I drove the truck home today. It went together easily thanks to the shops freezer and a can of anti-seize.
The pilot bearing went into the freezer on thursday so it almost fell into its seat went I installed it. All bolts were coated in anti-seize except for the ones that had thread lock on them. I almost look forward to tearing it apart again just to se how much difference the anti-seize makes.
The clutch is smoother now and I also adjusted the pedal travel so there is no slop in it anymore.