Jeff , just needs the pin to come "out the hole". Just move it as little
as possible, I would have thought.
Don't forget to also support the engine with a block and jack under the
sump. Should take the strain off the input shaft. You might want to put
a couple of long bolts in at the top in place of the studs as sliders to
help keep it aligned as you slide the bellhousing/gearbox/overdrive back
and forward. Also I can't think of any other way to get at that pin
otherwise.
Alan
Jeff McNeal wrote:
>Here's the situation. New clutch installed, engine bolted to transmission
>bellhousing, entire assembly installed as a unit. So far so good. Now to
>connect the clutch slave. Whoops!! Release pin on the throwout arm is on the
>inside of the bell housing. Proposed solution: Remove front of prop shaft,
>place a rolling floor jack under the gearbox, remove all the bolts around the
>bellhousing, remove the starter motor, slide the transmission unit back a few
>inches, reposition the clutch pin so it's emerging from the bell housing. Am
>I missing something? Is there any need for the transmission to come all the
>way out? It's an O/D unit, so it's a heavy bugger. I can move it back about
>4" - 5" inches with no trouble, it looks like. Is there a better way? TIA
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