doin it this saturday. got the clutch/pressure plate, Throw-out Bearing , Pilot Bearing , and the Pilot Bearing Seal. anything else i need?

ill be at a dealership with a lift and a mechanic :P

any horror stories or tips needed with changin a fd clutch?

 

Here's a decent thread on the topic:

https://www.rx7club.com/3rd-generation-specific-1993-2002-16/clutch-change-stock-fd-192545/

 

k thanks. just didnt know if there was anything special about the fd clutch from any other car tpye clutch

 

It's a pull type, that's about it:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPCi4RpGQCU

 

How did you manage to get the lift at the dealer ship!?!?!?

 

my friend works at the dealership. he is allowed to work on personal vehicles on saturdays.....lucky me huh?

 

we had a difficult time bolting the tranny back on.

though, it might have been because the tranny was off for 2 days. i think it relieved some of the tension on the motor mounts because the motor seemed to sit higher when we went to bolt the tranny back up. we had to drop the whole sub-frame 2 or 3 inches just to get the motor low enough so that we could slide the tranny back into place.

oh, and we had much better luck when we drained the tranny fluid. at first we were trying to salvage the fluid by not draining it...it ended up dripping all over us...not fun.

it finally went on, but then required some adjusting to get everything back to normal.