Exactly Jim... that was Dave's parting thoughts....
What amazes me is just HOW good some of you folks are.... Here I sit
totally clueless.... and inside of two shakes of a rabbit's ear...I get not
only the answer but some ultra sound advice surrounding the other trials
and tribulations I might encounter as a direct result of my ignorance....
I can look back on bolting this thing together and see exactly why it let
me get away with it too.... the Four bolts that connect the trans to the
bell housing are really tough to get at..... on in particular... that bolt
caused me to think it was simply being stubborn..... once again I learn
not to force something which needs a message....
This thing really didn't feel bad at all going together.... but.... it
wasn't Perfect either..... Lesson learned....
Keith
----------
> From: Jim Dincau <jdincau@qnet.com>
> To: Keith Turk <kturk@ala.net>; land-speed@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: 6 Speed woes Solved
> Date: Thursday, May 03, 2001 12:55 PM
>
> Keith
> You might want to give the thrust main on the crank a look see also.
For
> every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. Been there done
that.
> Jim in Palmdale, where its a two rocks in every pocket day.\
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Keith Turk <kturk@ala.net>
> To: <land-speed@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2001 8:47 AM
> Subject: 6 Speed woes Solved
>
>
> > ahhh Well thank you Dave yet again....
> >
> > Did a run out on the shaft this morning and couldn't find anything
wrong
> > with the main shaft.... so we took it apart and found the first gear
> bearing
> > and thrust washer was Toast.... didn't hurt the gear or shaft... just
> > destroyed the washer..
> >
> > So got to thinking about it and called Dave Dahlgren up.... Yep.... "
so
> > Keith did you check the Pilot Bearing depth"... ahhh yep several
different
> > ways.... " go back and check it again with the imput shaft" ahh okay...
> > BINGO.... the Depth was off about .060 thousands... there by causing
the
> > Main shaft to pressure this thrust washer into first gear.... hence it
> > siezed to the gear.....
> >
> > Easy fix.... I had bought a conversion bearing to convert the Ford
input
> to
> > the back of a GM crank and it bottomed out... so now I am going to make
my
> > own Pilot bushing ( stock GM bored to accept a Ford Imput shaft ) and
Life
> > will be good again... Oh and Dave's Parting thought.... CHECK the
Trust
> > washer in the Motor and make sure you didn't trash a bearing there as
> > well... Hmmm
> >
> > Thanks again Dave.... ( by the way.....Glen Barret and Wes Potter both
> said
> > the same thing up front )
> >
> > Keith ( feeling pretty good on a sunny day )
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