I'm gonna put my motor in this weekend. I'm not replacing the clutch right now, so I don't have a clutch alignment tool. Whats the easiest way to do it, or do I have to use the tool?



Could I just put the clutch and P/P on the trans, mate the trans and motor, and bolt the P/P to the flywheel?



If that won't work....do all rx7's have the same amount of splines and use the same tool? Any other car use the same tool?





Help a brother out :(

Yes can get the clutch lined up by hand if you are *real* careful. Just feel on the outside of the pressure plate in particular, and also centering inside the hub where the tool would normally go.



If you are putting the tranny and motor together outside the car, this will be easy, even without the tool.



However, its about a $5 part at Autozone, just get one for a Ford.



Jason

i think the one they give you is for a volvo. i always forget the tool and wind up doing it by eye anyways



mike

i just put my trans in this weekend and i found it alot easier to bolt the clutch up after i bolted the trans up that way the clip doesnt get snapep off then you will have to pull the trans again i learned the hard way.good luck its not to tough

So do I need a volvo tool or a ford tool?

well doesnt ford make mazda transmissions... or so my hick redneck busted and rusted oldsmobile driving friend from back in highschool said

just do it the "other way" Slide the pressure plate and clutch disk on the tranny first, then when the engine/trans are bolted together bolt the plate to the flywheel. put one bolt in, use a screwdriver through the starter hole to turn the flywheel and put another bolt in, and so on.

exactly. https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub... no tool needed and much easier IMO. dont forget the clip before bolting the bellhousing up though. https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...R#>/unsure.png

Thanks guys

its the other way around, mazda makes some of the ford trannies



mike