Good work. The other guys have summed things up well, but I'll reitterate a couple. I use the old pilot bearing to tap in the new one. Never needed any grease and I worried that it would allow the bearing to walk a bit in the flywheel. Yes, use grease to assist in inserting the seals. The rear main can be a pain. Tapping around the edge has never worked for me. I've made a couple of tools for this over the years. My most recent is a 4" pvc pipe cap with most of the threads cut off and holes drilled corresponding to the flywheel bolts. Get the seal started, fit the tool, then walk it in by tightening the bolts incrementally. My most recent clutch I forgot to grease the seal and it folded back on me. After verifying that the spring didn't break or dislodge, I was able to pry it back into place where it reseated on its own. Wouldn't hurt to rough up the surface of the flywheel. I never have, but it would probably help resist chatter as the new disk grooves to the flywheel. And for locking the flywheel, I got the little tool from the dealer. It bolts into one of the holes for the clutch cover. Very convenient.

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• Clutch shaft is out!!!!!!!, Joe98, Wed, 12 Apr 2006 07:47:08
  • Thanks, All, for the tips..., Joe98, Thu, 13 Apr 2006 07:08:05
  • You sure milked that job!!, GaryJ, Wed, 12 Apr 2006 11:59:04
    • With tears..., Joe98, Wed, 12 Apr 2006 12:33:26
      • So the dealer doing the warrantee work on ..., Jonathan Scupin , Wed, 12 Apr 2006 15:33:08
        • Loaner..., Joe98, Thu, 13 Apr 2006 07:04:45
  • Re: flywheel locking, MS, Wed, 12 Apr 2006 10:14:18
    • What I've tried..., Joe98, Wed, 12 Apr 2006 12:48:02
  • Re: Clutch shaft is out!!!!!!!, burlybryan, Wed, 12 Apr 2006 08:50:57 <-- Viewing This Message
    • For locking flywheel, Townsend suggests..., RayF, Wed, 12 Apr 2006 09:38:48
      • No greater joy than feeling the "pop"!, Joe98, Wed, 12 Apr 2006 12:44:38
        • Re: No greater joy than feeling the "pop"!, burlybryan, Wed, 12 Apr 2006 17:54:16
  • I love a happy ending..., Chaz, Wed, 12 Apr 2006 08:13:48
    • Re: I love a happy ending..., soneway, Fri, 21 Apr 2006 20:14:49
    • I used that info along with TSN and Bentley..., Joe98, Wed, 12 Apr 2006 08:41:34
  • Re: Congrats on Your Perseverance, Roger D , Wed, 12 Apr 2006 08:04:30
  • Re: Clutch shaft is out!!!!!!!....great, Pete Kelly, Wed, 12 Apr 2006 07:58:35
    • clutch shaft seal can be difficult!, kenS , Wed, 12 Apr 2006 08:46:29
      • One thing that helped me (not for the faint of heart), RS , Wed, 12 Apr 2006 15:31:57
        • congradulations!, CMyles , Wed, 12 Apr 2006 16:56:34

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