hey all, I bought a clutch kit but it didnt come with an alignment tool. I thought it would be easy to find one but I cant. can I just make something up that will center in the pilot bearing, and hold the disc, or are the teeth essential. Any pointers would be great. Thanks

 

You can buy a universal one, like this
http://www.autobarn.net/lis55500.html

If you have a Princess Auto near you they have them cheap.

 

cool, i was just there yesterday picking up a bearing puller that I didn't need thanks to the grease and bolt trick fort the pilot bearing. I just made something up very similar to that universal one. Thanks for the response

 

If you have an old/bad trans laying around, you can use the input shaft as an alignment tool.

 

at the parts store ask for one out of one of their kits tell them yours was missing

 

How do I get the input shaft out of my junk trans? And if I use that as an alignment tool, can I then put it back together?

 

To get the input shaft off of a junk trans you split the case and remove the input shaft...

If you disassemble the trans using the FSM method - yes - you can reassemble the trans.

But by definition is a JUNK trans so yer not rally planning to salvage the "junk" trans are ya?

Almost every clutch kit I have ever gotten comes with the alignment tool.

I think I have a freakin drawer full of em.
(I helped alot of friends do em and they gave me the alignment tool since I dont drink beer....gee I bring over tools, SSTs, a Lincoln Hydrulic Tranny Jack, know how and all I get is some bad pizza and a alignment tool (and usually a flywheel - but I usually lend em one from my stash so its not like I get anything))

PM me if the OP still needs the alignment tool