Hi Mark. 👋 Great video and progress on LBL! 👍 I know I asked you before and I hope you don't mind if I ask you this subject again. But just on 1 🎞 this time. If you decide to do a 🚛 from Stephen King's MAXIMUM OVERDRIVE, which rig would you like to try to build? Someone already made a replica of The Green Goblin WESTERN STAR in 🇺🇸. But which of the other 🚛s from the 🎞 would you do? Sorry for being a chatterbox and writing a Looonnnnng message, just thought I'd ask and give you an hypothetical ider. Please, Thank you and Keep up the Super-awesome work.
Mark, - your tenacity and patience is on another level, up there with what you have achieved, where it wasn't long ago, we use to watch this "crazy" cheerful guy working on his beut old Pete in all that ice and snow, to now you having a beautiful workshop, a finished Kenworth / trailer and so much more- that is all second to none. Well done mate, and I mean that with all my heart!
A good practice when installing a clutch like that is to always orientate the clutch with the adjuster at the bottom when you mount it. As a general rule an engine will stop in one or 2 spots every time it's shut off, if you mount the adjuster down you have a better chance of it being in the correct location to adjust it without having to bump the engine around as much.
Manufacturers have been increasingly implicating measures to ensure engines are stopping in certain positions to assist faster restarting during stop start operations.
You could not have installed this transmission without the help of this jack, on your own, this is a great educational video for those who wants to try and install a transmission on their own
Hey Mark. Just wanna say I love your work and all of your videos. Just wanted to give you a hot tip about the Eaton clutches. When you install the Eaton clutch, always put the adjuster bolt down the bottom. What it does is when you tap the engine over. The adjuster bolt will always go towards the bottom of the bell housing and its so much easier than having to turn the clutch towards the inspection hole at the bottom of the Bell Housing. Daniel (Melbourne, Australia 🇦🇺)
Back in the day before clutch jacks, we would bear hug the clutch pack and squat up under the truck and use an input shaft with a ring welded on the end, once in with two bolts to hold in place we`d take a hammer and smack the ring and the shaft would pop back. Things have come a long ways from the 80s and 90s thankfully. Great work on her!
In my younger days I used to repair and maintain some trucks as a side job, for a yard that recycled bricks and roof tiles. The repair shed had a rough gravel floor so rolling jack's about was out of the question. Whenever I had a clutch or transmission job I used to employ the services of the local alcoholic,a barrel chested behemoth of a man named Alex.( He once made the news,despite being a drunk his quick thinking saw him lifting the back of a car clean off the ground while the 4 young guys in it were trying to make their getaway after robbing a massage parlour,😂) A very likeable and humble guy who would be more than happy to earn extra beer tokens. We would place the trans as near as possible to where it needed to go then put a trolley jack under the rear, then lying on the floor with his head at the engine end he would twist the trans over onto himself slightly while wiggling his arm,shoulder and one leg underneath it, then he'd proceed to manhandle it up and over onto his chest😮 then using just his knees and arm strength lift the front of the trans up onto the clutch while I would frantically jack the back up between his feet as he went,then I would slide under and gun a couple of bolts in quicky. I have thought about this many times over the years, it was madness!
Glad to see lbl is going back together brother keep up the good work with the break clean you now have a flammable and a non-flammable and the non-flammable is not as good for sure you have to watch to see witch one you have got you keep up the good work and I'll keep watching
It’s always a great Thursday when you can start your morning with a visit from Mr. Twin Sticks. That old truck is minty as F#€K, all it takes is a lot of work and dedication. LBL is better than new, super job buddy.
Good to see the mechanicals going back together. I cant confirm this , but, Some folks start using starting fluid as a cleaner. making the claim it is cheaper & just as, or more effective.
Great Episode! I was hoping to her the old girl run again, but “the best things come to those that wait!” See you next week and thanks for producing another great video!
Mornin Mark, nothing gives you a workout like replacing a transmission, it always seemed like a never ending case of crooked. I have drove a truck a few years ago that had both the 18 and the 4 box done at the gear center, and yes they do good work. have a great week my friend say hi to Mrs. Twin stix for us.
Congrats Brent, on finally gotten the trans into the motor. it looked like the back end needed to come-up when u were putting the trans in. anyways, have a couple of beers on me Mate.
