tranny install problems??

[kervinridgley@earthlink.net (Kervin)]

I had the same thing happen to me.  It turned out to be the plate that
the pushrod press against was bent/pushed in.  
Drew Teague wrote:
> 
> Melissa and I basically got the new tranny into my rocc last night,
> everything but linkages/cables etc.  One curious thing I came across, was
> that after bench-pressing and bolting in the thing, I could lift the clutch
> lever with very little force.  Now, my experience is that I essentially
> should have to push pretty hard on the lever to get it to move the whole
> way, if at all.  Now, I know that the pushrod linkage on the tranny works,
> because I was checking it out before the install. So.....  Is my clutch
> jammed?  Is this a pretty normal thing to happen?   If the clutch is jammed,
> how do I un-jam it?
> 
> The details....  84 8v, JH, FK, stock clutch
> 
> TIA,
> Drew
> 
> **Drew Teague**
> Harrisburg, PA
> 
> `84 8v Rocco --  "Bruise"
> `85 BMW 318
> 
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Kervin
86 Scirocco 2.0 8v 4K+80% and lots of other numbers and letters
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