So, today i did a job for a friend.
Remove his old clutch and flywheel and replace with a exedy twin plate item. Removed the gearbox by method of removing the subframe first, pulling the n/s shaft and dropping the box out the bottom. New flywheel and clutch is on however i did forget to grab a clutch plate alignment tool from halfrauds on the way up
and by the time i thought of it, the shop was shut. So decided to use the socket alignment/ trained eye method which really did not seem to go so well. We spent an hour and half just trying to get be box back on, 4 attempts in total, got pretty good at getting the box jacked up and back down again when it wouldn't go on properly. Could literally get it so the box was level with the flywheel teeth but it would not go on that last half inch!! so frustrating. It would seem the problem is purely the lack of an alignment tool however one thing that has got me worried that it may be something else is that we tried putting the box on with the clutch front plate still quite loose, so the plates could be moved quite easily with aid of a small bar
(ie socket extension).. yet the box would still not go on.. Am i missing something? could something be aligned wrong or what not? or will i find that once i have used the correct alignment tool it will go on far easier?
Tbh, i have changed loads of clutches on loads of cars and never needed to use the tool.
Even fitted my box with a os giken twin plate on my mr2 without one , however i had the engine on the floor with the flywheel upright so i could pick up the box and drop it on. Any suggestions?
