I just put a new clutch in my friends 89 truck,3.0.I have the tranny all lined up but it is about 2-2 1/2 inchs away from the engine.I have wiggled it around but it will not go in.I am not going to force it.Have any of you found a trick or 2 that might help me get this truck out of my garage?This is the first one that has given me a problem.Thank you.

 

Last time I had that problem it took a whole lot of shaking, but it finnally went. You could try and turn the motor by hand, via the crank to move the spline around but I'm not sure if that will help.

 

try spinning the tranny output. sounds like the splines might not be engaging.

did you use the alignment tool when you bolted the pressure plate on?

 

Yep,used the alignment tool.I will try turning the shaft and see what that does.

 

When we did my clutch not too long ago it took a lot of shaking, adjusting, more shaking, readjusting, turning the shaft slightly and a lot of four and six letter words.

 

Thanks guys,I got it.It took a lot of shaking and pushing but I finaly got it.Thanks for the replys.

 

yeah, stick it in gear so you can turn the input shaft with a hand on the output shaft.

most importantly, get it lined up SQUARE with the engine! It is really hard to tell when the bell housing is parallel to the engine from underneath. look at it from the sides. Use 2 jacks to tilt the tranny so it is just right. slide it in, recheck and adjust. slide forward, recheck and adjust, lather rinse repeat. It'll go right in when it is perfect. You might be surprised at how far down you have to tilt the back of the tranny.

-LeiniesRed

 

exactly what he said.... i helped keisur change his clutch last weekend, and we worked for a good time just readjusting the tranny on the tranny lift, using different angles, and shaking it gently back and forth. MOST IMPORTANT was to make sure your bolt holes are somewhat in line while persuading the tranny in. Try using a long phillips head screw driver through two of the side bolt holes and try to keep them aligned, This helps ALOT..

good luck man and tell us how it went.

Beaux

 

Thanks,I got it last night.I did the screw driver trick too.It took a lot of wiggling but I got it.

 

i use a really long set of bolts with nuts to pull the tranny and motor together, obviously you have to be careful and not apply any more torque than is needed to bring them together so you dont damage anything thats not lined up with the input shaft. Its worked wonderfully the last two trannies i installed.

 

the splines are supposed to be greased with bronze neverseize. very very lightly.
the silver works to

 

never heard of using antiseize, the manual calls for moly grease. i just used some wheel bearing grease i had on hand.

 

I have several sets of guide pins, which are long bolts with the heads cut off. They help with the bell housing alignment, and you don't have to worry about applying too much torque.

 

I have several sets of guide pins, which are long bolts with the heads cut off. They help with the bell housing alignment, and you don't have to worry about applying too much torque. Also making sure you test fit the clutch disk to the input shaft before installing, and using the alignment tool properly.

 

that's a really good idea. maybe i'll give that a shot next time...certainly would make it easier than wrestling the tranny by myself