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Please Help, Tranny Install Problem

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JT87NAT

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Whats up, my friend and I just replaced the clutch in his 88 Mustang Gt, the problem is we can get the tranny into the relase/throwout bearing but can't get the splines to line up with the clutch splines and push them together so the tranny and bellhousing are flush against each other, there is about a 1-2 inch gap between the tranny and bellhousing. We put the driveshaft back in and started turning the output shaft but still can't get it to slide in all the way. Anyone have and tricks or tips to help this go smooth? Could the clutch have gotten knocked a little when we tried the first time? If it did get knocked should I just take off the bellhousing, loosen the pressure plate and use the clutch alignment tool again? Thanks.
 
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That's probly your best bet.

Also check your throwout bushing/bearing to make sure it's not interfering.
 
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JT87NAT said:
Whats up, my friend and I just replaced the clutch in his 88 Mustang Gt, the problem is we can get the tranny into the relase/throwout bearing but can't get the splines to line up with the clutch splines and push them together so the tranny and bellhousing are flush against each other, there is about a 1-2 inch gap between the tranny and bellhousing. We put the driveshaft back in and started turning the output shaft but still can't get it to slide in all the way. Anyone have and tricks or tips to help this go smooth? Could the clutch have gotten knocked a little when we tried the first time? If it did get knocked should I just take off the bellhousing, loosen the pressure plate and use the clutch alignment tool again? Thanks.
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yeah youre prolly off just a hair on your alignment not allowing the input shaft to slide into the bearing( or bushing whichever you have).i would think pull it back out and use the alignment tool and youll be ok
 
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Do the clutch plate and tranny input shaft have the same number of splines?
 

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Push the clutch pedal all the way in while another person pushes the tranny in. Good luck.
 
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Push the clutch pedal all the way in while another person pushes the tranny in. Good luck.
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I was wondering if that would help, btw the clutch cable came off the pedal, how does it attach to the pedal, I looked real quick but couldn't see how it attaches.
 

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The cable hooks into the pedal via the clutch quadrent. As for the tranny not sitting flush with the bellhousing, this is normal. As Tunedin302 said, hook you clutch cable back up and have someone push the clutch pedal all the way down. When the pedal is all the way down, you should be able to get the tranny to sit flush.

Mario
 
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86T-Top said:
The cable hooks into the pedal via the clutch quadrent. As for the tranny not sitting flush with the bellhousing, this is normal. As Tunedin302 said, hook you clutch cable back up and have someone push the clutch pedal all the way down. When the pedal is all the way down, you should be able to get the tranny to sit flush.

Mario
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Thanks alot guys, all the writeups I have seen don't say anything about pushing the clutch pedal down...but I do see how the throwout bearing could keep the tranny from going all the way in if it is not pushed forward at all. Is the clutch quadrant plastic...is it attached to the very back top of the clutch pedal?
 

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Yes to both your last quetions, and it is a ****** to get to. Pressing the clutch in is the easiest answer also... Good luck.
 
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