Wait we are not sanding anymore? 😂😂😂😂 just kidding, I replaced a 13 speed one time on a regular floor jack. It was sketchy and almost went bad so many times 😂😮😮😮🔧🔧🔧🔧 yeah I felt that when the forks didn’t go over the bearing 😂😂 been there 🙌🏼👍🏻🔧🔧🔧🔧 see ya next week 👍🏻🎥🎥
A bit of experienced advice, replace the heim joints on your clutch pedal linkage when replacing clutch. I’ve seen them fail and you’ll loose your clutch pedal when you need it the most.
A ratchet strap is your friend here pulling yhe trans forward. Jut slight tension to allow minor adjustments and it will slide right in. You should call me Mark before attempting these large jobs.😉😁
But then you have to keep barring over the engine and crawling back under to check if it’s in the right spot to install the bolt through that little opening then repeat, then repeat, then repeat…
@ the engine barring tool in the front of the flywheel housing makes turning it easy and you can watch for the bolt holes all at once . Nice job anyway you go about it they’re always challenging
The part I'm confused about is are you putting in a brand new clutch only to have oil leak all over it? Does that actually make sense when the long term plan to replace the block is many years away? One thing that seemed better over the years is you've done a great job learning that re-work is a pain and have done well to avoid it. Just curious the thought process to not address the brake saver now?
Thanks for the video Mark, gads what a work-out weekend, good thing you had that Ukrainian-adjustable-socket-wrench set, did you get that at Sears? Oh you never said was that a 1/2 or 3/8 drive😁Thanks again, take care................................see ya.........hey one more step closer.🙃
Maybe I missed something, Did Mark have the flywheel faced, and did Mark change the thowout bearing. That’s just reassurance for me while the transmission is out. I also change the r was rear main seal on the engine.
Hey Mark. 👋 LBL id looking great. Do you mind if I ask you an old question I ased a while? Hope you don't mind. If you decide to build a 🚛 from Stephen King's MAXIMUM OVERDRIVE (Except The Green Goblin WESTERN STAR), which one would you like to try? Please, Thank you and Sorry for being a Pain in The Mouth.
Why didn't you install the clutch onto the transmission input shaft then you would have just needed to bolt the clutch to the flywheel? I see lots of guys doing that and they all say its much easier. Looking good.
I’m pretty sure with a clutch jack my way is easier vs barring the engine over little by little and trying to start and torque each of the bolts through that tiny opening 🤔
Let an old truck jockey give you a bit of advice. Assemble the clutch on a transmission then all you’re fighting is the pilot pairing Bar the engine over to bolt it in.
@@spadelugs yeah I considered it but with the clutch jack I think the way I did it was easier than barring the engine over and trying to start and torque each of those bolts through the little opening 🤔
@@chrisgraff1979 disagree if you’ve got a clutch jack … barring the engine over and over and trying to install and torque all those bolts through that tiny opening sounds like a PITA 🤔
You could have just put the clutch in the bellhousing and install the trans a lot easer and start the bolts thru the hole and don't ever assume the factory put the plates in the right way over my 35 years as a mechanic seen where guys tough that and had to pull the trans back out. should have changed the pilot bearing and had the flywheel resurfaced.
Nah … with the clutch jack I’m pretty sure my way is easier than trying to reach up through that opening and turning the flywheel to tighten each bolt 🤔
@@TwinStix Nope put the clutch in the trans before you put it under the truck set it in there and hook the fork trust me I've done hundreds of theses check out some u tube video there should be a hole where you can use a screwdriver to Trun the engine and they make a tool to bar the engine over looks like a starter drive gear not sure if you s has one
@ yeah I have the turning tool but still to bounce back and forth under the truck and then turning the engine to the spot where the next hole is seems like a pain in the ass to me 🤔
@ Yep but the time it took you to get the trans lined up and in with the jack stand and getting the fork in would have made up for it trust me just trying to help back in the old days we didn't have clutch jacks we lifted them up and in by hand lol.
