There isn't any play in between the trans and clutch disk, is this normal?
Bread
Bread,
I'm not sure I understand what you mean by "isn't any play".
With everything together but no pressure plate you should be able to move the clutch disc away from the flywheel by hand. It will slide along the shaft splines. It should be able to move a few millimeters off the flywheel and still not make any contact whatsoever with the bearing retainer sleeve. I call it a bearing retainer sleeve but others might call it a throw out bearing sleeve.
I am 100% certain that you have cut the sleeve short enough.
One more thing to check while it's all together without a pressure plate. Spin the shafts of the T5 to make sure that the pilot tip spins freely in the pilot bushing. If you still have the old bushing in the end of the crank then I think it will spin just fine. These are things to check just to have peace of mind.
