What kind of vehicle are we talking about here?  And I assume you're trying
to pull the transmission but leave the engine in place?

If we're talking about an air-cooled vehicle - water-cooled might be the
same, I just don't know - then:

All 4 nuts to bolts/studs between engine and trans removed?
Front transmission mount bolt removed?
Shift linkage disconnected?
Slave cylinder disconnected?
Ground strap disconnected?
All bolts to CV joints removed and axles moved out of the way?

If all that's done then I'd say you're just experiencing "sticktion" caused
mainly by the friction of the studs from the engine running through the
trans bell housing
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Tom Young                       '81 Vanagon
Lafayette, CA 94549         '82 Westfalia
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----- Original Message -----
From: "john Runberg" <jrunberg@MAC.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Saturday, March 29, 2003 1:01 PM
Subject: Stuck together

> Everything is unbolted, jacks under the engine and tranny, and... Nothing.
> The engine and tranny won't separate! Bently is useless so what am I
> missing?
>
> HELP
>
> john
>