so i'm trying to reinstall my trans with the car on jackstands A MAJOR PITA

i put the bellhousing on first

so i get the input shaft lined up and its splined with the clutch and everything
and its got like a centimeter before its flush with the bellhousing but that damn dowel pin that sticks out i think its blocking it, when i took the bellhousing off the trans it was a bitch to get off,

so i'm thinking everything has to be lined up its just that dowel pin thing that wont let the trans go on, i'm about to saw that bitch off

spent 2 hrs trying to get it on
any input?

 

if it is that close, try to start threading bolts. make sure they go in properly, and if they do, start tightening bolts, it will help pull the tranny in

 

i did but was scared, i've always been told not to, but i gave up for the night lol

the threaded in a good amount of turns, i know its that stupid pin

i'll get it tomorrow

thanks

 

puttin the tranny in isnt too great of a time when the car is on jackstands....
last spring my clutch went out, so i fix that, then 2 months later i broke my tranny at the track so i had to take it all out again....fun stuff

 

Very tight clearances make for a real pain on install. You just have to keep fighting with it. Not a great idea to try and pull it in with bolts. If it won't slid ein, something is not aligned right.

 

Use the trans to bell housing bolts, I had the same issue

 

also you could use a couple longer bolts to get it started so you dont put to much stress on to little thread and strip them out.

 

man everyone on here "use the bolts"

only in tight tight places.. this is how you rip threads out and ears off blocks..

 

i pulled it with the bolts a tiny bit until it was in the dowel pin and it went right it



drive shaft is in woot this beast is almost ready to stand on all fours again

 

Yea I guess "use the bolts" worked, huh? Well good luck with the rest of the install.

 

oh no, you HAVE to put the tranny on with the bell housing installed on the tranny at the same tim, seriously 100x easier

 

taking the bell housing out with a seized up passenger side dowel pin is a major pita.imagine putting it back on with the tranny bolted to it,with jack stands and and laying on your back

 

yeah it went in like butter seriously one have turn with the bolts threaded in put the dowel pin

my car is on jack stands it was no easy task doing it by myself either i put the trans on a jack jacked it up set the front of the trans on a piece of wood that layed accross 2 jackstands, repositioned the jack and the trans some how slipped right it

seriously nothing would ever go that easy prolly as long as i live

 

Imagine? Hell I've done it, both ways, although only once with one prescribed method, can you guess which one? There's slots for prying on the bellhousing, so seized or not it shouldn't be a problem getting out, and going back in, clean it up first.

 

I feel your pain, mine is on jack stands right now. Pulled the trans today for a rebuild at Six speeds inc. Cant wait to have all my gears back!!! lol Last year was a bitch, blew the 10 bolt. Installed a moser 9in and susp. Then a few days later the trans fu(ks up

 

LOL... you guys kill me, my car is on jack stands right now. Fourth clutch change in as many years. You think you got it rough! I had true duals with an X-pipe that was locked in there. I used to change clutches with the Xpipe hanging on my chest. I switched back to a Hooker catback just because of it and actually gained power. Today was GREEAAT, I was actually humming along. Everytime I got pissed I just thought about that dreaded X-pipe. Anyway as for your prob you had, just for future reference, next time take some sand paper to the dowels and a smidge of grease doesn't hurt. She'll slide right in next time. Cause believe you me, there will be a NEXT TIME!