Clutch job

[Huw Powell]

> I was pushing a rebuilt engine onto the transmission (trans in the car). I
> was about 1/2 inch apart (bell housing to engine flange), some bolts were
> in, but the resistance convinced me not to force it any further. It was then
> that I pressed the clutch pedal and the trans input shaft found a home in
> the pilot bearing. In your situation which you correctly analyzed, you would
> also need to partially install some bolts to counter the clutch operation. 

Ah, good point.

>>Later, when you
>>are pushing the transmission home, you might need to apply the clutch
> 
> pedal
> 
>>to allow the clutch plate to float, so that any plate mis-alignment won't
>>prevent the trans input shaft from entering the pilot bearing.
> 
> 
> While well-meaning, that sounds painful - one guy is trying to hold up 
> the tranny and slide it in straight, while the other presses the clutch 
> pedal - which applies pressure in the opposite direction.
> 
> I think the key is really to have the clutch alignment tool on hand, to 
> increase the odds of things going smoothly.
> 
> One clutch kit I bought came with the plastic tool.  Another didn't.
> 

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Huw Powell

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