Here are some labeled pictures of an 84 GSL transmission and an unknown year GSLSE transmission.

Left side


Top


Right side


Front


Left side wires 84 GSL


Left side wires GSLSE

 

Number on GSLSE


Number on 84 GSL


Back of Clutch Fork


Clutch Fork removed

 

Transmission clutch components


Clutch Fork/ Throw out bearing


Ready to install

 

Hmmmm, I thought the SE trans had a bell housing vent.

 

OOOOOPS, DUHHHH, I see it now....

 

Clutch Parts

 

 

 

Is that my old tranny?

 

As a hobbyist attempting a complete rebuild...I owe you a beer or two for these pics.

Cheers!

 

....one quick question for you. How important is it to have the clutch alignment tool? Would you consider it a "must have" during reassembly?

 

84 GSL

The clutch was engaging 1/2" off the floor. Pedal rod adjusted to full length. Both cylinders are new Tokico parts. The slave was moving the fork the appropriate distance.

When I pulled the transmission I found a perfectly assembled fork and throw out bearing. Nothing was bent. Nothing was damaged.

When I checked the pressure plate I found the problem. The clutch bolts were not tightened fully. There was a millimeter or so gap between the flywheel and the pressure plate. Glad they didn't fly off while the PO was driving it.

It's from the Black GSL, Joe. Now I just need to reinstall the transmission. You have tomorrow off?

 

Most auto parts stores have them for a few bucks. They often come included with full clutch kits. The first 3 or 4 clutches I did back when I was a poor college student were lined up with a piece of a broomstick.

 

Yep piece of broomstick. Knock it through the clutch plate splines to shape the spline grooves, then carefully whittle the end of the stick to the right diameter for the pilot bearing. I'm the wrong side of 60, with a shiny merc coupe on the drive but still use the free brush handle to centre clutch plates up!
Really great photos in the thread, thanks.
By the way, in UK we have bolts and set screws. (A bolt referring always only to what you're calling a shoulder bolt).

 

first off i believe a clutch alignment tool is a must for a quick and correct installation. it makes the job SO much eaiser! i've never replaced a clutch without one and will never attempt it.

next, my vote goes for archiving this thread. very useful information here.

 

The two "shoulder bolts" are opposite each other on the flywheel in the US spec vehicles. If you look closely at the flywheel pictures you can see these two holes in the flywheel are not threaded to the top. There are at least two holes in the pressure plate that the "shoulders" will not fit through. The pressure plate will go on the pins and the bolt holes will line up, but the shoulder bolts will not reach the threads in the flywheel. If this happens just remove the pressure plate and rotate it until the pins line up again. Its a good idea to thread the shoulder bolts before the others.

How do the set screws work? Are they just on those two bolts?

 

ohh ok...i was wondering why my gsl-se trans didnt have any vents....its a gsl trans...the owner before me replaced it.

 

Sorry, I've not expained myself. We have exactly the same setup here, but if you say 'bolt' in UK it means what you say as 'shoulder bolt'. If you mean those 'bolts' that are threaded all the way up, then in UK engineers would call them 'hex headed set screws'.
Hope that helps. Thanks to you for this great picture thread.