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Blue71LWB · 11-08-2006, 03:38 PM

Hi,
been reading over the forum here for the last few days. Wish I would have found it sooner.

I'll start right off with a question. I've bought a 71 LWB with a 250 I-6. It runs , but the clutch is gone.

Do I take the engine out and go at it from the top , or do I just drop the trans ? I think it would be easy to drop the trans , but lining it back up could cause some cussing .

I'll post some pics of my truck tomorrow. I think I got a deal on it.

Thanks,
Zac

phlegm · 11-09-2006, 09:59 AM

I have no Idea, but welcome to the Board. these guys are sharp I am sure you will get your question answered.

TTT

faribran · 11-09-2006, 10:52 AM

pull the tranny..... if its a standard 3 speed... its not so heavy
auto parts stores sell the cheap, plastic line up tools..

its not a hard task. good luck

Rich

Blue71LWB · 11-09-2006, 01:06 PM

Thanks, Rich

That's what I was thinking , I just didn't want to take it out and not be able to get it back in.

Willy Prost · 11-09-2006, 11:55 PM

Another tip to ease reattachment of the transmission to the bellhousing is to get a pair of real long bolts (at least 6 in.).

Cut the hexhead off the bolts. Cut or file a slot for a straight screwdriver on the cut end. Thread these cut off bolts into the bellhousing.

Slide the transmission back onto the bellhousing guiding the tranny in on the long cut bolts. Bolt the other two bolts to the transmission bellhousing. Use a straight screwdriver to remove the long cut off bolts with the slot you cut or filed on the cut end of the bolts.

There you go. That's how I did this out in the driveway with a floor jack to get the transmission up to the long cut off bolts.

11-08-2006, 03:38 PM	#1
Blue71LWB Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Alabama Posts: 120	71 clutch replacement Hi, been reading over the forum here for the last few days. Wish I would have found it sooner. I'll start right off with a question. I've bought a 71 LWB with a 250 I-6. It runs , but the clutch is gone. Do I take the engine out and go at it from the top , or do I just drop the trans ? I think it would be easy to drop the trans , but lining it back up could cause some cussing . I'll post some pics of my truck tomorrow. I think I got a deal on it. Thanks, Zac

11-09-2006, 09:59 AM	#2
phlegm Still Green but learning Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Central NC Posts: 1,895	Re: 71 clutch replacement I have no Idea, but welcome to the Board. these guys are sharp I am sure you will get your question answered. TTT __________________ -- Cory 71 Cheyenne 10 - SWB, 350, "3 on the tree" AC cab 07 Suburban LTZ 4x4 2010 Acura TL 98 Mastercraft "FrankenStar" 225 27253 UPS/USPS IIOY....nope never was

11-09-2006, 10:52 AM	#3
faribran Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: AL Posts: 1,828	Re: 71 clutch replacement pull the tranny..... if its a standard 3 speed... its not so heavy auto parts stores sell the cheap, plastic line up tools.. its not a hard task. good luck Rich

11-09-2006, 01:06 PM	#4
Blue71LWB Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Alabama Posts: 120	Re: 71 clutch replacement Thanks, Rich That's what I was thinking , I just didn't want to take it out and not be able to get it back in.

11-09-2006, 11:55 PM	#5
Willy Prost Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2000 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 398	Re: 71 clutch replacement Another tip to ease reattachment of the transmission to the bellhousing is to get a pair of real long bolts (at least 6 in.). Cut the hexhead off the bolts. Cut or file a slot for a straight screwdriver on the cut end. Thread these cut off bolts into the bellhousing. Slide the transmission back onto the bellhousing guiding the tranny in on the long cut bolts. Bolt the other two bolts to the transmission bellhousing. Use a straight screwdriver to remove the long cut off bolts with the slot you cut or filed on the cut end of the bolts. There you go. That's how I did this out in the driveway with a floor jack to get the transmission up to the long cut off bolts.



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