 installing kep kit to sbc 307, anyone out there i can bounce questions off of?? |
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| aircooledboy |
 Jan 1 2007, 12:45 PM
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Sweet Pea's 1st ride in daddy's "vroom -vroom"  Group: Members Posts: 1,672 Joined: 4-February 04 From: Rockford, IL Member No.: 1,629 Region Association: Upper MidWest  |
Oh, I forgot:
"The TOB is in the clutch fork once it is mounted to the tranny - can this come apart during tranny attachment?" No, not as long as the fork pivot holder thingy is installed |
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| dmenche914 |
Jan 1 2007, 12:46 PM
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make darn sure you have the correct pilot bearing in the correct location!!!
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| jimkelly |
Jan 1 2007, 12:51 PM
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Delaware USA Group: Members Posts: 4,969 Joined: 5-August 04 From: Delaware, USA Member No.: 2,460 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
wow - thanks
I ordered and assume I received all stage three from kep. it is gonna take a ground down socket to get that pivot ball out as the nut portion of it is completely recessed - due to this I assumed that all the washers had already been removed. also due to the free fork play we have in the clutch engaged position I assumed we did not have a range problem - at least not in the clutch engaged end of the range. thks jim -- QUOTE(aircooledboy @ Jan 1 2007, 10:42 AM)  Hey Jim, Travel of the fork can be a real pain in the butt, and you are right to be concerned. I had my trans out 10 freaking times before I got it right. A couple things you need to look at: 1)Make sure you have a Stage 3 or lower clutch combo. The guys at KEP sold me a "Stage 4" clutch package, and guaranteed it would work in my application. After installing in the car, I couldn't get the damn thing to release. I tried everything in the world to get it to release (bend the fork, grind the fork opening in the bell housing etc), with no luck. Then I talked to Scott at Renegade, and he told me that no matter what I did, a Stage 4 will never work in a SBC 914. So I sent it back, got a Stage 3, and everything worked fine on the first try. (BTW, Renegade sells the KEP stuff) 2) Make sure you have removed all the spacer washers from underneath the fork pivot ball. If there are any under there, the will reduce your fork throw. Keep in mind the ball threads into a hole that goes all the way into the trany case, so I would recommend putting sealer on the threads before re-installing. Good Luck, and Merry New Year (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) |
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| aircooledboy |
Jan 1 2007, 01:02 PM
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Sweet Pea's 1st ride in daddy's "vroom -vroom" Group: Members Posts: 1,672 Joined: 4-February 04 From: Rockford, IL Member No.: 1,629 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
QUOTE it is gonna take a ground down socket to get that pivot ball out as the nut portion of it is completely recessed Even with a washer or 2 under there, it will still be recessed. My 1/4 SnapOn drive deep wells were able to get in there with a little persuasion. |
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| jimkelly |
Jan 1 2007, 01:06 PM
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Delaware USA Group: Members Posts: 4,969 Joined: 5-August 04 From: Delaware, USA Member No.: 2,460 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
dang - still recessed - hum - thanks
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| Andyrew |
Jan 1 2007, 02:59 PM
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Spooling.... Please wait Group: Members Posts: 13,376 Joined: 20-January 03 From: Riverbank, Ca Member No.: 172 Region Association: Northern California 
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I took a socket and ground down the edges to fit in it..
Asside from that I dont remember much, because it went together super easy.. Sorry... BTW.. make SURE you have the right TOB... MAKE DAMN SURE. Give them a call.. Or after 500 miles, you'll need a new PP/Cluch/TOB.. Andrew |
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| jimkelly |
Jan 1 2007, 06:07 PM
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Delaware USA Group: Members Posts: 4,969 Joined: 5-August 04 From: Delaware, USA Member No.: 2,460 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
ok - spoke also to a local buddy and we decided to actually put an additioanl washer behind the clutch fork pivot ball because I had too much TOB free play - engine and tranny are coupled again and will go in this week - fingers crossed - concerned shift linkage may interfere with our home made engine mount bar ??
i'll have to see if dr evil ever designed a cable linkage for 914 tranny ?? new pics in blog. jim |
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