First off,
I called Mcleod and they wanted to sell me their master, but said I could also shim it when I asked. I then called Tyler after ATS opened and he stated the same thing since I wasn't getting enough travel to disengage the clutch. So....to recap....
After installing a rebuilt T56, new master, new slave, and new clutch my 66 Chevelle with an external 454 it would creep in gear with the clutch in and I couldn't get it in any gear while running. The hydraulics were bench bled by ATS and then I spent a couple hours tonight bleeding the system on the car with my mityvac. I'm confident no air is in the system as I got none even with all my effort. None of the bleeding helped my problem. I didn't expect any air and got none so ATS did a heck of a job getting it right the first time!
Therefore, I pulled the T56 tonight based on Tylers direction and measured the bell to P/P fingers distance and the bell to slave distance. These are the results:
bell to P/P fingers: 2 2/16 inches
bell to top of slave extended: 2 6/16 inches
When installed the slave is compressed 4/16 (if I understand correctly) and from the previous install, 4/16 is not enough travel to disengage the clutch. I will be calling Tyler back tomorrow to give him the data so we may determine the shim size required. Anyone want to guess what size shim I will need to get the correct travel? How much travel does the p/p fingers need?
Thanks for all the help so far. I will keep all updated for future reference!
Kerry
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