After much procrastination
and slow progress, I have arrived at the point where I want to
assemble the transmission to the motor. |
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Hopefully, you had some sort
of system to label the bolts when you separated the engine and
transmission. I stuck my bolts in a piece of foam in the general
arrangement that they were on the motor, with labels. |
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I wasted a lot of time, the
better part of an afternoon, trying to get the things together.
Some advice:
1) Make sure the clutch plates are aligned on the pilot bearing.
I had a lot of frustration the first few times because the clutch
plate was not perfectly aligned. I could get the case together,
save for the last centimeter. |
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Aligning the plate is
very easy if you have a spare driveshaft. I did not. Rich
H., in his infinite wisdom suggested the following: a) loosen the
bolts on the clutch diaphragm. This takes the pressure off the
driven plate and allows it to move. You do not want it totally
loose, but just enough to allow the clutch plate to slide a bit. b)
assemble the transmission to the engine. It should fit now. In my
experience, the transmission fit to the engine perfectly once I had
loosened the driven plate c) CAREFULLY pull the transmission back from
the engine block, as you do not want the transmission shaft to bump
the clutch out of position on removal. d) tighten the diaphragm bolts
with a torque wrench. |
I tried all sorts of ways to
get the transmission and clutch together |
I tried the transmission on a dolly and
hoisting the engine. Nope.
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I tried supporting both on tires and
using the hoist to maneuver the engine. Nope.
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I tried the motor supported on the ground
and then supporting the transmission with the hoist. Nope.
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I finally set the motor on
the ground and lifted the transmission into the motor. All thee
time I was afraid that the motor could not support itself if placed on
its side. Turns out the motor is pretty robust.
I set it on the exhaust side an it worked just fine. Mating the
transmission to the motor, mostly in terms of manipulating the
transmission to match the holes on the crankcase. I ended up
putting the motor on the ground and manipulating the transmission
by hand to merge it to the crankcase. I was so pre-occupied, I
forgot to take a picture.
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Success! |
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Now, to install in the engine
compartment |
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