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gshadel
05-22-2008 13:42:19
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Re: te split, no go together in reply to Douginh, 05-21-2008 14:09:06
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I've pulled a few engines together in my day, literally just a few though, like... 3. But! my first engine switch would not go together, kind-of like yours... except mine was a 1970 Pontiac... I learned a LOT about cars that summer!
An old mechanic told me to take some all-thread, cut long pieces and thread them into the bell housing.. or engine, whichever end was threaded, all the way, and use them like rails to help line-up the engine and bell housing. Then use nuts on the all thread to pull the engine together, and to wobble and shake the engine left & right vigorously to get the input splines to line-up with your clutch splines. Of course the old guy described that process a lot more colorfully than I just did. Anyway, I went home that night, did what he said, that engine went right together in a few minutes, where I had worn myself out for hours trying to get them together the day before. I've done the same ever since, including my TO. I had my tranny-end on a jack, and rented an engine hoist with wheels. All-thread, vigorous wiggling back and forth, a couple adjustments on the jack height to try to get the angle right... and it went right home. Only had the engine hoist for ~2 hours. I was worried because I did not have a clutch alignment tool or an old input shaft... I used a home-made jig made of sockets and tape to make the alignment tool... it worked. I've heard guys say to unbolt your input shaft and pull from the tranny and use that as your clutch alignment tool, then re-install on the trannyGeorge
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