Please guys, i'm in desperate need of my baby on the road. He's sick, the tranny died about a month ago i got a new clutch la la la la la, and then the tranny is up and close to the crackshaft is the input shaft. I dont know if i have it hooked up yet... but there is still space about 1 cm on the bottom and 2 cm on the top...Whats the dilly! Any tips and tricks. I am in HELLA trouble with this.

Thanks guys

Evan

 

COME ON GUYS! PLEASE

 

UH, well, obviously the tranny neds to be bolted to the engine solidly. The trick is to get the input shaft ont eh tranny lined up and sliding into the clutch/pilot bearing on teh engine. Lube up the input shaft and raise it all up, just work it all around with moderate pressure from the tailshaft, and it will eventually clunk right on there. It is a matter of getting the angle of the tranny to match the angle of the engine. I find it helpful to block the front of the engine pushing it backwards, angling the rear down...making it easier to raise the tranny up and line it up. I use either a 2x4 block under the front cover, or a jack w/woodblock under the front of the oilpan. OR, a halper holding back on the alternato rwill work too. IT is better if you get it to slide on just by hand force, but if you have to you can use the bolts alternating one side to another to work it on for you, but I dont recommend this.

 

You dont reccoment this? Awww ****. Well, i haven't done this yet, but it was my next step, i guess i will take out the tranny from where it is right now, grease the input shaft and try some more. This has taken me and my buddies like 3 hours so far, i was thinkin about callin this x-mazda mechanic over, see if he can pull some stuff outta his sleeve. Thanks Kevin

Evan

 

Drop it out and put you clutch alignment tool on it again to make sure its aligned. Helps to have the transmission in a gear when offering it up to the engine. Do tilt the rear of the engine downwards a touch. One man with a floor jack can do this job. And I don't mean a transmission jack although you might try renting one to help.

 

I don't know what would be causing you such an issue, unless perhaps your clutch isn't aligned properly. It took me and a friend about 25 minutes to get the engine in, on the tranny, and bolted up. We managed with having the engine on the hoist, and the tranny on a jack, just lowered/raised one to match, and it slid right together, did have to turn the pulley a little to get the input shaft to match the clutch, but that was all. Good luck

 

man 25 minutes you must have been on some speed sonicrat but seriously i just took out and bolted a tranny back up along with all the stuff that comes with dropping a tranny and took about 4 1/2 hours with childrens tools... The key is proper clutch alignment and pushing from the back of the tranny (shifter area) and in a up and forward motion stick it in and that took me like 5 minutes to pop it back on and then put in the bolt the starter covers and then start screwing in the rest... Good Luck the first ones always suck. - Gabe Medo

 

God, it's probably in nuetral. Damn thats good thinking thats probably why it's not stickin there! ****! Thanks so much man, i will print this page! try everything! thanks everyone!

Any other tips?

EVan

 

The main thing is to have it in gear, the first time we tried the shaft kept spinning as we spun the pulley, so it wouldn't line up, was starting to **** me off, then I remembered. Go give it a try with it in gear, should make it a LOT easier.

 

Yeah, i will surely try! Thanks man!!!!

I'm goin for it in a few hours....any more help would be muchly appreciated!

 

DC,

You did use a clutch alignment tool, mentioned above, right?

Because having the tranny in gear would help while inserting the tranny, but you've already done that. You need to get it to go that last inch. If tightening it with bolts doesn't help, and pushing while lifting the back doesn't help, then all I can say is that it'sprobably the input shaft not lining up with the pilot bearing, and hanging up there, which means you didn't use a clutch alignment tool.

PaulC

 

I used the Clutch alignment tool. I haven't tried it with the gear in. But how far does the alignment tool have to go int? All the way to the end of the tool? Cause i rammed that tool in there real good. SHould be very aligned. I tried pushing it in there as far as it would go...but since i have never done this before, i'm not sure how far its supposed to go in. If you could get back to me it would be awesome thanks so much

Evan

 

Have someone look that the bell housing from top and bottom, and when the space at the top is the same as the bottome, rotate the tranny left and right to get the input shaft splines to slide into the clutch. Don't try forcing the main shaft in. let it slide in and match up the pins that are on the bell housing, THEN go in the bolts. If you force it on, you could bend your main shaft or destroy your pilot bearing. FC clutch is a pain. I know the pain you're going through. Except I had to do it alone, with a jack. GOod luck.

Cheers.