Hey y'all,
Clutch went out on my T19 a few weeks ago so I decided to go ZF-5 while I had the trans out. It was enough of a headache to get that heavy sumbitch under the truck, but now I got it all the way up and she won't slide into the clutch. I've tried shimmying, shaking, turning the crank bolt, and even a come-a-long. No matter what I do, it leaves about a 2 inch gap on both sides.
I don't reckon it's clutch alignment since I held the tool in place by hand while tightening the pressure plate to make sure it was squared. New pilot bearing, which was test fitted on the trans shaft before installation; and the clutch (tested same way, but fairly tight on the splines).
I genuinely have no idea what I should do. Of the 3-4 transmissions I've installed in the past, this has to be the hardest.
Any words of wisdom from y'all?
(I have tried the long bolt pulling method)
Thanks!
Clutch went out on my T19 a few weeks ago so I decided to go ZF-5 while I had the trans out. It was enough of a headache to get that heavy sumbitch under the truck, but now I got it all the way up and she won't slide into the clutch. I've tried shimmying, shaking, turning the crank bolt, and even a come-a-long. No matter what I do, it leaves about a 2 inch gap on both sides.
I don't reckon it's clutch alignment since I held the tool in place by hand while tightening the pressure plate to make sure it was squared. New pilot bearing, which was test fitted on the trans shaft before installation; and the clutch (tested same way, but fairly tight on the splines).
I genuinely have no idea what I should do. Of the 3-4 transmissions I've installed in the past, this has to be the hardest.
Any words of wisdom from y'all?
(I have tried the long bolt pulling method)
Thanks!