You do that completely the hard way put ur clutch on ur transmission bolt transmission to bell house then bolt the clutch up it's that easy no need in the clutch line up jack wast of money
The reason they don't say loctite is because as you put the bolts in the loctite can start to dry and then drag slightly, which gives a misleading torque reading Doubt it matters on bolts that big done up that tight
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Hi Mark. 👋 Great video and progress on LBL! 👍 I know I asked you before and I hope you don't mind if I ask you this subject again. But just on 1 🎞 this time. If you decide to do a 🚛 from Stephen King's MAXIMUM OVERDRIVE, which rig would you like to try to build? Someone already made a replica of The Green Goblin WESTERN STAR in 🇺🇸. But which of the other 🚛s from the 🎞 would you do? Sorry for being a chatterbox and writing a Looonnnnng message, just thought I'd ask and give you an hypothetical ider. Please, Thank you and Keep up the Super-awesome work.
Mark, - your tenacity and patience is on another level, up there with what you have achieved, where it wasn't long ago, we use to watch this "crazy" cheerful guy working on his beut old Pete in all that ice and snow, to now you having a beautiful workshop, a finished Kenworth / trailer and so much more- that is all second to none. Well done mate, and I mean that with all my heart!
A good practice when installing a clutch like that is to always orientate the clutch with the adjuster at the bottom when you mount it. As a general rule an engine will stop in one or 2 spots every time it's shut off, if you mount the adjuster down you have a better chance of it being in the correct location to adjust it without having to bump the engine around as much.
Fact
Oh don’t worry that was a miss on my part 🤦♂️ you’ll see me deal with it in the next episode 👀
A 6 cylinder will usually stop in three different places. 👍
Manufacturers have been increasingly implicating measures to ensure engines are stopping in certain positions to assist faster restarting during stop start operations.
Nice to have the right tools for the job. Awesome job Mark👍👍
You could not have installed this transmission without the help of this jack, on your own, this is a great educational video for those who wants to try and install a transmission on their own
Hey Mark. Just wanna say I love your work and all of your videos. Just wanted to give you a hot tip about the Eaton clutches. When you install the Eaton clutch, always put the adjuster bolt down the bottom. What it does is when you tap the engine over. The adjuster bolt will always go towards the bottom of the bell housing and its so much easier than having to turn the clutch towards the inspection hole at the bottom of the Bell Housing.
Daniel (Melbourne, Australia 🇦🇺)
Great job Mark, this was a great video on the do's and don't of installing a heavy ass transmission.
24:02 you’re a natural bud
Thank you for being here every Thursday. Good way to start the day
Hi Mark, it’s always a pleasure to see good honest repair shops at work-the rebuild trans looks great👍🏻
Good morning Mark and thank you for all the great videos.
Thanks for showing the rebuild of the transmission .
Back in the day before clutch jacks, we would bear hug the clutch pack and squat up under the truck and use an input shaft with a ring welded on the end, once in with two bolts to hold in place we`d take a hammer and smack the ring and the shaft would pop back. Things have come a long ways from the 80s and 90s thankfully. Great work on her!
In my younger days I used to repair and maintain some trucks as a side job, for a yard that recycled bricks and roof tiles. The repair shed had a rough gravel floor so rolling jack's about was out of the question. Whenever I had a clutch or transmission job I used to employ the services of the local alcoholic,a barrel chested behemoth of a man named Alex.( He once made the news,despite being a drunk his quick thinking saw him lifting the back of a car clean off the ground while the 4 young guys in it were trying to make their getaway after robbing a massage parlour,😂) A very likeable and humble guy who would be more than happy to earn extra beer tokens. We would place the trans as near as possible to where it needed to go then put a trolley jack under the rear, then lying on the floor with his head at the engine end he would twist the trans over onto himself slightly while wiggling his arm,shoulder and one leg underneath it, then he'd proceed to manhandle it up and over onto his chest😮 then using just his knees and arm strength lift the front of the trans up onto the clutch while I would frantically jack the back up between his feet as he went,then I would slide under and gun a couple of bolts in quicky. I have thought about this many times over the years, it was madness!
Almost done, Looking good
Boss got us one of the clutch jacks that a back saver 😂
That trans jack makes my little harbor freight jack look like a toy
Wouldn’t want to try it with anything else
Strongarm 😃my father bought one in the 80s for our garage & he was a Snap-On dealer
Stateside we have chlorinated brake cleaner and non-chlorinated. You want chlorinated but it's not as environmentally friendly.
