Are you sure you don't have the friction plate the wrong way round? The
wrong way it is the projecting centre and damper springs that rest on the
flywheel, not the friction material. That also means the cover plate has to
be bolted up quite a bit more that it should, which is normally about 1/4".
You certainly shouldn't have to pull the engine and bellhousing together
with bolts, and unless you do all of them together or nearly so you can
damage things. That said I don't know about a non-standard gearbox.
Air in the hydraulics won't prevent the rear wheels turning the engine -
when it is in gear! - quite the opposite, you wouldn't be able to disengage
the clutch when you push the pedal down. You should be able to move the
release arm sticking out of the bell housing back and fore, with a little
pressure if there is no air in the hydraulics as it is then pushing excess
fluid back into the master (watch it doesn't overflow).
It may be because the slave push-rod is too long for this gearbox, the
piston has bottomed, which could explain why you had to pull the two halves
together with bolts, also why the clutch is now disengaged. If you can't
push the pushrod any further back into the cylinder, and the release arm has
no free play or movement, that could well be the case.
PaulH.
----- Original Message -----
> Bad news, the clutch doesn't seem to be connecting the transmission to the
> fly
> wheel.
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