SLVRbullet

I need to change my clutch.. How do i do this????

Clutch mart wants 485 to replace it!!! F that... I will be attempting to do it on my own... I assume you just take off the drive shaft, starter, then drop the trans and pull the clutch, replace and bolt back together...

Wrong??? Any suggestions/ tips on doing the replacement???

ohayou88

iTrader: (7)

+ drop the exhaust, remove the clutch slave cylinder, and take out the necessary plugs and switches.

you will also want to resurface the flywheel.

But from your other thread you are going for a drift car you might want to purchase a lightened flywheel. and go with a good aftermarket clutch thats gonna be able to take some abuse as you will probably be kicking it alot.

SLVRbullet

Sweet thanks man...
Im looking at the ebay F1 stage 3clutch.. (on a budget)!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/F1-RA...spagenameZWDVW
You thik this is any good???

Also about how much is it to resurface the clutch???

ohayou88

iTrader: (7)

My honda buddies have used this on their turbo budget cars. Its been holding up well over the last year. And they've been doing alot of racing on it. dumping the clutch for burnouts and what not.

if your on a budget a exedy will do. they're pretty much oem spec I believe.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/EXEDY...em150225322941

Aaron Cake

iTrader: (1)

$485 is a perfectly reasonable amount of money for a job like this if it also includes the price of the new clutch components. Clutch replacement requires removal of the transmission, and to do it properly the flywheel must be machined. While you are there you should replace the transmission front and rear seal, inspect the engine rear main seal (or just replace) and inspect the u-joints.

Suddenly $485 to do a proper job seems a bit cheap. Figure $200 for new clutch parts (probably higher), $100 for machine shop fees to turn the flywheel, and $200 labour.

oakback

Yeah, I'd pay that. I changed out my clutch/pp/flywheel, did the tranny front and rear seals, the engine rear seal, pilot bearing, and throwout bearing. I would've paid someone over $200 in labor to do that, it wasn't very fun.

ForsakenRX7

If your gonna drift your gonna have to learn to work on your own car cause your gonna break it, a lot. Paying someone else to do it is just pissing away money. This is a great project for a beginner to learn to do and once you do it the first time it won't scare you to do it over and over again which your gonna do drifting due to tearing up clutch disks.
On a side note speaking of clutches, I'd suggest an ACT. I personally had great service out of them. Plus the ability to mix and match clutch components till you acheive the feel and lockup you want is great too.

lax-rotor

iTrader: (1)

Tell me about it. I had to drop my tranny and pull and install the pilot bearing with a thrown out back. I was in soooo much pain, but I had to make it back to school. It SUCKED.

SukMy7

ive done this job a countless number of time both on my back in the driveway and in a shop with a lift. yea it sucks but its not hard by any maeans. the worst part will be the flyweel nut. either way have fun youll be doing this alot if you drift.

bktrucks

For never doing one before this would be a good learning experince for you. This one is one of the easier ones to do compared to many other cars.

classicauto

iTrader: (3)

Pressure plate is lighter then stock, and doesn't hold much power.
Waste of money..........

pistones

iTrader: (5)

do you know how much the tools are gonna cost to do this job? you are probably better off paying to do it, if it is your first FC clutch then most likely you will get stuck being unprepared.

lax-rotor

iTrader: (1)

whhhaaa? It's basic tools besides the Pilot bearing puller and you can rent that from Advance for nothin'.

Turbo II Rotor

iTrader: (2)

Its easy, pull the exhaust, heat shield, starter, slave cylinder, driveshaft and trans. The flywheel nut is gonna be a pain but not too bad. It also helps if you lean the engine back to get to the top transmission bolts. I used an engine hoist and a 2x4 under the front of the engine.

SukMy7

$30 for flywheel nut socket and whatever the pilot bearing puller cost depends on if you buy it or rent it. other than that its basic handtools. i will say this that flywheel nut is a bitch w/o air tools!

texFCturboII

iTrader: (17)

the FSM is your friend!

SLVRbullet

I have a bad *** breaker bar... How is this bolt set up???
It would really help if some one had a clutch in Trani pic so i know what to look for , maybe my clutch itself is fine and the fork is just outa wack... IDK till i crack it open!!!

Thanks!!!

texFCturboII

iTrader: (17)

Obviously you cannot read.

SLVRbullet

Obviously i dont know what that stands for!!!!!!!

spinitsidewayz

FSM = Factory Service Manual

The FSM owns you. Almost everything you'll need to know to do any work on your car.

If you dont have airtools though, the flywheel nut WILL be a bitch to get off.

RX7_Infini

Factory service manual.

I'm also dropping my tranny for the second time in a month or two. Its not that bad if your car is not too rusted.

sk8world

iTrader: (5)

just dont buy a SPEC!!!!!!!!

pistones

iTrader: (5)

who wants to bet he gets stuck on something?

My5ABaby

iTrader: (7)

I managed to change a clutch (alone, sans a bit of lifting help) with my only previous experience with cars being putting fluids in.

pistones

iTrader: (5)

true, clutches aren't rocket science. i'm just saying he said that he's never installed an FC clutch before, therefore he is overconfident in thinking it's a normal clutch job. did anyone mention that the flywheel nut is sometimes frozen with a ton of torque on it? did anyone mention that the flywheel sometimes love to be seized onto the e shaft? if he's doing all this on the floor, i doubt it will go smoothly.