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| Author: | Dusteridiot [ Wed Mar 27, 2002 7:17 pm ] |
| Post subject: | A-833:setting clutch with input shaft ???? |
Last weekend I put together the last leg of my powertrain before getting ready to slip the slant into my duster. I had a spare input shaft/pinion from another A-833 OD I have apart to align the pressure plate. I also installed a new piolt bushing and put a about a tablespoon of grease in the hole to lube the tranny snout up. the trivial question I have is... How tight should that input shaft be in the hole? Should it firmly seat with hand pressure, would it take a quick rap from a rubber mallet to dislodge it from the bushing and pressure plate once properly torqued to specs or should I be able to just pull it out by hand? I'm just worried it was too tight, the pilot bushing isn't in spec, or something wasn't torqued down correctly and it warped... Thanks, D.Idiot res0aus2@verizon.net |
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| Author: | Loghead [ Thu Mar 28, 2002 7:35 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: A-833:setting clutch with input shaft ???? |
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: Last weekend I put together the last leg of my : powertrain before getting ready to slip the : slant into my duster. : : I had a spare input shaft/pinion from another : A-833 OD I have apart to align the pressure : plate. : I also installed a new piolt bushing and put a : about a tablespoon of grease in the hole to : lube the tranny snout up. : : the trivial question I have is... : : How tight should that input shaft be in the : hole? : : Should it firmly seat with hand pressure, would : it take a quick rap from a rubber mallet to : dislodge it from the bushing and pressure : plate once properly torqued to specs or : should I be able to just pull it out by : hand? : : I'm just worried it was too tight, the pilot : bushing isn't in spec, or something wasn't : torqued down correctly and it warped... : : Thanks, : : D.Idiot I'm assuming that you put grease in the pilot bushing (a tablespoon!) and the input shaft is tough to insert. I've removed pilot bushings by putting a glob of grease in and then driving in an old input shaft. The hydraulic pressure created will be enough to force the bushing out. Most pilot bushings are impregnated with lubricant, so you probably don't need any more than a light coating of grease, if any at all. I would also be concerned that centrifugal force is going to sling grease all over your new clutch. Obviously not good. thelogs@cox.net |
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| Author: | Loghead [ Thu Mar 28, 2002 8:08 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: A-833:setting clutch with input shaft ???? |
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: (a tablespoon!) and the input shaft is tough to : insert. I've removed pilot bushings by : putting a glob of grease in and then driving : in an old input shaft. The hydraulic : pressure created will be enough to force the : bushing out. : Most pilot bushings are impregnated with : lubricant, so you probably don't need any : more than a light coating of grease, if any : at all. : I would also be concerned that centrifugal : force is going to sling grease all over your : new clutch. Obviously not good. Another thought- your post didn't mention whether or not the alignment dowels (bellhousing to engine block) are still in place, so I'll assume (again) that they're there. If not, you'll certainly have clutch and input shaft related problems. At any rate, pull the transmission out of the bellhousing and remove as much of the excessive grease as possible, just to avoid problems ahead. thelogs@cox.net |
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| Author: | Dusteridiot [ Thu Mar 28, 2002 8:54 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: A-833:setting clutch with input shaft ???? |
I looked at it again tonight and will return to it again Saturday. Look slike I over reacted and put a finger swab of grease in the hole, the pilot bushing is still seated where I left it. I need to clean some grease off my pressure plate as it left some on there when I pulled my spare input shaft out of the assembly (good trick before putting a real tranny into the mix). The engine still has the dowels in place and I'm still using the original bellhousing that came with the powertrain. Hopefully this next time around it wont be so hard to insert/remove the input shaft. Any other ways to check for proper tolerances? Thanks, -D.Idiot res0aus2@verizon.net |
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