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Kev · Post by **Kev** » Mon Oct 22, 07 1:04 am

Shouldn't you have left the clutch in the gearbox?

Looking good! What does a "freshen up" mean to you?????? To me it's new rings/bearings, clean the tops of the pistons and combustion chamber, new valve stem seals, new cam chain, a home hone and a ridge cut. Getting any porting? Or fresh ally heads? What bumpstick you putting in? Go for it Fella! Got to break out of those 16s sometime!

Pete · Post by **Pete** » Mon Oct 22, 07 6:53 am

Kev wrote:Shouldn't you have left the clutch in the gearbox?

I have to agree there Kev. Putting it back in there like that will present a very high risk of damaging the pilot bearing or bending the gearbox input shaft.

Impressed that you got it out without taking the hood off, though. Never tried that one...

Cannonball · Post by **Cannonball** » Mon Oct 22, 07 8:41 am

hope you guy,s are takin the slash

, you have to have the clutch left on the engine with a manual, its not like an auto

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Mon Oct 22, 07 9:14 am

it was pretty easy to get the block out with the bonnet on case of lift pull back lift pull back lift etc i was expecting the worst when we pulled the heads off but everything seems pretty good which im happy about

kev i ran two 16s on friday then sat i was running mid 15s

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Mon Oct 22, 07 11:47 am

Looking good Simon

Make me want to get my Charger home and do it myself (if only I had a garage I could use)

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Mon Oct 22, 07 12:07 pm

Cannonball wrote:hope you guy,s are takin the slash , you have to have the clutch left on the engine with a manual, its not like an auto

Ivor · Post by **Ivor** » Mon Oct 22, 07 12:49 pm

Sandy wrote:
Cannonball wrote:hope you guy,s are takin the slash , you have to have the clutch left on the engine with a manual, its not like an auto

Yeah, I had to wonder whether or not I was losing the plot!

latil · Post by **latil** » Mon Oct 22, 07 1:29 pm

74dartsport wrote:it was pretty easy case of lift pull back lift pull back lift etc

You sure you were taking the engine out?

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Mon Oct 22, 07 3:00 pm

[quote="Ivor"][quote="Sandy"][quote="Cannonball"]hope you guy,s are takin the slash

, you have to have the clutch left on the engine with a manual, its not like an auto[/quote]

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Yeah, I had to wonder whether or not I was losing the plot!

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Must admit got me too

had to read it twice, thinkin' what are they on about. Clutch is in the pressure plate which is bolted to the flywheel... Had to be takin' the P

BTW well done Si lookin' good

TYREMAN · Post by **TYREMAN** » Mon Oct 22, 07 4:16 pm

Good luck with it Simon

its great to see the pictures of the work but sadly people will always find fault!....i for one will no longer post any pics of a motor or work carried out on it inh case it starts people off

Pete · Post by **Pete** » Mon Oct 22, 07 6:21 pm

Cannonball wrote:hope you guy,s are takin the slash , you have to have the clutch left on the engine with a manual, its not like an auto

It's a fair cop.
However, when we tried to put the motor back in the 4 speed 'Bird, we dicked around for about 5 hours trying to get the motor engaged on the input shaft.

We admitted defeat, pulled the box, put the motor in, and then put the box back on the motor. Horrible job on the floor (might be OK on a lift); and we were exhausted at the end of it.

We tracked it down to a pilot bearing that had been fractionally distorted - we are talking thous.

Maybe doing a small block is easier. I still found it a pain in the Sox when it had a 360 and 4 speed.
Mopar do a roller bearing replacement now, which may be a good idea over the old phosphor bronze jobbies.

BUDGIE · Post by **BUDGIE** » Mon Oct 22, 07 6:35 pm

You should always try the spigot bearing over the input shaft before you fit it. Always pay's to align up the clutch plate spot on to. Finally always put the box in gear, a small turn of the motor to align splines should drop straight in

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Mon Oct 22, 07 6:47 pm

looking gud si'.
does it llok like a standard cam in it???
guna have to get kiwi round mine and start ripping mine apart lol.

Kev you'll be pleased to hear that a 318 still managed to beat the petty though

(sorry simon had to say it lol)

can you see were the oil was coming from now then simon???