engine and drivetrain Gearbox Reinstall

[glemon]

Ready to put the gearbox (stock 4 speed) back in the 74 2002, the clutch arm mechanism seems kind of loosey goosey without any pressure for the slave rod to hold it in place, is there any trick to keeping it all where it should be when reinstalling the gearbox, I have already had one attempt where I had to stop because I knocked it off the release bearing.  Other than being careful how you offer the tranny up any tricks to keeping the arm in place?  Thanks in advance, Greg

[PaulTWinterton]

There is one trick that may help your install, and possibly help keep the lever arm in place.  If your car is on jack stands, ease a short length ( somewhere between 12" and 24") of 2x4 against front lip of oilpan and floor to ANGLE the rear of the engine down.  This really helps to align gearbox input shaft with pressure plate and flywheel.

 

Expect the lower lip of the gearbox to clear the tierod centerlink by about 1/8".  Not much!

 

Guide the box in very slowly to avoid hitting the lever arm against pedal box, etc.

 

Hope that helps

[roadhog0]

You do have the spring clip on the fork right?

[glemon]

Good question, but yes, the spring is there and installed right, thanks, greg

[glemon]

Removed the throttle linkage, which was what the arm was hitting, got the tranny in the preliminary mating stage, lost my helper to a haircut appointment, but getting there, thanks, Greg

[jgerock]

Turn front wheels full lock to lower the center track rod.

Put tranny in gear and use guibo to turn trans. mainshaft to help align with crankshaft.

Edited September 13, 2013 by jgerock

[glemon]

Thanks, it is in and the clutch now works. I ended up using the old one and the old pressure plate. After getting the wrong one once, the ordering one which was promised on Tues. But found out Wed. it was backordered I decided the Bavarian automotive deities, with whom I am not overly familiar, were trying to tell me the old unit would be OK. So far so good.

One last question I hope, my car came without a clutch inspection plate, have acquired one, but no bolts, don't have much metric lying around anybody know the size/pitch/length? Or at least size and thread pitch, I can guestimate the length. Thanks again Greg

[jgerock]

One last question I hope, my car came without a clutch inspection plate, have acquired one, but no bolts, don't have much metric lying around anybody know the size/pitch/length? Or at least size and thread pitch, I can guestimate the length. Thanks again Greg

Penskeparts (or Realoem) is your friend.  Looks like M6x16

http://www.penskeparts.com/DiagramsMain.aspx?vid=47140&rnd=03192010

[glemon]

Thanks, and Penske Parts is now bookmarked, great reference site.