This proccess you are in is axually one of the most difficult. There is
a special tool you can rent used to help make the alignment easier, call
a clutch alignment tool. You can also use an old input shaft to a trans.
for this.

            Eric                   86-VW4x4
            vw4x4@fyi.net          72-240z
            Pittsburgh, PA USA     1936-Chrysler

On Sat, 23 Oct 1999, Gary McEachern wrote:

> I'm in the middle of replacing the clutch on my '87 GL. The Sachs Clutch kit
> I bought from BusDepot came with a Pilot bearing that has a closed end. I
> very foolishly decuded to replace the existing bearing which was a "through
> hole" design. I installed it assuming it was the proper part (bad
> assumption?). I'm having difficulty fully mating the tranny to the engine
> and suspect the input shaft of the tranny may be bottoming on the back of
> the new bearing.
>
> Does anyone know if this style of bearing will work or do I need to
> remove(sigh) and replace it with the open style bearing?
>
>
> Gary
>
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