various pics of my clutch swap, I can think of at least one thing I'd rather do lying down...
03-24-2008, 06:34 AM
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various pics of my clutch swap, I can think of at least one thing I'd rather do lying down...
Finally done with the clutch swap. I thought it was fairly hard, not complicated but hard to do with not lift and no help.
Here is my pathetic "lift".
<img src="http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q33/x1rider/cs1.jpg">
Pic of the new clutch (SB SS FE stage 5) and new SB flywheel.
<img src="http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q33/x1rider/cs2.jpg">
Disconnecting the front drive shafts.
<img src="http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q33/x1rider/cs3.jpg">
Started unbolting the transmission from the engine.
<img src="http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q33/x1rider/cs4.jpg">
Disconnecting the rear drive shaft.
<img src="http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q33/x1rider/cs5.jpg">
Unbolting the starter.
<img src="http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q33/x1rider/cs6.jpg">
Here is the transmission jack I used, it worked well but it's fairly hard to move it on the garage floor, especially lying down on your back or stomach.
<img src="http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q33/x1rider/cs7.jpg">
Removed the rear cross-member.
<img src="http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q33/x1rider/cs8.jpg">
While I was there, I swapped the trans mount for a 034 track density mount.
<img src="http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q33/x1rider/cs9.jpg">
<img src="http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q33/x1rider/cs10.jpg">
Disconnecting the shifter from the transmission.
<img src="http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q33/x1rider/cs11.jpg">
Pic (at least attempt) of the top bellhousing bolt seen from the engine bay. I couldn't even get it on the pic, it's about where "here" is written.
<img src="http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q33/x1rider/cs12.jpg">
Removing the slave cylinder, that part gave me a bit of a problem because it's hard to see what you are doing.
<img src="http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q33/x1rider/cs13.jpg">
Seperating the trans from the engine.
<img src="http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q33/x1rider/cs14.jpg">
Slave cylinder completely removed.
<img src="http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q33/x1rider/cs15.jpg">
Trans coming off.
<img src="http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q33/x1rider/cs16.jpg">
Trans removed, that thing is friggin' huge!
<img src="http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q33/x1rider/cs17.jpg">
Old clutch assembly.
<img src="http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q33/x1rider/cs18.jpg">
Transmission side, after removing the old throwout bearing.
<img src="http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q33/x1rider/cs19.jpg">
New flywheel installed.
<img src="http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q33/x1rider/cs20.jpg">
New clutch with alignment tool
<img src="http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q33/x1rider/cs21.jpg">
New pressure plate installed.
<img src="http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q33/x1rider/cs22.jpg">
The hardest part was re-aligning the trans with the engine, alone, lying on my friggin' back.
I have bruises all over my body that I don't even know how I got. This is a job to be done on a lift, not on your back... just my opinion.
The clutch works well, engagement is very sudden, no slipping the FE. The pedal starts working very low as well. The mount gave me more cabin vibrations, nothing I can't handle though.
I want to thank Jeff Lee from AG for answering my questions very quickly and efficiently.
I also want to thank MikTip for anwering my question regarding the top bellhousing bolt.
Here is my pathetic "lift".
<img src="http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q33/x1rider/cs1.jpg">
Pic of the new clutch (SB SS FE stage 5) and new SB flywheel.
<img src="http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q33/x1rider/cs2.jpg">
Disconnecting the front drive shafts.
<img src="http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q33/x1rider/cs3.jpg">
Started unbolting the transmission from the engine.
<img src="http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q33/x1rider/cs4.jpg">
Disconnecting the rear drive shaft.
<img src="http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q33/x1rider/cs5.jpg">
Unbolting the starter.
<img src="http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q33/x1rider/cs6.jpg">
Here is the transmission jack I used, it worked well but it's fairly hard to move it on the garage floor, especially lying down on your back or stomach.
<img src="http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q33/x1rider/cs7.jpg">
Removed the rear cross-member.
<img src="http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q33/x1rider/cs8.jpg">
While I was there, I swapped the trans mount for a 034 track density mount.
<img src="http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q33/x1rider/cs9.jpg">
<img src="http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q33/x1rider/cs10.jpg">
Disconnecting the shifter from the transmission.
<img src="http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q33/x1rider/cs11.jpg">
Pic (at least attempt) of the top bellhousing bolt seen from the engine bay. I couldn't even get it on the pic, it's about where "here" is written.
<img src="http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q33/x1rider/cs12.jpg">
Removing the slave cylinder, that part gave me a bit of a problem because it's hard to see what you are doing.
<img src="http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q33/x1rider/cs13.jpg">
Seperating the trans from the engine.
<img src="http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q33/x1rider/cs14.jpg">
Slave cylinder completely removed.
<img src="http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q33/x1rider/cs15.jpg">
Trans coming off.
<img src="http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q33/x1rider/cs16.jpg">
Trans removed, that thing is friggin' huge!
<img src="http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q33/x1rider/cs17.jpg">
Old clutch assembly.
<img src="http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q33/x1rider/cs18.jpg">
Transmission side, after removing the old throwout bearing.
<img src="http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q33/x1rider/cs19.jpg">
New flywheel installed.
<img src="http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q33/x1rider/cs20.jpg">
New clutch with alignment tool
<img src="http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q33/x1rider/cs21.jpg">
New pressure plate installed.
<img src="http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q33/x1rider/cs22.jpg">
The hardest part was re-aligning the trans with the engine, alone, lying on my friggin' back.
I have bruises all over my body that I don't even know how I got. This is a job to be done on a lift, not on your back... just my opinion.
The clutch works well, engagement is very sudden, no slipping the FE. The pedal starts working very low as well. The mount gave me more cabin vibrations, nothing I can't handle though.
I want to thank Jeff Lee from AG for answering my questions very quickly and efficiently.
I also want to thank MikTip for anwering my question regarding the top bellhousing bolt.
03-24-2008, 06:52 AM
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I gotta give you props...I wouldn't even think about considering attempting that
You're really not afraid to tackle anything lol. I'm happy to see you got everything figured out
03-24-2008, 07:11 AM
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I know, there are so many variables to consider...
the tilt of the engine, the tilt of the transmission, the rotation of the transmission, the alignment of the splines, etc...
No wonder it takes forever to get that shaft (which you can't even see) to go into the pilot bearing.
No wonder it takes forever to get that shaft (which you can't even see) to go into the pilot bearing.
03-24-2008, 07:16 AM
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it's not bad with air tools, i had the housing, heat shield, cv, drive shaft, unbolted in an hour
but screwing around with other stuff and doing rear main took some time. all the hex bolts stripped off the PP so i chiseled them off.
worst is spending 4-5 hours getting it back in.
worst is spending 4-5 hours getting it back in.
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03-24-2008, 07:24 AM
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I've been having more and more of those projects lately
I'm convinced my car came from some climate where they throw a lot of salt on the road...all the bolts i've taken off have had to be replaced because they basically deteriorated while I was getting them off