I have never changed the clutch in my FD and now its time because its sliping and u know im not gonna drive it like that. Anyhow any help or suggestions on parts or tools lists would be helpful since im sure some of u guys have done this before. any help would be apreciated. im thinking of using a single plate exedy since it comes with a flywheel.

 

well no responses yet but let me know what you guys think about a tutorial for this! I am getting all the supplies ready ordering the clutch through nengun racing picked up some shockproof tranny fluid from a local shop. any food for thought from someone with experience would be nice!

 

The clutch is pretty straight forward. Separating the snap ring is the trick. After that, It's all bolts and a torque wrench. Also, having a flywheel stop is useful.

But if you wanted to take pics and do a detailed write-up, I don't think anyone is going to object. Just be sure to include the snap ring trick in there.

 

You might try posting in the 3rd Gen section.

Here's a thread with some info:
https://www.rx7club.com/3rd-generation-specific-1993-2002-16/clutch-change-stock-fd-192545/

 

thanks for the help!

 

I have to say...as a mechanic, i hate e-mechanics. My definition of an e-mechanic is someone who has little or no mechanical aptitude, very limited knowledge of how things work, probably a desk job, and makes my job harder on a daily basis. I cant tell you how many times i have had people bring me half finished projects that they couldnt finish, and the parts of the job they tried to do were done wrong. It ends up costing these people twice as much when they bring their cars in half done. Be careful and dont get in over your head. Know your limits and what you are comfortable doing. There is some really tricky stuff with almost every job that you can do on this car. You will need special tools for this job that arent cheap. The 2 and 1/8th socket is like $25 the pilot bearing tool is like $100 the 2 and 1/8th bolt is a complete bitch to get off if you dont have a good impact gun.

 

+1

But, i'm an "e-mechanic" and find the clutch swap pretty easy compared to other tasks on this car

 

clutch swap isn`t that hard , its a **** job though but not hard
like monkman said pretty basic "remove bolt" "hold here" "tighten bolt" kind of job
its that damn clip at the flywheel that can ruin the day

 

Unfortunately the e-mechanics are needed because the '(R)eal' mechanics screw up so many cars, rip off so many people, and cause so much damage on their own - and then charge the owner for the 'fix.'

Not all mechanics are bad, but I wouldn't be surprised to find that at least 50% are.

E-mechanics perform a service to those who no longer have any trust in the R-mechanics.