Clutch Replacement Help

3000ridah · #1 06-22-2005, 12:45 AM

Hey has anyone on here.. or anyone on here know anyone who's changed out their clutch?? im about to take on the complicated task this comming Sat.. i already got my hanes manual.. and some people to help.. but nobodys done a front wheel drive vehicle. hmm what will i need besides the (( clutch/pressure plate, and alignment tool )) do i need any special gasket? grease/oil.. everything i may incounter.. pleaseeeee help and let me know anything you can.. (( how long might it take?? )) thanks for any help you may be able to provide!!

Johnny D

3000ridah · #2 06-22-2005, 12:46 AM

If you have done this yourself or helped someone.. please email me at [email protected].. thanks

CHRIST75 · #3 06-22-2005, 01:04 AM

I just had my car a couple of months and it came with a new clutch already but the other guys may be able to help.

Hey i didn't know Hanes made manuals for our cars, i would have tried them, but well now i have an original mitsu manual 92-96 .
Where did you find that Hanes ?

Chris.

privatebean · #4 06-22-2005, 01:14 AM

try this...

http://www.stealth316.com/2-trany.htm

Twizted_3KGT · #5 06-22-2005, 01:48 AM

Yeah i've done it a few times, it's easy. Buy some 75W-90 gear oil for when you're done. Other than what comes in the clutch kit, you may want some all purpose hi-temp grease, you're supposed to grease the splines of the clutch and the inside of the release bearing (you should have a new one of these as well), but if you use too much then you'll ruin the clutch. I didn't use any grease the last time I did it, which was a few weeks ago (and a few months ago), I didn't use any grease. But my release bearing is plastic so it has no chance of making any noise, as opposed to metal which would need a small amount of grease to prevent squealing. I've cut my time for the whole job down to about 3 1/2 hours by myself.

Oh yeah, make sure you go get your flywheel resurfaced, it doesn't cost much and can save you a lot of trouble (by a lot of trouble I mean having to take the tranny off 3 more times as I did trying to figure out why my new clutch was slipping). If you have any questions just ask, I can more than likely answer them.

Linebckr49 · #6 06-22-2005, 02:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Twizted_3KGT

Oh yeah, make sure you go get your flywheel resurfaced, it doesn't cost much and can save you a lot of trouble (by a lot of trouble I mean having to take the tranny off 3 more times as I did trying to figure out why my new clutch was slipping).

YES! as Twizted said, it is VERY IMPORTANT that you get your flywheel resurfaced. (just take it to a tranny shop, it won't be but about 20-30 bucks). if you don't resurface your flywheel, then it will wear the clutch down really fast. the flywheel surface must be flat so as to accept the flat surface of the clutch. of one of these isn't flat (flywheel), then bye-bye clutch.

Stealthee · #7 06-22-2005, 09:45 AM

What Haynes manual do you have?? They didnt make one for Stealths/3000gts.

3000ridah · #8 06-22-2005, 01:24 PM

Sorry, its not a " Hanes " its chilton import repair manual. it breaks it down pretty good. although it has 6-10 other imports included in the book

Linebckr49 · #9 06-22-2005, 08:21 PM

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Originally Posted by 3000ridah

Sorry, its not a " Hanes " its chilton import repair manual. it breaks it down pretty good. although it has 6-10 other imports included in the book

is this what you have??? http://www.themotorbookstore.com/import.html

3000ridah · #10 06-24-2005, 12:10 PM

yeah thats it.. its as close as your gonna get to a hanes manual..

3000ridah · #11 06-24-2005, 12:33 PM

hey thanks privatebean for the link and Twizted_3KGT for the Advice.... im gonna do the clutch swap tomarrow.. and i'll let you all know how it goes.... thanks agian

Linebckr49 · #12 06-24-2005, 06:18 PM

3000ridah--> do you happen to have the 3si manual on CD?? i'd be curious as to the differences of the manual CD and this Import Manual. I kinda think the manual CD is more specific...but perhaps the Import Manual has a lot of diagrams and step-by-step procedures for everything like Hanes/Chilton

3000ridah · #13 06-25-2005, 01:24 PM

yess i have the CD aswell.. but i found the chilton manual more helpful..

3000ridah · #14 07-26-2005, 11:02 AM

hey thanks privatebean and Twizted_3KGT .. we did the clutch replacement that weekend and it was around 6 hrs.. ( none of us had ever done it) the hardest part was linning up the tranny.. anyways.. the link worked out great

Twizted_3KGT · #15 07-26-2005, 09:38 PM

cool, glad to help, hows it drive?

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