Dirty Rick , I appreciate your input. However, I feel like- you are incorrect, let me explain why. I used two studs that have a middle shoulder, both nuts are adjusted all the way down to the shoulder on both sides, so it is, in fact- even and flat. The flat part of the shouldered nut faces the throw out bearing, and the other nut, the shouldered part faces the trans and the stud is threaded into the trans. There is no way the hydraulic throw out bearing will walk sideways , as the stud goes all the way through the throwout bearing, and, the clutch button fingers are on a flat plane, if anything went sideways, it would be for other reasons. Also the back of the hydraulic bearing is flat. Then there's a tube that covers the splined shaft on the t56 - where the throw out bearing rides on, its impossible to twist the throw out bearing on the tube of the t56-without bending or breaking the tube-again not going to happen. The pressure plate is flat, Everything is perfectly centered, balanced and flat.
BillyMaysHere, I did scare them off !! I fealt like I was getting the kind of attention no one needs in their lives, the negativism. Now , people know I bite back, so its not fun for the trolls any more. No worries. Thanks for following Sir! Its still getting read- if you look at the numbers. People just don't want to act like they are reading, by not commenting. Cool !
I drove about 30 miles today, Trans shifts like butter, clutch was hard to deal with at first, I stalled it a few times because no slip. First gear goes to about 35mph, so that's nice. I lugged 6th gear at 45mph and the car still powers through-below idle, lugging. Did a little showing off , in front of the machine shop, hit it in second gear, and all hell broke loose and resulted in a flat bed ride home- thanks to triple A. I exploded the rear end, driveshaft spins, nothing turns. Car free wheels. Here's a video of the damage done with street tires on concrete.
https://youtu.be/2tWB04OhuRc?t=8
Coasted to a police station parking lot where one came and talked to me and thought the car was cool, he heard the rear end get destroyed.
Quick fill up on e85, before wrecking the rear diff.
