s10 t5 in a 53 chevy truck

I have 283 with a 403 bellhousing what clutch setup should i use? currently have a stock setup that i switched s10 clutch disc in. can,t seem to get full engagement to get trans in gear. tried flat and cone diaphram pressure plate. long and short throw out bearing with each change. am i missing something?

 

The s-10 5 speed has about a 1/2" longer input shaft than a standard gm 3 or 4 speed. I have seen where the clutch disc is bottoming out on the splines or hitting the bearing retainer. Some guys cut the bearing retainer and others use a spacer between the trans and bell housing. Do a search, there is a lot of good info on hear about it.

 

thank you for you reply. i cut the bearing retainer to match size of 3 speed retainer still clutch wont work.

 

A quick check loosen the 4 trans to bellhousing bolts and space the trans back with a couple washers and see if it will then work..If so look at front of input shaft in spline area and pilot bearing...

 

I did the same thing in my '40. I put an 1/8 thick washers as a temporary check to see if the clutch disc was in fact bottoming out on the splines. It was, so I am either going to make an 1/8" spacer and remove the washers or take the trans out and cut the splines back with a die grinder. I guess you could also machine/grind some of the hub of the clutch disc too.

 

i used an 11" astrovan clutch. the splines had to be ground slightly to get it to release.

 

thanks guys. I did get astro van clutch,and also considering cutting clutch hub and making splines longer. didn't think it was that much trouble to install t5.