I recently installed a rebuilt engine. And followed the video, of course it doesn't cover connecting the tranny back onto the engine. I recently connected the tranny and bolted her back up, and the question I have is regarding the clutch bolting back to the flywheel. I have done it but it seems as if it went in to simple. And for me nothing is ever that easy, that is why I wanted to double check with the guru's. I didn't use a clutch alignment tool. All I did is use a screwdriver to rotate the flywheel and connected the three dowel pins to the three ears, by evenly tightening the bolts until the clutch was fully torqued in. I feel as if there is more to it, but is it really that simple. I pumped the clutch several times and it feels normal as it used to. Am I missing anything?

Thanks in advance

 

Mm... i am not sure about the use of that method . I would think that using the correct tools would be best. The clutch alightment tool is not that expensive ... some clutch kits even come with the tools itself . It might be ok but I am not familiar with the method you are using to put back on the clutch .. So i can only guessing at best .

 

is everything flush?

 

Everything is flush and even, its as even as it was before I pulled the clutch off the flywheel. And rotates smoothly, without snag.

 

The clutch alignment tool is there to make sure the friction plate is lined up to put the input shaft of the transmission through. If you SOMEHOW managed to bolt up the pressure plate with the friction plate perfectly aligned, more power to ya. If you've bolted the transmission on, then I guess this is the case.

 

I'm not clear, did you put the pressure plate and friction plate on the trans input staft then install the motor and torqued the pressure plate to the flywheel thru the trans inspection hole? If you did I'm sure it's fine.

 

I lifted the tranny at an angle to align the pilot bearing hole. And as soon as I lowered the engine into it, it just slipped in to place like cake.

Is there any test I can do to see if it is successful. Or am I pretty much going to have to drive it around to see, if I messed up.

 

Gadd, it's you! Just wanted to thank you for your help on the bearings, it turned out it was just the washer and thrust bearing as you mentioned. Your a real life saver man.

Well basically the pressure plate and friction plate were left on the transmission shaft and then pushed back when I had first removed the engine. I left it as is, I didn't replace the clutch because there was plenty of meat left on it. So the engine slipped on the tranny shaft with ease. I then pushed the pressure and friction plate back on to the flywheel via the dowel pins through the inspection hole. I bolted each side of the ears and then slowly rotated the flywheel untill all dowel pins were connected, and then after that point torqued the bolts down in a criss-cross pattern, and then finally all of them.

 

Ahh.. cool, I'm sure your clutch is fine then.

 

Awesome! Thanks again guys. Gadd thanks again! I'll let you know how she turns out.