OK, after three days of fighting with my 89 b!! finding parts, returning parts, finding correct parts, but ordering them at the wrong branch of the store, driving an hour each way to get the part anyway, installing all parts removing parts, reinstalling parts, attempting to push all parts into the river, starting truck, it not moving unless I depress the clutch, I realize that I need Some help

I have a 89 Bronco 2 with an 87 manual transmission.
The clutch and throw out bearing needed replacement so I replaced them.
I have a few questions though:

Is their an easier way to operate the "Quick disconnect" to the slave cylinder?(my little white ring is almost gone)

Anyone have any ideas on why the transmission wouldn't slide the last inch to the engine?( I spent a whole day jiggling, removing, reinstalling, cajoling, threateniing the transmission, finally i tightened the bolts and pulled it in the last inch, hope that I didn't bend anything)
the throw out bearing is up against the fingers, but I still have an inch to go

is the throw out bearing supposed to just pop on to the plunger? I mean is the lip of the reciever supposed to push past the tit on the ram?

Why, when I depress the clutch is there no resistance?
Why, when I hold the clutch for a while does the clutch get hard to keep pressed and the truck begins to go into gear and then die?

The shifter isn't aligned correctly as I wasn't paying attention when I installed it, but i am too tired and too frustrated to deal with it right now.

I may come up with some other questions, but that's all for now.
Thanks
Mike

 

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