having just finished pulling out the trans in my camaro, to do a clutch fork and bearing, will the clutch need to be re-aligned..(i havent touch it or anything)..and also what else should i expect when i go to put the trans back in,( being 17,this is my first tranny job)  

if you are lucky the disc did not slip out of place... you have to depress the throwout lever with the tranny out for it to slip down...dont do it

clutch pilot tools are available at most parts stores for like 5 bucks... not the universal ones but molded plastic versions...    count the input shaft splines first.. 10 or 23 splines...  you will use this again and again... so it is not waisted bucks
the clutch pilot tool should slide all the way in....the alignment tool lines up the disc hub bore over the center of the pilot bearing in the back of the crank...

try to have a friend who has done this a few times help you.. once you have seen it done right... it is easy...    what ever you do dont let it hang on the input shaft..  and dont force it in with the bolts....

there is a special hi temp grease that should be inside the throw out bearing bore.... this allows it to slide easily...   it is not axle grease.... white lithium grease works...  it must not drop or drip hot....
gm discontunued the really good stuff in small tubes about 15 years ago..

when reinstalling the transmission...  i like to put the throwout bearing in the fork.. and ajust the clutch so it holds the t/o bearing in place lightly!!! this allows you to slide the input shaft straight though and right up agenst the mounting face.. it will take some wobbling probably to get it in...  and maybe some twisting...   have the bolts to install it handy.. again dont let it hang....


there are complete instructions in any chiltons manual... not just the camaro but the thick hard cover ones.also...  

One other thing, before you put it back together, inspect the clutch disc as best you can for wear. It'd be a shame to go through putting everything back together and have to take it apart again because your disc or pressure plate is on the verge of wearing out.  

i agree... but how to do it... be sure that you dont just remove the bolts  you need to back 3 out the last 3...  a bit at a time till you release the clamping force on the disc...

check the disc facing for material left above the rivet heads...

put the disc and cover agenst the flywheel without any bolts...  there should be 3/16 to 1/4 of an inch gap under the cover legs where it bolts down...   on a new clutch....

if there is no space... when you bolt it down it will not have enough pressure to stop it from slipping...   most clutches just start to slip when the lining material gets close to the rivet heads...   if it does not slip there it will dig into the flywheel and cover facings....

this is an important measurement to make  on stepped flywheels... to make sure the machinest took off the correct amount of metal to restore the offset measurements to factory spects..