Thanks for the advice Jim (Michael and James too). I kind of thought that I would need to back it out. I just wasn't sure if I would get any better results the second time. I have jacked up the block and the tranny and did play around with the height last night when attempting the job. I didn't back out the tranny though thinking that once I had the tranny on the guide dowel and the studs I had achieved success. I will try again keeping advice in mind.
Thanks, Jim Cullen 74 Spitfire > > Jim Cullen asked: > > > Or, is the fact that the bellhousing is flush to the top > > of the engine good enough to tighten down the surrounding > > bolts/nuts? > > NOOOO!!!!! > > The large block-bellhousing gap at the bottom is telling you that they are > not angled properly: the tranny input shaft > is hitting the clutch from too high an angle, i.e. the crank and input shaft > are forming a shallow V. Most likely > this is preventing it from entering the pilot bushing, but it could also just > be preventing the spines from mating. I > don't know how you have everything supported but the action you must take one > way or another is to lower the back of > the tranny so that it and the crank are co -axial. A related problem is that > if you have the block supported too high > the various protrusions on the tranny may hit the firewall and frustrate you. > > There is no substitute for patience. Also useful are a good helper, 2ft long > sections of 2x4 for leverage, an > adequate supply of swear words, and a good ale waiting for motivation but not > so good as to make you rush the job. > > But regardless of the tools, do not force it. > > Jim Muller > '80 Spitfire > '70 GT6+ > plenty of pull-the-tranny experience _______________________________________________ Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html You are subscribed as [email protected] [email protected] http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/spitfires http://www.team.net/archive
