Miata - lining engine up -help needed
06-15-2009, 04:54 PM
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Re: Miata - lining engine up -help needed
I pulled it all back out. another day tomorrow. I'm sure the input shaft wasnt going in or lining up, I think I may have a good Idea to try tomorrow, if it doesnt work, the tranny is coming out of the car tomorrow.
06-15-2009, 04:59 PM
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Re: Miata - lining engine up -help needed
take a piece of sandpaper and clean the input shaft and the hole it goes in...may have had a burr on it...also put some grease on the shaft...it will help it slide in a little easier (kinda like ky and the bunghole)
06-15-2009, 05:08 PM
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Re: Miata - lining engine up -help needed
just did the same swap, with leaving the tranny in the car. It took some wiggling of the motor to get it on. Try putting a jack under the tranny etc....it'll go, just takes some time.
06-15-2009, 05:12 PM
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Re: Miata - lining engine up -help needed
06-15-2009, 08:01 PM
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Re: Miata - lining engine up -help needed
if you can if the rear wheels are off the ground...spin a tire, or just rotate the driveshaft it self.
No need to pull tranny, you're making more work for your self. However is much easier with an extra set of hands.
No need to pull tranny, you're making more work for your self. However is much easier with an extra set of hands.
06-15-2009, 08:15 PM
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Re: Miata - lining engine up -help needed
also...are the spline of the clutch and the spline of the input shaft the same between the two? im not into mazdas so i dont know but thats something to look into as well.
06-15-2009, 08:24 PM
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Re: Miata - lining engine up -help needed
yes or do this.
06-15-2009, 08:39 PM
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Re: Miata - lining engine up -help needed
well yeah. I'm not close enough for that, its too out of line. when i get it so it looks like it could push straight in, its about 2 inchs apart, and as it gets closer, its no longer lined up. oil pan is on the sub frame.
It might be more work to pull the tranny, but im not wasting another day.
It might be more work to pull the tranny, but im not wasting another day.