Thanks for all the tid-bits. Sounds like "fun". And less greasy than the Chevy was. At least I'm in no rush. Spent a month on the Chevy, ~ three months on the DMC water pump- took my time. Grab a wrench and I'm off..... Drive Stainless (later) Robert VIN 6924 From: "content22207" <brobertson@xxxxxxxxxxxx> Reply-To: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: [DML] Clutch repair Date: Sat, 07 May 2005 03:15:04 -0000 Read me like a book... A proper transmission jack is almost a necessity. I also recommend jacking up the car level rather than rear end high. With everything at an angle, and the transmission teetering on a floor jack, I never could get the bellhousing flush with the block by muscle power alone. Came close enough to insert some bolts to pull them together, but no matter how hard I tried to turn them in equal micro increments, the splines on the input shaft bound inside the clutch disc. Twice. Crazy thing is: you absolutely can not feel that while it's happening. Feels like the transmission is re-mating smooth as silk. But it isn't..... To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews Yahoo! Groups Links To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/