Throw out bearing replacement
Instructor
Joined: Nov 2014
Posts: 239
Likes: 116
From: Wilmington, NC
I had my trans out entirely twice in the last year on my 72. I’m 66 and worked alone on my back. Not fun. Everything is easy except the final removal. That’s why when I had to go in one time to check on the throw of the fork I just pulled it back.
I will tell you that getting the trans out is much easier if you remove all the bellhousing bolts and then maneuver the bellhousing to one side to allow more room to clear the trans input shaft.
i also made a tool to help when lowering the trans with a floor Jack. I bought a 4” PVC pipe cap and cut slots a little wider than the trans front bearing cap on opposite sides and a hole in the bottom. Then replaced the pad on the floor jack with pipe cap, placed with the open side up. I then used this to support the front of the trans on the bearing cap where the throw out bearing slides to allow me to control the trans while lowering it. The rear of the trans rests on the cross member so it was well supported allowing me to concentrate on maneuvering the trans without having to support it myself. Use it in reverse to help reinstall it. As I said, not easy either way but this helped a lot.
I will tell you that getting the trans out is much easier if you remove all the bellhousing bolts and then maneuver the bellhousing to one side to allow more room to clear the trans input shaft.
i also made a tool to help when lowering the trans with a floor Jack. I bought a 4” PVC pipe cap and cut slots a little wider than the trans front bearing cap on opposite sides and a hole in the bottom. Then replaced the pad on the floor jack with pipe cap, placed with the open side up. I then used this to support the front of the trans on the bearing cap where the throw out bearing slides to allow me to control the trans while lowering it. The rear of the trans rests on the cross member so it was well supported allowing me to concentrate on maneuvering the trans without having to support it myself. Use it in reverse to help reinstall it. As I said, not easy either way but this helped a lot.