Loving the updates on little by little
wow that was hard work mt, even with the right kit, looking forwards to next week m.
No Stripes looks great the way it is
That looked a lot like work, thought this was your hobby! Coming along nicely and one more step towards being on the road again.
A painful hobby 😂
Glad to see lbl is going back together brother keep up the good work with the break clean you now have a flammable and a non-flammable and the non-flammable is not as good for sure you have to watch to see witch one you have got you keep up the good work and I'll keep watching
Happy Thursday!
Looks fun from my chair. Keep the videos coming.
that blue looks coo
Very nice I wish it was this was this easy . We had to do the clutch outside in gravel and had to use boards to roll around on
It’s always a great Thursday when you can start your morning with a visit from Mr. Twin Sticks. That old truck is minty as F#€K, all it takes is a lot of work and dedication. LBL is better than new, super job buddy.
Good to see the mechanicals going back together. I cant confirm this , but, Some folks start using starting fluid as a cleaner. making the claim it is cheaper & just as, or more effective.
What a coincidence, this episode number happens to be my lucky number.
Great Episode! I was hoping to her the old girl run again, but “the best things come to those that wait!” See you next week and thanks for producing another great video!
Next week 😉
Finally back to mechanics!!! 👏👏👏
Mornin Mark, nothing gives you a workout like replacing a transmission, it always seemed like a never ending case of crooked. I have drove a truck a few years ago that had both the 18 and the 4 box done at the gear center, and yes they do good work. have a great week my friend say hi to Mrs. Twin stix for us.
Great job Mark!!!
Congrats Brent, on finally gotten the trans into the motor. it looked like the back end needed to come-up when u were putting the trans in. anyways, have a couple of beers on me Mate.
Who’s Brent?
@@TwinStix sorry mark guess i watch too many videos.
Wait we are not sanding anymore? 😂😂😂😂 just kidding, I replaced a 13 speed one time on a regular floor jack. It was sketchy and almost went bad so many times 😂😮😮😮🔧🔧🔧🔧 yeah I felt that when the forks didn’t go over the bearing 😂😂 been there 🙌🏼👍🏻🔧🔧🔧🔧 see ya next week 👍🏻🎥🎥
Just a little tip that helps me I ratchet strap the front base of the jack to the front axle and draw it in
That’s actually a really good idea 👍
We always bolted the trans to the jack with one bolt, it allowed the trans to move on the jack and kind of bounce into the fine adjustments.
Sometimes they go right in and Sometimes they fight you for hrs.
How many have fought with a trans for hours then have to get away from it come back the next morning and it pops right in
A bit of experienced advice, replace the heim joints on your clutch pedal linkage when replacing clutch. I’ve seen them fail and you’ll loose your clutch pedal when you need it the most.
Good tip - I inspected them and they seem solid 👍
A ratchet strap is your friend here pulling yhe trans forward. Jut slight tension to allow minor adjustments and it will slide right in. You should call me Mark before attempting these large jobs.😉😁
Good tip 👍
Make sure to break that clutch in before you use it a lot!
Did you change the pilot bearing.
@@dennisternent2974 nope … seemed fine and I do plan on swapping the A for a B 🤔
Did you take 13 speed out and put 6 speed in
It’s a twin stick
Get the 3M brake cleaner, its illegal for sale in some states so it must be good:)
@@jsatre5504 haha then I guarantee we can’t get it in Canada
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Who invented locktite and what year was it introduced?
Just hang the clutch on the input shaft , bolt the tranny up then reach in the hole put the boots in the pressure plate , saves a lot of aggrevation
But then you have to keep barring over the engine and crawling back under to check if it’s in the right spot to install the bolt through that little opening then repeat, then repeat, then repeat…
@ the engine barring tool in the front of the flywheel housing makes turning it easy and you can watch for the bolt holes all at once .
Nice job anyway you go about it they’re always challenging
Hellow buddy
Looking forward to the chrome being reinstalled. Truck is looking good. I don’t miss the white hood, however do you?
@@MF-rn5os it made it unique 🤔
The part I'm confused about is are you putting in a brand new clutch only to have oil leak all over it? Does that actually make sense when the long term plan to replace the block is many years away? One thing that seemed better over the years is you've done a great job learning that re-work is a pain and have done well to avoid it. Just curious the thought process to not address the brake saver now?
