: Last weekend I put together the last leg of my
: powertrain before getting ready to slip the
: slant into my duster.
:
: I had a spare input shaft/pinion from another
: A-833 OD I have apart to align the pressure
: plate.
: I also installed a new piolt bushing and put a
: about a tablespoon of grease in the hole to
: lube the tranny snout up.
:
: the trivial question I have is...
:
: How tight should that input shaft be in the
: hole?
:
: Should it firmly seat with hand pressure, would
: it take a quick rap from a rubber mallet to
: dislodge it from the bushing and pressure
: plate once properly torqued to specs or
: should I be able to just pull it out by
: hand?
:
: I'm just worried it was too tight, the pilot
: bushing isn't in spec, or something wasn't
: torqued down correctly and it warped...
:
: Thanks,
:
: D.Idiot I'm assuming that you put grease in the pilot bushing

: (a tablespoon!) and the input shaft is tough to
: insert. I've removed pilot bushings by
: putting a glob of grease in and then driving
: in an old input shaft. The hydraulic
: pressure created will be enough to force the
: bushing out.
: Most pilot bushings are impregnated with
: lubricant, so you probably don't need any
: more than a light coating of grease, if any
: at all.
: I would also be concerned that centrifugal
: force is going to sling grease all over your
: new clutch. Obviously not good. Another thought- your post didn't mention whether or not the alignment dowels (bellhousing to engine block) are still in place, so I'll assume (again) that they're there. If not, you'll certainly have clutch and input shaft related problems. At any rate, pull the transmission out of the bellhousing and remove as much of the excessive grease as possible, just to avoid problems ahead.