im installing a clutch this weekend and wanna make sure i have everything i will be needing...

-tool set
-driveshaft output seal (if theres any other seal i could replace, someone let me know)
-2-1/8 inch socket
-pilot bearing puller (is this used to remove as well as re-install pilot bearing??)
-clutch allignment tool
-2.5L of 75w90 tranny fluid


I cant seem to think of anything else.. if im missing anything, someone let me know...


and last time i dropped tranny, there was two thin white wires connecting to the tranny that would not stay connected. Does anyone know what this are for... reverse lights??? anyone??

 

check the FSM for special tools needed for clutch repair.

 

If you dont have all the tools necessary for the clutch job I wouldnt buy them unless you plan on using them often. If you have a autozone near you they rent specialty tools for free. You just have to leave a deposit and you get it back when you return the tool.

 

isnt the pilot bearing puller the only one i need to borrow to do this job

 

You might need the flywheel nut wrench. I hear that is a pain.
Do a search or check the FSM :
http://www.iluvmyrx7.com/ or
www.fc3s.org

 

Don't need to touch the flywheel nut unless you're getting your flywheel resurfaced, in that case you can use the 2 1/8th socket or whatever and a bigass breaker, otherwise it's pretty simple, pretty much all 14mm's.

 

just replaced my clutch on wednesday. from centerforce to act 6 puck. didn't think it would be that harsh. it even chirps when i downshift to 4TH at around 60-65mph.

but i realized yesterday that my transmission is leaking fluid. i've checked the plug, that wasn't it. it's one of the seals. i'm thinking it's the RTV between the case and the extension housing. i haven't decided whethere i want to go through pulling the trans out again or pay the 300-400 to get it done. that could be my t04. 7 months w/o my car and still going.

so the lesson of the story is becareful when installing the trans.

eddie

 

thats so shitty... my tranny is leaking to outta the driveshaft output seal .... im low on tranny fluid, and thats totally not cool... i will change clutch this weekend, and replace the oils in her as well....

 

i mean. i guess i can go drive it for a little while. but if the trans go dry. not good!! i haven't even seen what the car can do after all the WG porting, TID, clutch. etc...

how long have yours been leaking? i guess if i check the level every few days and fill her up, i can go driving it. at least it's not cold, making the low fluid more of a problem. whether or not to rebuild my trans. that's basically what i gotta do. so frustrating

eddie

 

its been leaking since the last time i put tranny back on.. that was 3 months ago.... she only really leaked when i pushed her hard... but i could not do that cuz clutch was slipping... oh and dropping a tranny is easy, i never did anything to my cars b4 the tranny fucked up.. so i figured id do it myself.. and it was easy stuff

 

So dropping the tranny isn't too hard for the average home mechanic to do by themself? I've had a slow leak that I notice after hard driving that seems to be from the front seal and have wanted to do something about it here soon too. Would that be something I could tackle in a couple hours on the weekend provided I have the necessary tools? Would I need a transmission jack too, or would it just be a big help?

 

A big help but if you can get some help from a few friends, it'll be cheaper. (a lot cheaper)

 

Actually I meant for doing it myself completely. Do I really need another person's help for the task or could I handle it alone? I'm fairly competent working with the car so far, but I did need an extra hand when lining up the motor to the tranny when I put my rebuilt motor in. Is the tranny itself harder or easier to manuever into position?

 

i just came in from finishing droping my tranny... it can be frustrating to do by yourself..... the higher you can lift your car the better... make sure you take off the clutch release cylinder (this should be one of the first things you do), god damn thats annouying when you forget.... and removing the shifter would make it a lot easier to remove the tranny.... and when putting the tranny back in.. the only way shes lining up properly is if the shifter housing is up in the car where its suppose to be.. you might have to give it a little nudge to get it up there... getting a haynes manual would be helpful..

 

Taking off the counterweight from my old FC e-shaft was the hardest part. Breaking the flywheel nut is no biggie if you have an air compressor or a long breaker bar.

The hardest part about the tranny swap IMO is putting the tranny back in and aligning the splines.

J