make sure you cut the front bearing retainer, i used i pipe cuter, then remove the bearing retainer (4 bolts) make the position its in, put a rag over the front bearing and cut the splines on the input shaft futher back, use the clutch disc to make sure it slides smoothly before you reinstall. i had the same problem so i went to a clutch rebuilder and purchased a core clutch disc so i would not have to remove the clutch to check the cutting of the splines, and now i have a pattern to modify other t-5s
