[DML] Pigeon Forge or Bust

["content22207" <brobertson@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

You fail to understand: even though they are vastly superior vehicles,
a Mark V is my second choice (Pigeon Forge *IS* a DeLorean event).

I've been closely examining the fit between my lastest victim -- er,
clutch disc -- and the alignment tool. For the first 1/4"-1/2" it is
indeed very possible to be in the splines yet still not fit 100%. Held
up to the light, you can see that there's a surprising amount of
wiggle room at that point. The tool easily replicates my twofold problem:
- Slight angle downwards
- Slight misalignment, with too much pressure on one side of the splines
I think I've been relying too much on the bellhousing bolt holes. They
are not a tight 10mm fit (only hold the transmission and engine
together, not in alignment). With jacks at far ends of the engine and
transmission, and loose fitting rods through the bellhousing, I am
exerting too much downward pressure on the input shaft, and never
recover as I pull it through (off to one side too, and never recover
from that either). A 10 spline disc is strong enough to orient the
input shaft without damaging itself. A 28 spline definitely is not.

When installing a 10 spline transmission all you have to do is pay
attention to torque on the mounting bolts. If it binds, resistance on
a bolt will tell you when and where, allowing you to compensate on the
opposite side. And as I said, the disc is not damaged in the process.
A 28 spline can NOT do the same. There is absolutely no noticeable
change in bolt resistance if it binds (trust me -- I've done it twice
without realizing it).

For the price of the damaged clutch discs I could have bought a proper
transmission jack...

Bill Robertson
#5939

>--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Dick Ryan <deloreanbiker@xxxx> wrote:
> Perhaps you could enter your Lincoln in the show as 
> "modified" DeLorean.  It could be parked right
> alonside the D-Rex.  Nah, bad idea.  Rich would
> probably try to crush it.
> 





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