Manual gears refuse to engage after replacing clute plate

1998 FORD FIVE HUNDRED
300,000 MILES
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DUMO JACK
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My F-150 Ford Truck (1998 Model) lost compression, idled rough intermittently, jerked vigorously especially when on reverse and soaked plugs with oil. It took my mechanic 3 hours to painstakingly bring down the very massive gearbox to replace the clutch plate. Now, the gear makes a loud noise and won’t engage after dismantling and reassembling over and over. What should we do for the gears to engage smoothly before we attend to the other problems?
Oct 8, 2012 at 10:50 AM
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ASEMASTER6371
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did you replace the disc and bearing as well??

is it hydraulic??

Roy
Oct 8, 2012 at 11:08 AM
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DUMO JACK
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It is hydraulic. I replaced only the disc.
Oct 8, 2012 at 11:17 AM
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ASEMASTER6371
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bad move. you should have done all 3, disc, pressure plate and throwout bearing.

Roy
Oct 8, 2012 at 11:21 AM
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DUMO JACK
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Can I have the diagram of the throwout bearing
Oct 8, 2012 at 12:54 PM
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