ok so i put the tranny in my car today and do everything by the book....... well i put the starter in and go to start it and it just clicks...... ok dead battery.... i charge it and try again.... clicks..... so i pull the starter and try it with the starter out. And the starter works great. WTF.
Now... if i losen all the bolts connecting the tranny to the motor and try and start it, it turns over, but has a real hard time. Once all the bolts are tight it wont turn at all. Even if i try and turn the UDP with a socket it is locked as hell. Now my question..... is their something that has to be lined up just right when pushing the trans onto the motor. I did it just as the book said but it dont work???? It seems like the fly wheel is jamming up??

Oh yeah, it a 2000 SE with a ATX.

PLEASE HELP!!! I want my car to work again!!!

 

do you have the tranny plate on. when you loosen the bolts and start it does the tranny engage

 

the tranny plate is the metal covers between the motor and transmission? Yeah its on. when they are backed off each other it does engage.

 

Make sure that everything is lined up perfect. I think it would be best to pull the tranny again and make sure the clutch, place, flywheel and bearings are lined up. Sounds like a jam if the bolts are tight and nothing is engaging.