1st gen. S10 clutch replacement

i got the old one out and the new one on the floor...what exactly do i do with this clutch alignment tool???  never done any of this before...any other advice you can give me would be great....thanks

You need to first check the pressure plate (flywheel) to see if it needs to be resurfaced and send it out to a machine shop if it does. It will have grooves in it like a brake rotor if its bad.  To reassemble, stick the alignment tool through the clutch disk (part with friction material on it) then stick that into the pressure plate (flywheel). Then bolt the diaphram spring plate onto the pressure plate, making sure the clutch disk is as dead center as possible because you cant move it once the spring plate is on. Pull the alignment tool out. The alignment tool lines up the splines so you can stab the tranny back in, which is what you need to do next. Youll usually need to really work the tranny back and forth and up and down to get everything lined back up. Also put it in gear and turn the tailshaft (if you can) to help line it up.

thanks...yea i already had it turned..  thats kinda how i thought it was suppsoe to go...just wasnt sure if it was really that simple... as if it will go that simple for me...12 people told me how "easy" this was suppose to be....shit this sucks so far..  i wanna do metal work not this mechanic shit.. damn

clutch kit came with a 3/4 inch long gold sleeve....what the hell is this for??/

Thats the input shaft bushing. It gets hammered into the end of the crank, and it supports the front of the input shaft on the transmission. Honestly, most people dont change them because theyre almost impossible to remove. They make a special tool to get them out, or you can cut it in half with a small cold chisel.