DamianZ28
Active Member
Hi All, many thanks for all the input, much appreciated , So new SD1 clutch plate ordered from MBGD parts, much better quality then the one I fitted in 2019 when I did the conversion, anyway I thought I had checked the movement of the old plate on the input shaft splines but I had used my spare shaft , so naively thinking all was good, then Stu said "Have you tried it on the actual box splines or just your old input shaft, wasn't sure by what you said. " Ahh so checked the old plate on the g/box splines & could only just get it on, no back & forth movement....so that'll be it then & explains why it was so hard to get the engine to fit flush against the bellhousing last month. Also the g/box input shaft splines had got dusty/dirty from my engine bay clean up, didn't think to clean them, so cleaned & the new clutch plate fits n moves/slides perfectly, so the box when back on with no issues, almost fell into place straight up to the block with no resistance, so leaving the centre exhaust section & prop shaft off I quickly started it up & engaged all gears with no issues, used a one way pipe bleeder but will get someone to operate the pedal & do it old school to make sure all the air is out, reverse did crunch a little but maybe once bled again it may be ok as was originally.
So hopefully all will be ok, I'll put it all back together & see how it drives. Thanks again all, Oh my ears are still ringing but not from running the car with no exhaust but from my wife ringing me in the garage after I switched it off & bollocking me for trying to pi55 off our neighbours! ;-) , it was 8:45pm !
So hopefully all will be ok, I'll put it all back together & see how it drives. Thanks again all, Oh my ears are still ringing but not from running the car with no exhaust but from my wife ringing me in the garage after I switched it off & bollocking me for trying to pi55 off our neighbours! ;-) , it was 8:45pm !