backporch
Member
- Joined
- Dec 31, 2017
- Messages
- 172
- Reaction score
- 9
- Points
- 18
- Location
- NJ
- Vehicle Year
- 1999
- Make / Model
- Ranger Off Road
- Engine Type
- 4.0 V6
- Transmission
- Manual
- 2WD / 4WD
- 4WD
- Tire Size
- 245 75R16
Tonight I tried to install my replacement motor with its new clutch. I was pretty successful getting the motor to where it needed to be, but I found that I got to a point where I could not get the engine and transmission to mate completely. I had extra long bolts for the two bottom bolts that allowed me to line things up.
I tried rocking and raising /lowering the engine... no luck I probably could have started to tighten the bolts on the sides where the case trans has alignment sleeves, but I didn't want to force anything. The smallest gap between the engine and transmission was about a finger width... maybe 3/4 inch.
I convinced myself that the trans shaft must have mated with the clutch splines but maybe not the pilot bearing. I decided to pull the motor and check the clutch alignment. It looked to be damn near perfect with my plastic alignment tool.
Any thoughts or suggestions?
I tried rocking and raising /lowering the engine... no luck I probably could have started to tighten the bolts on the sides where the case trans has alignment sleeves, but I didn't want to force anything. The smallest gap between the engine and transmission was about a finger width... maybe 3/4 inch.
I convinced myself that the trans shaft must have mated with the clutch splines but maybe not the pilot bearing. I decided to pull the motor and check the clutch alignment. It looked to be damn near perfect with my plastic alignment tool.
Any thoughts or suggestions?