Originally Posted by leathermang

I was not suggesting you did not have enough material on the clutch...only that the way in which that measurement is taken from outside the trans might be useful in seeing if the position of the clutch is correct....
Symptom of clutch backwards ? Non proper functioning ...LOL
I did not assemble it backwards... due to reading the instructions closely.. but was impressed with how much work I would have had to do had I had to take the whole thing back apart ....