Need 4-speed Help

prettybludart - Yeah, had to fabricate a bracket for the z-bar to align straight (3D - X, Y, and Z axis). The stock SS mount location wasn't even close. But, I think I got it fairly close in accuracy after redoing it twice because I constructed before the headers were installed and didn't account for how close the tubes came to the adjusting rod.

I do have 2 questions: 1) How far was your z-bar off? As mentioned, I got it close and just wondering how precise it needed to be, since I just used a visual guide and didn't use a level or square, but it seems to operate correctly. 2) Wondering how this caused the shuttering? I can undestand how 1/2 engaged caused my first problem of the squealing/slipping, but not sure I understand this one.... Would like it to be engaging issue and not flywheel of clutch disk related....

BTW, yeah, installing the trans is one of the more cumbersome jobs. Especially since my Craftsman floor jack as a small lift head on it and the trans wants to easily wander off. Used to hands to hold/stablize and my feet to pumpt the jack handle. Thought about fabricating an attachment head for the jack to strap the trans on, but didn't think I was going to be doing this R&R 3+ times... Ugh....

mopar head - The TO bearing should be correct since it came with the Hays cutch kit/set (Pressure plate, clutch disk, TO bearing, and alignment tool). But, thinking when I installed the trans the first time, may have installed at the improper angle and wedged the TO bearing between the pressure plate fingers because the clutch didn't feel right and there wasn't as much resitance as there should have been.

When I installed the trans the second time, I did inspect the 3 pressure plate fingers to ensure they contacted the TO bearing correctly. Was surprised at the low margin of error allowed for contact between the 2 surfaces. So, I was much more careful to insert the trans at a level horizontal angle. This time, the clutch feels much better; more resistance and earlier contact.

Also, I did test forward and reverse w/the back still on jack stands, but didn't fully release the clutch. Maybe I'll try that again to see if it shutters while not under load....