[6pack] tranny r&r

[Sally or Dick Taylor]

Oliver---Following the Bentley or other service manual is always a good idea, unless youve done this job countless times. A few things aren't mentioned tho.  
One would be to run a soft wire from the clutch (three holed) operating shaft to one of the bell housing bolt holes. This would keep the fork from pushing the throwout bearing off the front cover, during lining up the input shaft to the clutch disc splines.

Another would be to secure the inside of the clutch slave cylinder so its piston won't  drift out and spill its contents.

Using tapered pins or phillips screwdriver (shafts) to align the tranny cover to the captive nuts helps in getting these umpteen bolts started. 
I "Gorilla glued" the rubber seals to the cover the last time I had the cover off. This aids in keeping the seals in place, as you wiggle the cover on.

Finally, placing a jack under the engine pan before taking off the tranny should keep the vertical alignment between the two units. This helps a lot when trying to stab the pilot shaft into the clutch and pilot bushing.

Dick