Throwout bearing won't go on clutch fork!

[SixPointTwo]

I'm pulling my hair out over this! Both are for a 1992 5LM60 transmission. Throwout bearing came with my Exedy 04128 clutch kit, clutch fork is an AMS CF126, which should fit. It fits the transmission perfect.

This is the problem:

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The fork is too skinny for the throwout bearing. I'm doing a 5 speed swap so I don't have the original parts to compare to, so forgive me if I'm doing something wrong but this is how I was told they go together. I also don't understand what the black part on the fork does??? I really need some help with this!

 

[5spd Z71]

See where there is a flat spot on the T/O bearing? that goes on the fingers of the clutch fork.

 

[SixPointTwo]

Which flat spot are you referring to?

This video shows exactly how it goes on and this guy does it with his hands but I couldn't get it to go on with a hammer!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4e8P0fFltk

 

[5spd Z71]

http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/12/14/8d7ac0d574666df5bd5a9bb39b246baa.jpg

In that pic, see where there is almost like a "V", well theres a flat spot right there. That slides on the fingers of the clutch fork.

 

[SixPointTwo]

I see what you're saying but I'm putting it on exactly how it's supposed to go on and I'm telling you there's no way this thing is going to work! I think I might have to chock this up to poor manufacturing on the fork, I may have to take a flapper wheel and slightly grind out the inside of the part of the fork that slides on the bearing.

 

[SixPointTwo]

Actually one thing I did notice is I slid the throwout bearing onto the input shaft and it wasn't tight, it jiggled around, it should be tight on the input shaft shouldn't it? There's like 1/16" gap between the input shaft and the throwout bearing...which also seems to be how much too big it is for the fork....hmm. I've sent Exedy an email about it

 

[blazin8556]

Did you get this figured out? I have a throw out bearing that I got with a kit but could not use because I'm doing a 5.3 swap. It's just sitting here if you need it