Any tips joining transmission to engine

Thank you to everyone that replied. Everything is installed I tested the clutch and it releases.

I would recommend to anyone going to do this job to buy the Eaton clutch install Kit because it comes with all the gaskets for the bellhousing and Tower, input shaft input bearing and clutch Fork. I would also recommend that you install new cross shafts and bushings if they are worn.

Replace the nylon lock nuts on the bellhousing and replace the bolts that hold the clutch housing in with grade 8 flange bolts because you probably can't find those internal tooth lock washers, I couldn't. I also put threadlocker blue on those bolts and the clutch Fork bolts. I also installed a two piece haldex clutch brake so that it will be easier to change when it's time.

Eaton tells you not to put any grease on the splines so I just put a very very very tiny amount on the end of the shaft that goes into the pilot bearing.

Go back and reread everything that was said in this post, because cumulatively that's the best information you're ever going to find. Especially to take your alignment tool, I used an old shaft that I cut down and another shaft that was in good shape just about like new, and take your tool once it's in and everything is bolted in and aligned and hit it up and down and side to side to make more room for the shaft. And when you hit at the end of it into or the engine it will pop back out at you if you've got it all the way in. That's really great advice.

I actually did not have the tool completely all the way in through both discs which I thought that I did. So my advice to you would be to take a tape measure and measure from the input bearing out to the end of the release bearing so that you know how far your shaft is in and put a mark on it. And also Bop the end of it because that's the ticket. It'll bounce back out when you have it all the way in.

Make sure the clutch Forks are all the way up and guide it in and when it's almost in you'll have to flip the forks down to go over the release bearing or it won't go in.

As the other contributors have said, it will fall in like absolutely nothing. No forcing no pushing no nothing it will just fall in like absolutely nothing.

I put this in with my engine out of the truck, but if it's in the truck make sure you're on a level concrete floor and you have the right transmission Jack, because that's the only way you're going to be able to do this correctly and safely. I knew someone that tried to do this without the right transmission jack and they dropped their transmission and broke the housing.

If you are going to do this yourself don't be afraid of it just follow what the experienced people here have said because it will all work out for you.

Thanks again to everyone for all the help and great advice.

 

I did put the hose from the old clutch on to the throwout bearing. I did pre Grease the hose and I did Grease the throwout bearing and I did Grease the cross shaft bushings, but I didn't think to put hoses on for them.

Do I have to go to a hydraulic place and have the hoses made up?