Tallarook took my clutch

[boots]

Let me know if you need to borrow a gearbox trolley jack and a multi fit input dummy shaft . just sittin in the shed if you need it and not too far from you . could probably give you a hand friday arvo if needed mate . let us know .

[Bloodyaussie]

Thanks mate I appreciate it, I will let you know.

Tomorrow I am in Toorak all day and will be stuffed by the time I finish so dont see me doing it then.

[Silver]

To quote a mate of mine 'A second class ride beats a first class walk, any day!'.

Everything has its faults and good points, and if I could find the small font to type this, I might. I've spent some highway time in new Pajs including a diesel. Very impressive. Off road? I saw a well driven older Paj drive out of a creek at 'cruiser park that defeated a few other rigs that on the surface appeared more capable. Old Paj may have had a couple of inches in the suspension, and or a locker, but it came down to driver skill too.

Good luck and have fun - the bits might be a bit heavier than the average bike. Note, Bike, not bike gearbox :-) Just kidding. Mostly.

Boots! Outstanding! Makes me proud to be associated with the forum and its members.

[nissannewby]

Hey mate its certainly worth doing the flywheel when doing the clutch. It gives it a nice flat surface to mate against and the way its machined helps the clutch to work better. Sometimes if its not done you will get some form of clutch shudder due to the friction plate no being able to grip on the flywheel.

I would also highly recommend doing the rear main while you have the box and flywheel out. This is a general rule of thumb when doing clutches as we all know about murphys law. If you do the clutch and not the seal a week later the seal will leak.

A good alignment tool is a must otherwise it can be very difficult to refit the gear box.

I had a similir thing happen to a clutch once due to the rubber boot on the actuator fork being split. Muddy/sandy mixed water entered the clutch area and filled the gap between the fingers and the pressure plate basically leaving my clutch disengaged all the time. I wouldnt be surprised if this is whats happened to you.

[Bloodyaussie]

Bell housing is hitting the body and cant go back any further????

Only 3inch gap so far but stops dead against body, any ideas???

[threedogs]

X2 With Newby, same thing happened to a LUX at the VIC Cruiserkhana.
Clutch filled up with mud, pumped the pedal with a fire hose squirting water, eventually come good.
Ditto with Boots only round the corner if you need a hand.

[mudski]

You should be able to drop the gearbox down a little so you can move it back more now. Been a while since I have done a troll clutch but thats how it went by memory.

[nissannewby]

Yeah you need to let the engine nearly sit on your tie rod then you will have to twist the gearbox so the starter section is rotating towards the ground. It is a fiddly part of the job on my GQ i got a little bit excited with a hammer around the area

[MC97GQ]

Bell housing is hitting the body and cant go back any further????

Only 3inch gap so far but stops dead against body, any ideas???

BA,

Carefully jack the front of the motor up, this will then cause the gearbox to tilt down in the rear which should allow the gearbox to come out. Just make sure you have the gearbox nicely secured as when it comes off it could come away in a hurry. They weigh about 200kgs so you dont want it to drop on you or the floor, are you using a hoist at all or working off the ground?

Good luck with it

Mark

[Bloodyaussie]

Yeah I have an engine crane going through the door holding it up via the hole where the gear knob is...