So I got the bad one out and plan on putting the other one in tommorow. When I tried to get it in the other day, I could get the splines lined up. Any one have any suggestion on the easiest way to line them up?

 

hmmm.... what kind of car? what year ? what trans

i'll take a stab in the dark and assume a foxbody w/ t5 ?????

just turn and push , did you use a clutch alignment tool for the the clutch and PP ?

 

93 gt 5 speed. So far all I have done is pulled the old one out. Unbolted it from the bellhousing and took it out. Do I need to line the clutch up since I didn't touch it?

 

no you shouldn't need a tool..what I ususally do is put tranny in gear before install and lube tip of input shaft allong with splines and retainer and use a yoke from a previous driveshaft and shove it in the opening of the tailshaft so I can rotate splines so I can line it up while wiggling tranny into place....works everytime

 

well since it's out.....you really should look at the flywheel, have it resurfaced, do a stock replacement clutch at minimum if your less than 1/2 the disk life left, and do the rear main.

the alignment tool comes in most every clutch kit

on a super budget ? reuse the old clutch parts, but resurface the flywheel and do the rear main...your looking at $30 total

when you get it in...there will be a 1/2" or so gap......have someone press the clutch in to to aleviate the pressure plate force...then you can "home" it and get a couple bell housing bolts in to keep it there

some people just bring it home by evenly tightening all of them...but you can risk breaking an ear off

 

Wasn't too worried about the clutch/flywheel because they were done supposedly done shortly before I bought the car because he thought that maybe the clutch was screwed up.

 

Alright, so I tried for about 3 hrs to get the son of biatch in...I can get it in EXCEPT about 1 1/2 to 2 inches... Whats the hold up? I wanna get this stupid thing in so I can take it out while the weather is nice but I cannot get it in those last 2 inches. I tried turning it while trying to shove it in but it won't spin, so I am assuming that it is because its either stuck on something, or it is part way in... NEED HELP

 

That last 2" you are trying to line up 2 things. The input shaft into the pilot bearing and the spline to the disc.Any angle and it's not going. When you get to the last 1/2" the bearing retainer goes into the bellhousing. Not usually a problem.

MJR's idea should get it in there. Get some help to hold up the back of the trans while the other guyrotates the output shaft.

 

This **** sucking thing, I will tell you what... I am going to try lubing it up and see if that makes any difference. I am also going to try putting the whole car on jackstands rather than just the front, so the car will be level. I can get it to right where the bolts would start going in but thats as far as it will go.