hey
ok so I bought a 97 Plymouth Neon Coupe MTX, got it for cheap cause it needed new rod bearings...anyway so I'm in the middle of taking out the engine, and I got everything unbolted that sould be unbolted. Motor mounts, transmission, hoses, wiring, accesories...but I cant get the engine to come off the transmission. Is there sumthing connectin it from the flywheel? just to clarify the transmission is still in the car, I dont really wanna take that out, I just want the engine out. o yea one more thing the lil rectangular lite beside the headlites, can I take those off? I've seen Neons witout em.

 

im pretty sure those lights do come of.... but it may not be leagal. you should check.

 

did you undo the flexplate bolts?

 

life is a bit easier with the transmission out too. It is kinda a pain in the *** to get the axle shafts out however to pull the transmission

 

I'm prolly gonna smash my face in after I read the reply to this......but......WTF is a flexplate?????
=( I hope I dint damage anything I tried pryin between the engine an the tranny, liftin the engine while knockin on the tranny like a mad man, moved the engine back an forth.....damn.....this flexplate thing is gonna make me lose sleep tonite....lol

 

oops...my bad...I dint no ppl called the flywheel a flexplate =x
any tips on how to undo those with a stand under the tranny and a jack under the engine? I dont have an engine hoist...or should I just bolt the top bak up?
thanx for the help DogDay really appreciate it
and the lite thing...I no they can come off, I was jus wonderin if I need them
o yea is it ok if I leave my engine and my tranny on a stand over the nite? considerin everythings pretty much unbolted cept for my flex plate LOL

 

leavin it on a stand wont wurt anything....

the flex plate is different then the flywheel...there is the flywheel, the flexplate, and the clutch disc...

under the motor, you should of removed a thin metal plate, that is between the oil pan and trans...behing that is the clutch assembly....there are 4 bolts that hold that together.....you can rotate the flywheel and reach them all that way...hope it helps

 

just put the transmission in gear and you should be able to undo the bolts. They are 13mm if i remember right (like most of the stuff on that car)

 

did you pull the starter?

 

yea I've pulled pretty much erything off.
Thanx alot for the answers guys. I feel like an idiot =\ I'm a second yr apprentice first time doin this on my own tho...not familiar wit manual transmissions.
k so bak to the lite question. do I need those lil rectangular lites??