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<blockquote data-quote="machoheadgames" data-source="post: 429406" data-attributes="member: 18789"><p><strong>Clutch, Flywheel, Timing Chain, & Rear Main Seal (Part III)</strong></p><p></p><p>Well the clutch is done! After a small bit of struggling yesterday, I got the transmission reinstalled. I decided to use the good ole make-your-own dowel pin trick. I bought some 6" long bolts, 7/16-14 thread, chopped the heads off, and installed them into the 9:00 and 3:00 positions of the engine block. The rest was just a matter of getting the bell housing up to the bolts, popping them into the holes, and pushing the transmission slowly forward. Worked like a champ.</p><p></p><p>Earlier in the morning, I really struggled with the transmission on my transmission jack, as it wasn't letting me angle it perfectly to go in. The bolt dowels were a much better choice. Definitely choose partially threaded bolts, so that the bell housing can slide smoothly. If these bolts were fully threaded the entire way, that would have been a nightmare to try to slide the bellhousing on, and probably would have filed away metal from the bell housing holes. Not good.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]117503[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>I got the exhaust hung back up, and I'm leaving the transmission sitting on a jack stand for the next few weeks. I am going to be pulling the transfer case back off for my rebuild, as well as pulling the rear axle for the Arizona trip. When I get back from those, my steering, braking, axle and transfer case will all finally be done. The rest from that point is cosmetic interior stuff, like wiring a few switches, carpet, JW Speaker headlights, etc.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]117500[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>I hopped into the Jeep and sat in the driver's seat to test the clutch pedal feel. It is slightly more firm than the standard Luk clutch felt, but honestly in a good way. I'm really excited to go for a drive soon and see how it does on the road. The pedal requires a small bit of extra force but it is not difficult at all. It feels perfect as far as I can tell, and from the reviews, I expect it to engage super smoothly, especially with the new heavy flywheel.</p><p></p><p>I am glad to be done with this project.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="machoheadgames, post: 429406, member: 18789"] [B]Clutch, Flywheel, Timing Chain, & Rear Main Seal (Part III)[/B] Well the clutch is done! After a small bit of struggling yesterday, I got the transmission reinstalled. I decided to use the good ole make-your-own dowel pin trick. I bought some 6" long bolts, 7/16-14 thread, chopped the heads off, and installed them into the 9:00 and 3:00 positions of the engine block. The rest was just a matter of getting the bell housing up to the bolts, popping them into the holes, and pushing the transmission slowly forward. Worked like a champ. Earlier in the morning, I really struggled with the transmission on my transmission jack, as it wasn't letting me angle it perfectly to go in. The bolt dowels were a much better choice. Definitely choose partially threaded bolts, so that the bell housing can slide smoothly. If these bolts were fully threaded the entire way, that would have been a nightmare to try to slide the bellhousing on, and probably would have filed away metal from the bell housing holes. Not good. [ATTACH type="full" width="395px"]117503[/ATTACH] I got the exhaust hung back up, and I'm leaving the transmission sitting on a jack stand for the next few weeks. I am going to be pulling the transfer case back off for my rebuild, as well as pulling the rear axle for the Arizona trip. When I get back from those, my steering, braking, axle and transfer case will all finally be done. The rest from that point is cosmetic interior stuff, like wiring a few switches, carpet, JW Speaker headlights, etc. [ATTACH type="full" width="490px"]117500[/ATTACH] I hopped into the Jeep and sat in the driver's seat to test the clutch pedal feel. It is slightly more firm than the standard Luk clutch felt, but honestly in a good way. I'm really excited to go for a drive soon and see how it does on the road. The pedal requires a small bit of extra force but it is not difficult at all. It feels perfect as far as I can tell, and from the reviews, I expect it to engage super smoothly, especially with the new heavy flywheel. I am glad to be done with this project. [/QUOTE]
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