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I'm about to install the tranny....any hints n tips for installing? Thanks

Evan

 

The extension housing is going to **** you off.

It is tricky to get it into the space in the body. It makes it easier if you put a jack under the crank pulley, typically with a block of wood, and jack it up to tilt the engine back. Then its a straight shot from there. You dont have to jack very much. Its probably bad if you go too far. Just enough to stretch the motor mounts.

It helps to have a good floor jack for the tranny also. And if its from an N/A, its about 25 lbs lighter than a TII.

 

Do you mean like put the housing right up to the engine block? thats hard? Okay, i will do the jack trick! Thanks alot man

 

I wish I would have known that when I put in mine. Atleast when I put in my ACT clutch it will be a little easier now.

Here is a tip don't buy a RAM power grip clutch it ruined my flywheel. It is just all around shitty

 

thanks, and it is allright to put varsol in it right, to clean it out...

 

It is extremely difficult (impossible?) to slide the tranny input shaft into the clutch disk with the engine sitting level. The Extension housing (shifter housing) will hit the tranny tunnel and will not cooperate!! By jacking up on the crank pulley (best place I could see, most leverage) it tilts the engine so the tranny will go in at an angle. Once the tranny is bolted to the engine, it will glide right in the hole for the shifter housing.

After the engine/tranny are bolted together, release the pressure on the jack. Remember, you shouldnt need to jack it that much, just enough to get a straight shot. Sorry if most of this is redundant, I should have just typed the extended version first!!!

 

Oh, and Varsol, not sure what that is. A solvent, eh?

If your talking about cleaning out the extension housing, YES! Clean it! Mine had old shifter bushing remnants mixed with the gear oil. Kind of looked like a chunky grease. Refill with new oil.

And dont grease the input shaft too much, that will kill a good clutch quick.

 

Thanks, yeah i tried the hard way today...jacked the car up tried to slide it in...nope me and 2 other buddies, so were skippin half the day and jackin up the engine. ANy other tips? Thanks boys

 

Just let us know how it goes. I keep up on all the threads I post in. (within 2 weeks)

 

buy a tranny jack adapter from harbor frieght!!!! best 40 bucks you'll ever spend

 

I have 2 friends comin with me after school today. Were going to jack the engine, and attach the tranny with the engine slanted. Sure hope it works....Thanks a bunch guys! We tired the normal way and NOOOOOO way in hell!