Clutch time redo

[kenthompson]

Originally Posted by Paul Workman

The new throwout bearing has a nylon insert which slides over the spline closely, but with a (very thin) smear of grease on the spline, it will not be impeded by the insert, I found.

Be sure to reinstall the spacer plates; the one between the block and the clutch housing, and the one between the trans and the clutch housing, and be sure there is no corrosion buildup on the mating surfaces, or that the plates do not have any kinks or ripples along the mating surfaces. Otherwise, you'll be tearing it all out again to get it right, possibly after replacing the input bearing again...Just a thought!

My "new" throwout bearing had a plastic bushing that was 0.020" smaller than the nose of the transmission. Not the splines, but the surface the bearing rides on. I tried having my son push the clutch in, and had my foot against the rear of the transmission. No luck.

What spacers? None came out when I took it apart.

KT

[Paul Workman]

Originally Posted by kenthompson

My "new" throwout bearing had a plastic bushing that was 0.020" smaller than the nose of the transmission. Not the splines, but the surface the bearing rides on.

, Yes, the "nose" (I meant to say). some light lube on the spline helps a lot with the spline gliding thru the friction disc. Anywayz, something is not right, if the throwout bearing bushing is .02 smaller than the tranny nose, "fer sher". I bought my clutch "kit" from Mid America, and had no problems.

Originally Posted by kenthompson

What spacers? None came out when I took it apart.KT

More like thin aluminum gaskets; one between the the block and the clutch housing, and one between the housing and the transmission. There were several references to them and the importance of them being clean, etc to assure the clutch housing and transmission surfaces are perpendicular with the driveline axis. (The Helms manual refers to them in several places - with respect to the '95 LT1/LT5s). I know I had kinked one and ended up having to hammer it out for things to fit right.

P.