Topic: Bell housing access on 87 p/u

[nspohnholtz]

I have a 1987 DLX XtraCab with a W56-B trans. I forgot to check my clutch fork and bearing before I installed it and need to get in my bell housing. With limited help around I was wondering if I could disconnect my trans at the cross member and slide it back far enough with drive lines attached to get a hand in the bell housing. Obviously I don't plan on being very comfortable...

[H8PVMNT]

You will have to pull the drivelines and the shifters to get it back far enough to tell anything. Why not just run it and see how it goes? The fork and throwout bearing can't really get misaligned so as long as the throwout doesn't make a ton of noise you should be OK.

[nspohnholtz [OP]]

The shifters are out have not cut my floor yet for new shifter location. And the clutch fork isn't aligned so I can't even put my slave cylinder on.

[emsvitil]

You'll need to disconnect the drivelines  (which is alot easier than the rest of the work)

[nspohnholtz [OP]]

Oh I would disagree however I'm not terribly upset about it I was just wondering how far the drive lines slid in/out b/c I'm doing it by my self and a little support goes along way.

[H8PVMNT]

Probably not enough to scoot it back that far...