Clutch fork travel

[patrickt]

Originally Posted by lippy

It's a pilot bushing. Ram part #BU50D. Not my first boneheaded screw-up, not my last. I'll deal with it and move on.

That's the same one I have in mine -- $7 from Summit. I'm still not clear on how you managed to break it.

[lippy]

Originally Posted by patrickt

That's the same one I have in mine -- $7 from Summit. I'm still not clear on how you managed to break it.

I didn't break it per se, but it is scored on the front surface.

[patrickt]

Originally Posted by lippy

I didn't break it per se, but it is scored on the front surface.

Post a pic of it if you can.

[DanEC]

Originally Posted by lippy

I didn't break it per se, but it is scored on the front surface.

Lippy - does it look like the beveled part of the input shaft (leading to the splined part) might have been hitting the bushing. That would be an odd thing. Possibly the bushing wasn't fully seated deep enough the first time. Pulling the transmission in with the bolts might have seated the bushing further but left the input shaft in an interference fit with it.

Understand on the puller. I installed the wrong bushing in mine first. I had a metallic one and a non-metallic one and installed the wrong one by not paying attention. I used the grease gun trick for the first time and was amazed at how fast and easily it popped the old one out.

I found my non-metallic bushing (real bronze - magnetic won't stick to it) at NAPA under a heavy duty (HD listing). The price was cheap too.

[patrickt]

I think Brent did the BH alignment, so I'm sure that's spot on. But if this happens again you might want to check the crank bore run-out. Maybe it's out of whack -- that happens, you know....

[ERA Chas]

Originally Posted by patrickt

I think Brent did the BH alignment, so I'm sure that's spot on. But if this happens again you might want to check the crank bore run-out. Maybe it's out of whack -- that happens, you know....

That's a stretch. Since Brent got the bh correct, he'd have the line bore correct too-he built the motor. He'd have seen mixed bearing clearances and corrected with line hone.

[patrickt]

Originally Posted by ERA Chas

That's a stretch. Since Brent got the bh correct, he'd have the line bore correct too-he built the motor. He'd have seen mixed bearing clearances and corrected with line hone.

Hmmm, ok... uhh Mr. Brent, is Chas correct?

[blykins]

Yep, my stuff gets line honed as a standard, not an option, or a corrective process. Bearing clearances usually vary by no more than a couple tenths.