[TR] Tranny install question

[Jeff Scarbrough]

There are two holes that should have tight-fitting dowels in them.
Scroll to the bottom of this page:
http://tr6.danielsonfamily.org/LocatingDowels.htm  and look for the
yellow arrows.

I ordered dowels from TRF along with my alignment shaft and a bunch of
other stuff.  They don't help so much for getting things lined up
during install, but legend has it that they are essential for proper
clutch operation.

As for putting the thing in, patience is your friend.  That, and
making sure that a.) you got the clutch disc centered, and b.) that
you didn't let the disc hang on the input shaft and get misaligned.
Other than that, wiggle and turn, wiggle and turn.  Eventually you
will find the secret combination of swear words that unlock the
transmission and allow it to jump on the engine.  Whatever you do,
don't force it, though.

You have the back of the motor jacked up slightly, don't you?

Jeff Scarbrough
Corrosion Acres, Ga.

On Tue, Aug 12, 2014 at 12:47 PM, Jim Henningsen <trguy75 at gmail.com> wrote:
> List:
> I am a little rusty when it comes to installing the tranny back in my six.  I
> have a special threaded dowel for the 12 o'clock hole on engine block to act
> as a guide.  Am I supposed to have dowels at the 2 and 8 o'clock positions
> too?  I had heard from one person to install a dowel in huge hole just above
> the top starter mount hole.  Any help would be appreciated as I think it would
> speed up my install time.  Last time I did one with only one dowel and it took
> the two of us 45 minutes of wiggling.  Oh, the motor is installed and I have
> it attached to a hoist so I can adjust up and down as needed without resting
> on the firewall.
> Thanks in advance.
> Jim henningsen
> Ocala fl
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