Harry's Rebuild

Cam and crank install

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Well I forgot that a thread on the first page here doesn't necessarily mean it's new!!

I just wrote a freaking essay only to see that it's almost two months old right before posting.

I imagine the engines sealed up and ready to go?

Jason
 
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Dang! It really has been almost two months since I posted those pics!

I really thought that I had also posted that I got offered a really great job in south korea. I have been working so hard getting my house ready to rent and getting packed the engine was sitting in my shop and I'm freaking out every time someone left the door open...

So I brought it back to the machine shop and I am having them assemble it. This is really depressing to me because I was really looking forward to putting it together myself. But my new boss wants me there in daejeon on March 1 and I got to have the Scout purring by then so that it can drive onto the ship.

Yes I am bringing it. Going to raise some eyebrows there. Got to find another hillbilly mansion like I've got here (yes even on long island there are a few of us left) to keep it and then my son's Scout eventually. I hope the IHPA boys will ship to me.
 
Yes sir, I did see the big move mentioned but not the timeline for doing so. Good luck with that.

I think you made a great decision pushing assembly off to the machine shop. Sometimes things just fall right in to place!

One less chore to worry about too!

Good luck,
jason
 
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Hi guys,

I need a favor so I can focus on getting packed and not hunt through my service manual.

What are the sizes of the six bolts that attach the motor tothe bell housing? I remind you that I have a 304 v8 and I t18 tranny. Isn't one sleeved somehow?

Also, what is the bolt size for the throw out bearing yoke that clamps it to the shaft in the bell housing? I believe that it is a nut and bolt actually

thanks in advance,
harry
 
Yes. I am asking everyone to do my homework for me...

I need the thread pitches also

I need the bolt schedule for the motor mounts

I need to know the size of the bolt (and nut) that holds the throwout bearing youke to the shaft

fdchappie said:
those are 1/2" bolts. Do you need the lengths?
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Glad you have my engine done, looks awesome. I'll pm my shipping address so you can send it home... Can't wait to fire her up..... :thumbsup:

great job !!!!!!! :thumbsup:
 
Brought engine home today, decided that I had enough head room in garage to lift it into place
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Which side of the friction plate goes towards the motor?

Long nose
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Or short nose?
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Typically the longer reaching side goes towards the trans.
Lay it in the flywheel long first and see if there is a clearance issue. Even if it fits I would be concerned about the spline engagment. So long back is the best.
 
Yup, got my service manual back from the machine shop yesterday and it says long side towards tranny. Absent the manual (or expert advice...) I tended towards your thinking of maxima engagement of the splines.

While we're at it, the three fingers of the clutch have have boltheads that will contact the throwout bearing upon installation, this is correct? I remember (but not completely) in regard to my daughter's vw bus something about removing these depending on the geometry of the throw out bearing. I better post a pic.

Robert kenney said:
typically the longer reaching side goes towards the trans.
Lay it in the flywheel long first and see if there is a clearance issue. Even if it fits I would be concerned about the spline engagment. So long back is the best.
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I tell you what, 56 just cant be enough to be going senile. My memory of the clutch from just last night in the garage wasn't good enough to realize that the only way to install the clutch is withthe bolts in place. They are adjusters of a sort I assume. Oh well. "all the things that I have lost in my life, I guess I miss my mind the most..."

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I wouldn't touch them. They are used to adjust the geometry of the fingers in a mechanically linked clutch system. In your case you will have more than enough adjustment range in your linkage to get it right without messing with them.

Some clutch fingers are built with a rounded finger that takes place of the bolt you see there and have an adjustable lever fulcrum. Others have the bolt and a fixed fulcrum. Just different ways to the same end.

In your case the fulcrum is not adjustable so the finger tips have the adjuster.. The finger geometry is set at the rebuild shop to a spec with the clutch disk (or gauge plate mimicking the disk) in place and clamped to the flywheel
 
Heck, no. Not even thinking about it...

Robert kenney said:
I wouldn't touch them. They are used to adjust the geometry of the fingers in a mechanically linked clutch system. In your case you will have more than enough adjustment range in your linkage to get it right without messing with them.
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