Do you guys worry about the stuff in this video? Measuring alignment issues. Or just cram the transmission in?

Edited October 11, 201411 yr by joecool911

That guy needs a life. I could tell from the start of the video that he doesnt work comission. Also why would you use two lift stands to support the truck? I couldnt even watch 15 seconds into it. I have never checked alignments and never will.

He admitted that there are many vehicles which it's not possible to do the tests. Bell housings not removable, front wheel drive etc.

He later checks the flywheel surface for straightness. Lol.

If there are issues like this guy is talking about they will be fairly obvious when you tear everything apart. When doing clutch jobs, etc as long as you make sure your mating surfaces are clean everything will go back together like it was from the factory, which is good enough for me.

I don't do it but I see no reason you shouldn't do it either.  I mean he's beating it to death but he's being thorough to make sure everything goes together perfectly and there will be 0 chance of anything messing up.  Can't insult a guy for doing things right, even if it is insanely thorough.  

 

Usually those lifts have steel blocks to pin the lift so it doesn't fall on you if the hydraulic seals blow out, maybe his didn't have them so the jack stands were his failsafe.  

 

I learned a lot from the vid actually and if I was experiencing some issues then I now know another thing to check.  He greases stuff I never greased, this and that, it was a good video.  

The stands are so it doesnt fall off the lift. We had them and only used them if there was a heavy load in the box and only used one under the hitch

I watched with interest because I'll be removing an auto and installing manual. So I'll have nothing to go on as far as wear goes. But I don't have the equipment to measure with either.

Ive installed hundreds of manuals and never measured. I havnt seen one reson to and have never had any problems with clutches. People have way too much time on their hands

I've installed lots of clutches but never seen any of this kind of damage. I never measure and on rare time I've been known to install clutches without a alignment tool. But I always look to see if the transmission mates up with the bellhousing normally and fully before putting bolts in. I've seen people with over 2 inches to go and get longer bolts and pull the transmission in binding or not.

Up until   the   80's    Chrysler  engine  plant  would    machine  the  engine blocks  and  bellhousing    as  a  mated pair.    The line boring part anyways.    The    pilot hole for the rear of the   bellhousing  was  perfect inline  with the main bores  of the   engine...    Then  that  bellhousing  would      stay with the engine  through  assembly,  and final   transmission mounting.

 

 

So,    years later,   when  this engine  got separated  from   that   transmission,   swapped into  a different   vehicle,       I'd  measure the  runout    Mopar  sold  offset  dowel pins  to correct  for  variances.     I've   had to  deal  with  .030   runout  on some    Makes for a very chattery  clutch  engagement!!    So yes,     I'll measure  'that'  kind of  stuff