can't get tranny back in!!
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can't get tranny back in!!
ok, i put in new clutch in my 76 f150, and i've been trying for 2 days to get the t-18 tranny back in. i can it about an inch from the bellhousing and that all the farther it will go. i've tried putting in guide studs in to make sure it's lined up, i've tried turning on the tailshaft to see if i can the splines to line up. am i missing something?
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From: houston
The disc needs to be centered almost perfect. Now let me ask you a couple of questions. Are you using a transmission jack or are you trying to muscle it back in? If you have been working on this for 2days without a trans jack, you may have another problem. I have had this problem myself. You are under the truck, straining and grunting but you can't get it in the last inch or so. Your arms are about to fall off so you let the trans hang for a few minutes. When you finally do get everything buttoned up and take that test drive, your new clutch Chatters! What has happened is, the center hub of the disc has been bent from supporting the weight of the transmission. At this point you might want to unbolt the clutch assembly and check the disc for run-out. This is just a heads-up to potential problems. Good luck.
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I had a similar frustration a few years ago. Turned out that the clutch disk from the parts house was incorrect spline count for my tranny (Apparently mis-packaged).
It took me 2 days of fighting it before I took it apart again and attempted to slide the disk onto the input shaft.
Terry
It took me 2 days of fighting it before I took it apart again and attempted to slide the disk onto the input shaft.
Terry
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