[DeTomaso] Help Needed! Installing ZF Today and Stuck

[Will Kooiman]

BTW, before I had an alignment tool, I would get it close visually, and
then I would have someone press the clutch while I aligned the input shaft
with the pilot bushing.  The splines go on the clutch pretty easy.  It¹s
the pilot bushing that is a pain.  With the clutch depressed, the disk is
free to move around, so it¹s pretty easy to ³find² the pilot bushing.

Later, I bought a plastic alignment tool - without splines, and it was
worthless.

Later, I used an input shaft from a dead transmission.  I don¹t remember
where I got it - from a transmission shop, I think.  This was the absolute
best alignment tool.

Later, I used a plastic alignment tool with splines.  It was pretty good.
I still have that one.

Mike - I read that you didn¹t remove the clutch.  I didn¹t miss that part.

On 3/7/15, 5:00 PM, "Mike Reilly" <reillyms at live.com> wrote:

>   All, I got installed :-).   Appreciate the help offers Mike and Andy!
>   Hope to be driving it tomorrow without worries about loosening ring
>   gear bolts!  Mike
>     __________________________________________________________________
>
>   From: [1]Mike Reilly
>   Sent: 3/7/2015 1:33 PM
>   To: [2]Michael Shortt; [3]Andy May
>   Cc: [4]detomaso at poca.com
>   Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Help Needed! Installing ZF Today and Stuck
>
>   Thanks for the quick reply.  I didn't need to change the clutch.  It
>   was not removed.....only the ZF so not sure how a clutch alignment tool
>   would help if the clutch was not touched in the process.  I think I
>   just need to keep trying to align the teeth....rotationally vs the
>   alignment. Make sense?  Thanks, Mike
>   ________________________________
>   From: Michael Shortt<[5]mailto:michaelsavga at gmail.com>
>   Sent: 3/7/2015 1:18 PM
>   To: Andy May<[6]mailto:andymay24 at gmail.com>
>   Cc: Mike Reilly<[7]mailto:reillyms at live.com>;
>   detomaso at poca.com<[8]mailto:detomaso at poca.com>
>   Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Help Needed! Installing ZF Today and Stuck
>   You really do need a clutch alignment tool like this one.
>   [9]http://www.finditparts.com/products/4486741/kd-tools-kds2420?srcid=C
>   HL01SCL010-Npla-Dmdt-Gusa-Svbr-Mmuu-K4486741&gclid=CKe1lLWVl8QCFVAvgQod
>   EC0Apg
>   Michael Shortt
>   On Mar 7, 2015 4:04 PM, "Andy May" <andymay24 at gmail.com> wrote:
>   >    When I did mine I had similar problems and just had to keep
>   jigging it
>   >    around until it went in. I assume you have used a clutch alugnment
>   tool
>   >    to set the clutch plate first? If not, then you need to or you'll
>   be
>   >    there for ever......
>   >
>   >    Andy
>   >    On Mar 7, 2015 8:55 PM, "Mike Reilly" <[1]reillyms at live.com>
>   wrote:
>   >    >
>   >    > A  A Hi all.A  I just had my ZF safety wired and now Iam
>   installing
>   >    it.A  All
>   >    > A  A is well except the shaft (with teeth see pic) from the ZF
>   will
>   >    not
>   >    > A  A align to go into the opening (to accept the teeth) in the
>   engine
>   >    > A  A (center of clutch and flywheel).A  I did some trial and
>   error to
>   >    get
>   >    > A  A them to align but no luck.A  A I assume the ZF should slip
>   in
>   >    once these
>   >    > A  A teeth are aligned.A  I have the engine mount bolts loose
>   enough
>   >    so the
>   >    > A  A engine is tilted and it aligns nicely to the case coming
>   in.A  I
>   >    just
>   >    > A  A get stopped by the teeth from the ZF entering into the
>   motor.A
>   >    This is
>   >    > A  A my first time doing thisa|.is there some trick to avoid
>   constant
>   >    trail
>   >    > A  A and error by slightly rotating the ZF shaft and trying over
>   and
>   >    over?
>   >    > A  A Thanks, Mike
>   >    >
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