In the GI Joe toom
Thanks for the video Mark, gads what a work-out weekend, good thing you had that Ukrainian-adjustable-socket-wrench set, did you get that at Sears? Oh you never said was that a 1/2 or 3/8 drive😁Thanks again, take care................................see ya.........hey one more step closer.🙃
Maybe I missed something, Did Mark have the flywheel faced, and did Mark change the thowout bearing. That’s just reassurance for me while the transmission is out. I also change the r was rear main seal on the engine.
Nope and nope … plan on replacing the A with a B 😏
Hey Mark. 👋 LBL id looking great. Do you mind if I ask you an old question I ased a while? Hope you don't mind. If you decide to build a 🚛 from Stephen King's MAXIMUM OVERDRIVE (Except The Green Goblin WESTERN STAR), which one would you like to try? Please, Thank you and Sorry for being a Pain in The Mouth.
Looks like Santa was good to you,did you ever stand back and look around at everything that have gotten since you started working with Utube 😊
What's up Mark. That's a big job to undertake without some help. What's up with the stick wagon repairs you've been posting on FB?
I’m not on FB so must be an impersonator
Why didn't you install the clutch onto the transmission input shaft then you would have just needed to bolt the clutch to the flywheel? I see lots of guys doing that and they all say its much easier. Looking good.
I’m pretty sure with a clutch jack my way is easier vs barring the engine over little by little and trying to start and torque each of the bolts through that tiny opening 🤔
@@TwinStix Okay what ever.
Let an old truck jockey give you a bit of advice. Assemble the clutch on a transmission then all you’re fighting is the pilot pairing Bar the engine over to bolt it in.
@@spadelugs yeah I considered it but with the clutch jack I think the way I did it was easier than barring the engine over and trying to start and torque each of those bolts through the little opening 🤔
@ I sure enjoy your show . I have a really nice 359 b model cat. Air to Air I did myself
You just like the sound of the Jake brake, the brakesaver has more retarding power
@@russellgier5489 debatable 🤔
Next time put the clutch on the tranmission first so much easier to install on the is engine
@@chrisgraff1979 disagree if you’ve got a clutch jack … barring the engine over and over and trying to install and torque all those bolts through that tiny opening sounds like a PITA 🤔
🎉😂💙✌️
All that time and money and you didn't resurface the flywheel or put in a new pilot bearing. Nice work though!
Planning on replacing the A with a B 😏
I hope you Canadians will revolt against Trump wanting Canada. DO NOT LET HIM.
agreed from the United States
That's expensive folks....here in the states your already over 50 with that....
Current costs....153,235.60
Directions would have told you which way the clutch plates went .
For a hobby truck not cutting the flywheel way a coin flip .
@@tater_relocater yeah no they didn’t and for some reason the orientation stickers were missing but I got lucky 👍
You could have just put the clutch in the bellhousing and install the trans a lot easer and start the bolts thru the hole and don't ever assume the factory put the plates in the right way over my 35 years as a mechanic seen where guys tough that and had to pull the trans back out. should have changed the pilot bearing and had the flywheel resurfaced.
Nah … with the clutch jack I’m pretty sure my way is easier than trying to reach up through that opening and turning the flywheel to tighten each bolt 🤔
@@TwinStix Nope put the clutch in the trans before you put it under the truck set it in there and hook the fork trust me I've done hundreds of theses check out some u tube video there should be a hole where you can use a screwdriver to Trun the engine and they make a tool to bar the engine over looks like a starter drive gear not sure if you s has one
@ yeah I have the turning tool but still to bounce back and forth under the truck and then turning the engine to the spot where the next hole is seems like a pain in the ass to me 🤔
@ Yep but the time it took you to get the trans lined up and in with the jack stand and getting the fork in would have made up for it trust me just trying to help back in the old days we didn't have clutch jacks we lifted them up and in by hand lol.
You do that completely the hard way put ur clutch on ur transmission bolt transmission to bell house then bolt the clutch up it's that easy no need in the clutch line up jack wast of money
@@nateclardy1690 the hard way 😂
The reason they don't say loctite is because as you put the bolts in the loctite can start to dry and then drag slightly, which gives a misleading torque reading
Doubt it matters on bolts that big done up that tight