So I installed the transmission myself. The clutch stays fully engaged. I figured I put the clutch plate or release bearing in backwards. Now the truck is at the shop. I put a new clutch in it, and an entire new slave cylinder system - it comes with the new clutch master cylinder, hose, slave cylinder, and the clutch rod that goes into the clutch fork. The shop gave me some relief - they said the clutch plate and release bearing are in correctly. Then they aggravated me. They said the bleeding of the clutch system could take upwards of 4 hours. They called 3 other transmission shops and they said yes, it does take a few hours. The people I called never heard of such a thing and are insistent that the release bearing or clutch plate is still in wrong. Could someone shed some light on this? The shop wants me to okay them spending 4 hours at $75.00 per hour bleeding my clutch and making sure they get paid for their labor. Please, someone tell me what to do.
Thank you very much,
-Chris