>Thanks for all the suggestions regarding my transmission troubles. I've
>purchased the rebuilt O/D tranny. I attempted to install it last weekend,
>of course I have my share of problems: First after getting the spline to
>line up and getting half of the bell housing bolts back in I went to attach
>the slave cylinder and quess what? The little shaft that is attached to the
>yolk was trapped behind the bell housing. I'm sure I'm the first person on
>the planet that has ever had that happen. :-} Well I got that corrected
Ha ha, been there done that, I actually did this but only realised once ALL the
sodding bolts were in, I then took the box back out, moved the pin, DIDN'T
check it as I slide the box back into position, bolted it all up AGAIN, and
guess what!!!! well, you know the story......Nearly everytime I have removed
the gearbox(approx 8-9 times in under 3 years) I have done this, some people
never learn eh!!!! :-)
>and then went to install the 38 inch used drive shaft I bought, this is the
>dimension that the John Kipping catalog says is needed (the non O/D shaft
>is 41.25 inches). Quess what? It did not fit!!! I measured the distance
>between the diff flange and the tranny flange and get 37.5 inches. Arghhh!!
>I bought that drive shaft for about the price that I would haveto pay to
>have the old one shortened, now I have to have one shortened anyway. Isn't
>this fun!! Actually I can't wait to get the O/D tranny in and working.
Try loosening the engine mount rubbers and sliding the engine forward a little,
it may help.
Rich
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