral and both wheels are off the ground.