Thanks Stuart. Great to know! Parts take time to procure where I live (kinda "in the sticks") so its nice to know I don't need to head into the big city just yet. Neil.
On 10/4/17, Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@gmail.com> wrote: > Spray the debris out with WD-40, clean the flywheel with brake cleaner or > lacquer thinner, grease it back up and chamfer the end of the input shaft. > > I once had a 4wd Blazer I replaced the clutch on. I installed a sintered > bronze bushing backward (chamfer in) and that very heavy tranny simply would > not go in. It had smashed in the edges of the pilot bearing so bad it never > would, but you don't have that problem! > > Stuart
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