Protege5 Crankshaft Binding

[Terra]

Hi folks,

I've been busy replacing the engine in my 2002 sp20 (protege) due to a piston shot through the block.

I got the old engine out and have put the new one in, and I have around 4 of the main bolts that join the trans and engine together. I can feel the bolts between the torque converter and flywheel have come through the holes on the flywheel side, the engine and trans are well mated.

Now I can't manually turn the crank to do up the nuts on the flywheel / torque converter. I could manually turn the engine before I put it in however.. The torque converter seemed seated to me before I dropped the engine in (with the two flattish bits on the shaft clicking into place) perhaps it fell out slightly when I was putting the engine in?

The passenger side (drive side in the us) wheel seems difficult to spin which is odd? I don't have the drive shaft in on the other side yet.

I am thinking I need to rip the engine out again and try and seat the torque converter again, anyone have any other experience / ideas?

Thanks
T.

 

[MrGiggles]

Hi folks,

I've been busy replacing the engine in my 2002 sp20 (protege) due to a piston shot through the block.

I got the old engine out and have put the new one in, and I have around 4 of the main bolts that join the trans and engine together. I can feel the bolts between the torque converter and flywheel have come through the holes on the flywheel side, the engine and trans are well mated.

Now I can't manually turn the crank to do up the nuts on the flywheel / torque converter. I could manually turn the engine before I put it in however.. The torque converter seemed seated to me before I dropped the engine in (with the two flattish bits on the shaft clicking into place) perhaps it fell out slightly when I was putting the engine in?

The passenger side (drive side in the us) wheel seems difficult to spin which is odd? I don't have the drive shaft in on the other side yet.

I am thinking I need to rip the engine out again and try and seat the torque converter again, anyone have any other experience / ideas?

Thanks
T.

Yeah, that's your best bet.

In the 18 months or so that I've been a member here, I've seen 3 or 4 threads where guys had trouble mating the engine and trans. Most didn't find out until they got it running and couldn't figure out why it wouldn't drive.

When properly seated, the torque converter should slide in and out 1/4" or so before you bolt it up. If it's not free, it's not seated in the trans correctly.