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Transaxle coupler issue
It seems the grooves are too far apart or too close, nevertheless, I can get one bolt threaded but the other is missing the groove properly. So to refrain from stripping the bolt I thought to ask if this is common? I would think with the gearbox and engine mounted the TT has to be in the same location it was before removal.
Hope this makes some sense! What am I missing here?
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10-12-2018, 04:02 PM
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have you tried leveraging the front coupler forward at the inspection port? the nose might have a tighter tolerance with the pilot bearing than an alignment tool. you might have a helper push the clutch pedal while doing so.
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10-12-2018, 04:12 PM
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Turn both shafts a little and try to see marks where the bolts slipped through. I had the same issue a while back and it took some time to locate the flattest spots.
Also, just a friendly reminder: Those coupler bolts are microencapsulated so they're one time use. New bolts should be installed each time.
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10-12-2018, 04:23 PM
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I had to loosen the bell housing(gearbox) bolts just for a little wiggle room to get the coupler on both shafts so I am thinking I may need to do this to get the shafts inline by moving the gearbox. I am only off by a few mm's.
Yeah they say to use new bolts but since all they do is pinch the coupler in place I am not too concerned and I have seen guys reuse the originals. If they were a buck or 2 each ...no issue, but at 10 each....nope! LOL Beside a little medium loctite should suffice keeping them in..thnx!
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10-12-2018, 04:40 PM
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Mine went on well but I learned somewhere doing as you did (leaving the trans bolts loose) was the way to smoothly mate the shafts. I also used loctite on mine and of course replaced the wire lock on that other critical bolt there - shifter connection?
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10-12-2018, 04:54 PM
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Yeah my thought is the same just back a few bolts out so all is loose then mate it all up, get the bolts started then torque away.
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10-12-2018, 05:04 PM
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