[Tony Ripepi]

Hi Guys,

Thank you for all the advice and input. I do have a lift and tranny jack, the transmission does come out the bottom without taking out the seats, carpet, tunnel etc.

You do have to take the drive shaft, transmission mounting hardware and remove the shifter turret from the top of the the TKO to have the room to shove it toward the rear of the car and allow it to swing down. It would help to have a plug where the drive shaft comes out or a drip pan since the Transmission fluid comes out the rear of the Tranny. It also helps if the aluminum webbing at the rear of the TKO are cut out.

The clutch disk was fused to the fly wheel and that was the root of the problem, caused by moisture and not driving this car on a regular basis. I had the pry the clutch disk off of the fly wheel. The throw out bearing had a tiny leak so I shipped it and the clutch disk back to McLeod for a rebuild with their new fittings to replace the banjo fittings and new "O" rings. Talked to Red at McLeod and the parts are there now and should be shipping back to me in a few days.

The fly wheel looks fine, I'll use a razor blade to clean the clutch material off of it and a little fine sanding to allow for a clean surface for the new clutch. All of this was not an issue with the McLeod parts it was simply 4000 miles of driving in the last six years.

It has been a learning experience and a two man job, once you are ready to swing the tranny out. I'll post the result once I get the parts back from McLeod and reinstall.

LOL Thanks Blykins.....edited the male member out.

Best Regards,

Tony R.