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| | | | Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 53 Member | | Member Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 53 | I'm installing a rebuilt 3 speed Saginaw to go with my rebuilt 292. I went the whole 9 yards, new pressure plate clutch throw out bearing pilot bushing. Used the alignment tool,triple checked made sure everything lined up. Now time to slide er in. It stopped 1" from the bell housing and wont go further. Tried a little high temp grease on the splines Nada. I've never run in to this problem before. All the trannys I put in will go in ok with a little effort. | | | | | Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 235 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 235 | Sounds like it's not going in to the pilot bushing. Did you test fit it on the input shaft? Maybe you put a bur in it when you put it in | | | | | Joined: Aug 2004 Posts: 399 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Aug 2004 Posts: 399 | I had the same situation with that lousy plastic alignment tool that came with the new clutch kit.
Used an old inputshaft for alignment and it slipped right in.
Frank | | | | | Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 157 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 157 | Big T and Stovebold are right. Call around to some local mechanics or maybe even the Chevy dealership and see if you can borrow an old input shaft. The plastic alighnment tools often are just wishful thinking. | | | | | Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 641 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 641 | depress the cluth lever it should slide in with the pedle on the floor | | | | | Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 637 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 637 | You should make sure the input shaft fits into the pilot bearing, that will hold it out about an inch. Also depressing the clutch pedal will release the disc so it will move enough to align if it's not just right. Good luck, it should work now. | | | | | Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 53 Member | | Member Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 53 | Thanks guys for your help. I found an old 3 speed tranny I had behind the garage. I tore it down and got the input shaft. I'll never use that cheap plastic alignment tool again! Also Depressing the clutch pedal made the tranny glide right in! | | | | | Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 345 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 345 | Wow, you were REALLY grateful. Congrats on the install. | | | | | Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 510 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 510 | Originally posted by Legman292:
Depressing the clutch pedal made the tranny glide right in! Does that make it a 3-speed PowerGlide? :p | | |
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