Having Trouble Pulling Motor 72 Fastback

Pvt_D

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I'm currently in the process of pulling the motor from my 72 fastback to rebuild it. Right now I am pulling just the motor and leaving the trans in place. I got everything unhooked, including unbolting the flex plate to the torque converter. When I started to pull it the torque converter tried to come with the motor. I tired unsuccessfully to pry the two apart. Can I just let the torque converter come with the motor? Has anyone had this issue and if so how did you get around it? Thanks
 
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There are 4 bolts that hold the TC in...Are you sure you got them all? Quite often, if you have a hard angle on the engine and trans, they will not separate as easily as you might think. Double check that you have all 4 bolts removed, and then try to bring the engine more forward, towards the radiator, before you try and lift it out of the bay.
 
i also agree with woodsnake that you may not have all the converter bolts removed. that said however, i have had times when the converter snout was bound up in the pilot hole due to a combination of age and tight tolerances and wouldnt release from the engine, it usually happened on studebakers, but i have had others do the same thing. it you continue to pull the engine with the converter still attached, then before you replace the converter in the transmission, replace the input shaft seal on the transmission before reinstalling the converter.
 
i also agree with woodsnake that you may not have all the converter bolts removed. that said however, i have had times when the converter snout was bound up in the pilot hole due to a combination of age and tight tolerances and wouldnt release from the engine, it usually happened on studebakers, but i have had others do the same thing. it you continue to pull the engine with the converter still attached, then before you replace the converter in the transmission, replace the input shaft seal on the transmission before reinstalling the converter.
what rbohm said .but i would replace the front seal any way .better now than later
 
I'm currently in the process of pulling the motor from my 72 fastback to rebuild it. Right now I am pulling just the motor and leaving the trans in place. I got everything unhooked, including unbolting the flex plate to the torque converter. When I started to pull it the torque converter tried to come with the motor. I tired unsuccessfully to pry the two apart. Can I just let the torque converter come with the motor? Has anyone had this issue and if so how did you get around it? Thanks

The answer to your question is yes you can leave the converter attached. You will just have a big mess to clean up as tranny fluid will go everywhere once the converter separates from the shaft.

What transmission do you have?

If the converter has studs they might just be bound on the holes in the flexplate.