ok i have my totor on the hoist and im trying to slide my transmission on it. I get the shaft on the clutch all lined up and it slides in a bit, stops and there is 1/2 inch gap left between block and transmission. Am i missin something??

 

Hmm, i have ran into this problem once before.. try hand tightening the bolts and take a ratchet and tighten them all down Evenly.. should go right in

 

Yes the wiggle and press factor. LOL no really we just did three clutchs in two weekends on the garage floor. All three times we had to have someone push on the end of the tranny while having someone wiggle it a bit. Some people will recommend using the bolts to "draw" it on but that is a bad idea, especially since you could break the mount holes for the transmission. Feel free to PM me if you have any other issues.

Josh

 

precisely. it is a PITA. i promise that one cant push hard enough to do any bad damage. it is just as hard as seperating it

 

iv done this way (tightening the bolts all around) It went in but the clutch fork got comletly stuck!

 

I have seen bad results many times with tightening the bolts to fill the gap. Start a few bolts to align and hold the tranny in place and push in right left and up and down. If it does not mate you have other issues. Do not try the bolt tightening method.
Don

 

I've never gotten the clutch fork stuck and I've done quite a few transmission pulls. Did you properly release the TOB when removing the transmission? Did you replace the TOB? Something isn't right if the clutch fork got stuck.

Josh

 

if that stupid clip comes undone from the TOB the fork will get stuck.

 

no i did not replaced TOB, you think that could be the issue?

I took her out by using flat screwdriver, prying on the wedge colar and TOB, just like in evo moto writeup. I should be able to move the fork by hand right?

 

I guess I've been lucky over the past several years, I've never had that happen.

Josh

 

Yes until you re-seat the clip, you should be able to move the fork and TOB by hand. Unless you have a low mileage car I would replace the TOB. You don't want to take it all back apart for a $40 part.

Josh

 

im taking my trans of to see whats going on. That litle colar ring is pain in the *** to pry of...

 

Are you sure the clutch is centered. So the splines on the imout shaft line up?

 

Also don't seat the clip until the transmission is all the way bolted up. That way if you need to draw it back off you don't have to fight it.

Josh

 

my clip was damaged when i was pullin her of, any idea whats the part number for it? Stealership here I come