My 90' GXL needs a new clutch badly.

All the parts I need to do the swap (I think, clutch PPlate, throwout bearing) will run me around $200.

Having someone locally do the swap (Maz-all in Atlanta) would cost around $600, according to their quote.

I would really like to save myself $400 and do this myself.

I don't really know alot about it. I do know that I'll have to pull out the tranny, and driveshaft, and get the flywheel machined?

My question is, what else do I need to know before starting this project?
How long should I expect the car to be down? or up as the case may be.

Where should I expect difficulty?

Are there any special tools I will need, besides and alignment tool?

Thanks for any input.

P.S. any knowledgeable person in ATL willing to supervise me? lol

 

Talk to Sniper-X

 

They aren't too hard on FB's so I am gonna say they aren't too hard on our FC's. The drive shaft on the FB weighed nothing and the bell housing bolts were simple along with droping the tranny. Moreover, three guys did it with a haynes manual in under a day. So the main thing is take your time, don't cut corners like us and just get everything right. Not to hard. Oh and through experience, don't drop tools in the tranny fluid.

 

Agreed, not too hard, just time consuming. Only specialty tool needed was a puller to remove the pilot bearing. I had a dent puller, just bought an adapter with jaws....Worked great. Mine was a TII and bolts @ the turbo were a little difficult to get to, but you shouldn't have any problems. If the clutch is slipping, I'd do the job asap, you don't want to put grooves in the flywheel.

 

If you're mechanically inclined, this is something you can tackle, nothing really wierd. Just make sure you have a torque wrench.

The only really bad problem would be if you needed to remove the flywheel for surfacing. In that case, you'd want to rent a 3/4" impact wrench to get that nut off.

G'luck.

PaulC

 

I've replaced my clutch twice in a '87 NA, and yes I did burn them out driving like an idiot... but anyway... If you have the right tools the job is not difficult - I had access to a lift thankfully, I wouldn't suggest the project without a lift simply because I don't know how I would have put the tranny back in without two people and a good angle. But if you do have a lift and a friend, and feel confident I say give it a try, I'm glad I did, saved alot of money and it only took about 5 hours...

 

well some of us started with clutch jobs...
you need
pressure plate
clutch disc
throwout bearing
pilot bearing n326-11-d03
pilot bearing seal 1881-11-404
if you take the fly wheel off
the real main seal 1668-10-556a
front trans seal h501-13-103?
and gskt 8540-16-225a?

YOU ALSO NEED THE PILOT BEARING PULLER, it will not come out with out it. also once you get the new one in put lots of grease in it, and the sliding surface of the throwout bearing. if its your first time plan on 2 weekends, something will not work out right, like the machine shop will be closed or something. you also dont want to be rushed

mike