Black Tag going into '94 Z

[wfot]

you will need to remove the pressure plate and disc and have the alignment tool to put everything back together...

[Ccmano]

Originally Posted by Jagdpanzer

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Agreed, the pilot bearing is accessible without removing the flywheel.
H

[Corvette95]

Pilot bearing is out. I am done for the year. Thanks for the help. I do have an alignment tool to put it all back in..waiting for a shipment from Jerry's. I am a little concerned with getting the fork back on the throw out bearing as I didn't remove the 6mm cover screw.

[wfot]

hummm, the screw that holds the stud in?
can you post a pic of what you are concerned about?
J

[Corvette95]

I did not loosen the shift fork or ball stud, it was frozen, I pushed the fork off the throw out bearing and twisted the bellhousing to remove the housing. I am concern with getting the fork back on the throw out bearing... in solutions there is a list of installation tips #5 says there is a trick to get the throw out bearing seated properly but provided no detail of the "trick".

INSTALLATION
1. Lubricate the new pilot bearing.
2. Remember to torque the pressure plate bolts uniformly in steps.
3. Remember to insert clutch plate alignment tool with clutch depressed before trying to install transmission.
4. It also helps if someone presses the clutch as you insert transmission releasing the new clutch plate for better alignment with transmission spline.
5. When you attach bell housing there is a trick to get the throwout bearing mating with the yoke properly.
6. I already mentioned marking the drive shaft and re-installing as it was removed from rear differential yoke.
7. Remember torque on front and rear C4 Beam Plate bolts 59 ft-lbs on rear two bolts and 37 ft-lbs on front two bolts.
8. Use alignment tabs provided by ZFDoc with C4 Beam Plates which align the "C" frame properly with frame just near the shifter assembly.
9. Leave 4 original washers on the rear (Differential) off the bolts. I installed 2 of the 4 original washers on the front (Transmission) bolts as they were originally.
10. The Tranmsmission C4 Beam Plate beveled corner faces toward the front of the transmission.

[Pete]

No need to take the fork out.
The fork slides back and locks in place on the bell housing once you bolt bell housing on align the straights of the bearing to the fork and with a screw driver thru the slave cylinder hole push fork towards the bearing and fork will slide right over the bearing.

Pete

[Ccmano]

Originally Posted by wfot

hummm, the screw that holds the stud in?
can you post a pic of what you are concerned about?
J

You don't have to remove the stud or the cover. Just install the TO bearing on the pressure plate. Cleanup, lube and install the fork on the stud. Then when you install the bellhousing with the fork, engage the fork on the TO bearing as you install the bellhousing. It takes some rotating of the bellhousing to get the fork engaged with the TO but it all comes together. Once you have the fork engaged rotate the bellhousing into place and bolt her up. Hope that's reasonably clear.
H

[Corvette95]

Thanks, I am done until the pilot bearing gets here from Jerry. I have it reasonably clear in my head now, thanks. I am sure I will be back in the New Year with more assembly questions.

[Dynomite]

Originally Posted by Corvette95

I did not loosen the shift fork or ball stud, it was frozen, I pushed the fork off the throw out bearing and twisted the bellhousing to remove the housing. I am concern with getting the fork back on the throw out bearing... in solutions there is a list of installation tips #5 says there is a trick to get the throw out bearing seated properly but provided no detail of the "trick".

INSTALLATION
1. Lubricate the new pilot bearing.
2. Remember to torque the pressure plate bolts uniformly in steps.
3. Remember to insert clutch plate alignment tool with clutch depressed before trying to install transmission.
4. It also helps if someone presses the clutch as you insert transmission releasing the new clutch plate for better alignment with transmission spline.
5. When you attach bell housing there is a trick to get the throwout bearing mating with the yoke properly.
The Clutch Fork can be slid to the drivers side of the Bell Housing (elongated hole with spring clip) once the transmission is removed. This will disengage the Clutch Fork from the Throwout Bearing for Bell Housing removal and installation.
6. I already mentioned marking the drive shaft and re-installing as it was removed from rear differential yoke.
7. Remember torque on front and rear C4 Beam Plate bolts 59 ft-lbs on rear two bolts and 37 ft-lbs on front two bolts.
8. Use alignment tabs provided by ZFDoc with C4 Beam Plates which align the "C" frame properly with frame just near the shifter assembly.
9. Leave 4 original washers on the rear (Differential) off the bolts. I installed 2 of the 4 original washers on the front (Transmission) bolts as they were originally.
10. The Tranmsmission C4 Beam Plate beveled corner faces toward the front of the transmission.

Edited

Pete alluded to this in above post #36

[Corvette95]

So, I am using the roller type pilot that gets greased. Do I grease the outer shaft where the bearing rides or just the inner rollers of the pilot? Thx