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  1. 11-18-2017, 12:34 PM #1
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    Engine/Transmission Install

    Should the tranny be dry? Fluid runs out of tail shaft when angled
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  2. 11-18-2017, 12:49 PM #2
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    Unless you are using a cap plug to prevent leakage then installing it dry is way less messy and you don't have to go back and top it off.
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    Sorry, cap plug?
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    Slips through the rear tranny seal, and over the splined shaft, to prevent fluid leaking..

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    Quote Originally Posted by AC Bill View Post
    Slips through the rear tranny seal, and over the splined shaft, to prevent fluid leaking..

    https://www.amazon.com/Lisle-23400-T...QDHFP70VK0SZ9X
    Should the clutch lever be able to be moved by hand? Ball housing is flush to block but I can move the lever? Could input shaft not be lined up with the pressure plate?
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    You should have free play, if not something is binding.
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    I mean, lever moves freely until the throw out bearing engages the clutch fingers, then I can't get the lever to move the fingers at all.
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    Quote Originally Posted by jwebb View Post
    I mean, lever moves freely until the throw out bearing engages the clutch fingers, then I can't get the lever to move the fingers at all.
    You're not going to be able to move the clutch arm/clutch fingers by hand once the TOB is engaged. Unless you're Charles Atlas...
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    Quote Originally Posted by edwardb View Post
    You're not going to be able to move the clutch arm/clutch fingers by hand once the TOB is engaged. Unless you're Charles Atlas...
    Thanks, I was a little concerned! Today hasn't been too good, broke a pressure plate bolt, rear tranny seal was bad, thanks to the guy who "rebuilt it" and just found a small crack in the bell housing now! I knew that new was the way to go but....
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