Clutch issues- Totally STUMPED- !!FIXED 4/9

[Jonny Cash]

The ears of the TOB install east to west,

so are you saying you can actually install the TOB ears north/south? Totally disregard the old ear markings on the fork? Have a pic of a TOB installed?

[gobuffs]

If you say so. BTDT.

[Jonny Cash]

Wait, no. Thats impossible. The only way you could install it is 180deg off (upsidedown) , and even if so, its universal side to side. Both ears are the same.

[gobuffs]

There was another thread on here before like this. My suggestion is the same as I will suggest to you (although it wasn't the answer)...are you sure the throwout bearing isn't installed 90 degrees off? If it is it doesn't push the throwout bearing far enough out.

[Jonny Cash]

Here's the scenario, Ill try to make it as short as possible.

Ive installed an s52/zf trans into my e30.

The parts ive used are:

e30 clutch master- NEW
E36 m3 slave cyl- NEW
ZF trans
OEM sachs e36 m3 clutch kit- TOB included- NEW
Dual mass stock flywheel- resurfaced
Clutch fork ok, clip for pivot intact

I bled the slave outside of the trans, everything went back together, and seemed ok. I got a decently stiff pedal, but when tried to put the car into gear it wouldnt go, as if the clutch wasnt fully disengaged.

I removed the clutch stop completley for a little more travel. It got slightly better as if i was disengaging it a tad bit more, but still barely going into gear

- Completley stumped out of desperation, I extended the slave cyl rod about a 1/2" thinking id get a bit more pedal up top and disengage a bit more. It seemed to make the pedal feel a TAD better, but still no disengagment.

I noticed the short amount of driving I did ( putting it into gear before starting ) the cluth will engage very close to the floor, like less than an inch. When trying to force it into gear while idling, the car tends to inch foward.

Im totally at a loss, any advice would be greatly appreciated