T3: Re: Lining up the engine with trans splines.

[stans4@ibm.net (Stan Schaefer)]

A plastic splined tool ran me about $3, widely available from parts
places.  There are also wooden ones and I've used a 1/2" SK socket
extension in a pinch.  Splines aren't really necessary, you have to
jog the crank back and forth anyway, to get angular alignment with the
tranny input shaft.  Make sure the generator is in place and the belt
is tight, then put your 21mm wrench on the generator nut and move the
crank that way.  Much better than trying to pry the crank pulley
through the timing hole with a screwdriver, which seems to be the way
most folks time their engines, judging from all the buggered up fan
housings I've seen. If the belt slips, it's not tight enough. Leave
the plugs out if it's a new engine, it'll be easier.  Once you get the
tranny coupled up, stick them in before putting the engine up in
place.

On Thu, 5 Mar 1998 19:12:59 EST, you wrote:

>Does someone sell a tool to line up the splines on the engine (flywheel nut
>and clutch disk) with the shaft on the transmission? Bugpack sells an
>"alignment tool" but it doesn't have splines on it, it just centers the clutch
>disk.
>
>thanks.
>Robert.