68/70Vette
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Argggh!
Any helpful hints? The engine is setting in a frame. The motor mounts are installed and I'm holding up the other end of the engine with a floor jack. I'm having trouble getting the tranny input shaft to slide into the clutch disks.
The BB engine has the standard flywheel and a twin-disk McLeod clutch. The twin disks are 26 spline. The bellhousing is a Lakewood unit. The tranny is a 91 lb Richmond 5 speed. I do have some long bolts connecting the tranny to the bellhousing just to try to get alignment help. I have a floor jack supporting the tranny. Trying to get the engine and tranny both level and pushing the tranny up against the clutch disk and slowly turning the output shaft of the tranny. No luck getting engaged. I used a plastic clutch alightment tool to align the pilot bearing and twin disks.
Anyone have any suggestions? It's shouldn't be so difficult. I've waisted a lot of time. I've been trying to do it myself. I plan to have someone help me today. Maybe this is a two man job!
I'm planning on buying a Richmond input shaft to use for a clutch alignment tool if not successful today. I used a Muncie input shaft to align the single disk, 10 spline, Centerforce disk on my 68, Had no troubles with that one.
Any helpful hints? The engine is setting in a frame. The motor mounts are installed and I'm holding up the other end of the engine with a floor jack. I'm having trouble getting the tranny input shaft to slide into the clutch disks.
The BB engine has the standard flywheel and a twin-disk McLeod clutch. The twin disks are 26 spline. The bellhousing is a Lakewood unit. The tranny is a 91 lb Richmond 5 speed. I do have some long bolts connecting the tranny to the bellhousing just to try to get alignment help. I have a floor jack supporting the tranny. Trying to get the engine and tranny both level and pushing the tranny up against the clutch disk and slowly turning the output shaft of the tranny. No luck getting engaged. I used a plastic clutch alightment tool to align the pilot bearing and twin disks.
Anyone have any suggestions? It's shouldn't be so difficult. I've waisted a lot of time. I've been trying to do it myself. I plan to have someone help me today. Maybe this is a two man job!
I'm planning on buying a Richmond input shaft to use for a clutch alignment tool if not successful today. I used a Muncie input shaft to align the single disk, 10 spline, Centerforce disk on my 68, Had no troubles with that one.