[profssr2017]

Catch 22 - boy, that's a phrase I haven't heard in a long time (and I was a teen-ager when the movie came out) - But it fits this situation perfectly.

Forgive me for not responding sooner, but I've just spent two weeks in Memphis, TN on work (and listening to the blues players on Beale Street at night).

Just thought I'd check in on Tooter's progress - hope you were able to get them out by now.

Back to the subject matter - there is an o-ring on the sensor at the junction of the plastic portion and the metal portion. This may be what is sticking. Prior to my breaking off one of the sensors, I used a REALLY LONG (like 12") needle nose pliers that I got at Sears to twist the sensor and pull on it. Then I modified a long screwdriver to make a pry bar and was able to get the sensor to come up about 1/4" (6 mm). It would not come up any higher, even though I was able to push it back down and pull it up again. It was at this point that I snapped off the "hammer head" of the sensor.

As you've noted, the "roller pin" is about 1/4" long and the bracket needs to move that amount toward the driver to come off - but the sensor is in the hole in the bellhousing, and can't move that 1/4". This is probably why most brackets get broken. It may be possible to simply loosen the transmission (supported on a stand), unbolt the bell housing, and shift everything back that elusive 1/4" to get the bracket off, but I didn't go that route.

Also, it is so dad-gum tight, that doing it my way is a major PITA. Breaking the bracket and getting another one would be much more time/money efficient.