I wonder if you have a steel pilot bushing and the clutch gear (input shaft) is seized to the bushing making the crank and transmission turn as one.

Last edited by sstock; 09/16/2019 6:00 PM.

1953 Chevrolet 3100
261 cu inch, sm420, 3.55 rear, torque tube still,omaha orange, still 6 volt, RPO green glass, side carrier spare, all done
In the DITY Gallery
Video of the 261 running

1964 GMC 1000
305 Big Block V6, sm420, the next cab off restoration