I live about 4 blocks from Butler Universities campus... so yesterday I was otherwise entertained, no transmission mission.

Today was a new day. Went to harbor freight and got 2 large pry bars in different styles. 10 mins and 2 loud pops later... I got them apart. Pilot bearing looked ok although some sorta washer came out that was bent in half. The clutch popped a rivet or two.







Now the fun begins... after I buy two more jack stands

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08 R320 CDI current

Past
95 E420
87 300D Turbo 5spd
90 300TE
83 300SD
85 300TD
92 400E
85 190D

I had the same problem separating a 240D from it's tranny. I could rotate the housing so I knew there were no more bolts. After much wiggling, jiggling, lifting, pulling and prying, and verbal persuasion I finally got them apart.

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Michael LaFleur

'05 E320 CDI - 86,000 miles
'86 300SDL - 360,000 miles
'85 300SD - 150,000 miles (sold)
'89 190D - 120,000 miles (sold)
'85 300SD - 317,000 miles (sold)
'98 ML320 - 270,000 miles (sold)
'75 300D - 170,000 miles (sold)
'83 Harley Davidson FLTC (Broken again) :-(
'61 Plymouth Valiant - 60k mikes
2004 Papillon (Oliver)
2005 Tzitzu (Griffon)
2009 Welsh Corgi (Buba)

is there any indication of what caused the hangup? looks pretty clean, was the input shaft spline stuck in the clutch disc?

weird

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That is my guess. pressure plate came out perfect but the clutch is trashed. I wanted to use that clutch for testing.. now I have to find another one.

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08 R320 CDI current

Past
95 E420
87 300D Turbo 5spd
90 300TE
83 300SD
85 300TD
92 400E
85 190D