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- Vehicle Year
- 1993
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- Manual
93 Ranger 4.0L 4x4.
Just got the tranny bolted back on after replacing clutch and slave. I am a little concerned about the pilot location. When i pressed out the old bearing i didnt look at its location. I pressed the new one in flush with the face of the flywheel (clutch side), but was having difficulty getting the tranny in by myself....it just wouldnt go on the guide pins. I figured the pilot could go in further because it seems like it could be pressed all the way up against the crank (its just a straight through hole in the flywheel). So being conservative i pressed it in about 1/4" from the face, guessing that the tranny input shaft was bottoming out and that was causing my issues. So now i have it all together, but i am worried that if the bearing was too far back, the input shaft could have just banged into the edge of the bearing and pushed it back more, and is not even supported now. Everything seemed to go together without too much resistance but who knows when you are struggling by yourself under there with a stupid floor jack and some old boards.
So....is it possible to press the pilot back too far? Haynes just say "press it in" and doesn't give a depth
Just got the tranny bolted back on after replacing clutch and slave. I am a little concerned about the pilot location. When i pressed out the old bearing i didnt look at its location. I pressed the new one in flush with the face of the flywheel (clutch side), but was having difficulty getting the tranny in by myself....it just wouldnt go on the guide pins. I figured the pilot could go in further because it seems like it could be pressed all the way up against the crank (its just a straight through hole in the flywheel). So being conservative i pressed it in about 1/4" from the face, guessing that the tranny input shaft was bottoming out and that was causing my issues. So now i have it all together, but i am worried that if the bearing was too far back, the input shaft could have just banged into the edge of the bearing and pushed it back more, and is not even supported now. Everything seemed to go together without too much resistance but who knows when you are struggling by yourself under there with a stupid floor jack and some old boards.
So....is it possible to press the pilot back too far? Haynes just say "press it in" and doesn't give a depth
