Berry,
I've rebuilt the trany and replaced every thing on the clutch from the pedal
to the flywheel, on my 76 TR6. From what I recall...
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> Secondly, bearing in the tail housing didn't fit over the output shaft. Is
> this supposed to be a hammer-it-on fit?
Yes, with a soft metal drift.
> Thirdly, since the box was out I decided to replace the clutch. The new
> clutch came with a pilot bushing that doesn't fit into the flywheel. The
> vendor says I have to take the flywheel off to install the new bushing; is
> this right?
>
I don't know about this one since that is one component I've not delt with yet.
Who is the vendor?
> cross-shaft doesn't seem to fit. With the fork OFF the shaft it screws into
> the fork just fine, but when I place it into the hole in the shaft it won't
> in far enough to engage the threads in the fork. I can tap it with a hammer
> but it sticks, still not engaging threads, and I have to use a drift to get
> back out. THe vendor says just force it in, but I'm reluctant to do that; it
> seems wrong. Is he right? DO I just need to whack it good? I don't think
> the threads will turn at all if I do that.
>
> THis is a "new" cross-shaft and fork [snip]
>
Make sure the bore in the cross-shaft is smooth. I found a burr in mine,
causing a similar problem. It still requires some tapping to set it far
enough to mate the threads.
Have fun.....
Mike Morelli
NASA Johnson Space Center
morelli@mickey.jsc.nasa.gov
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