jhammons01

Man o Man! What a job it is for these clutches.

Even though CentralCoaster did almost all the work, that job is huge. It took us a good amount of time to put in that clutch and It had me re-thinking the decision NOT to have a shop do it for $850!!

Understand, CC did a great job, there is just a ton of work needed just to get to the clutch.

Take out the Exhaust/including that air line.
remove the Drive shaft
remove the cooler line
Remove the electronics
remove the C-Beam ( a job in itself )
remove the tranny with the O/D unit attached
remove the slave cylinder
remove the Bell jar
remove the pressure plate
remove the flywheel
remove the pilot Bearing

go to lunch.

Then you gotta put it all back together......not to mention all the little OBTWs that you have to do. Might as well do the U-joints etc etc.

But, new clutch, I'm glad I'm on this side of that particular chore

I cannot thank CC enough for the job. All I can do is thank God I was not trying this one on my own. There was just too many Nuances for me to even consider at this point. Sure, I could have done it myself.....but trust me, this is one those things were you'll spend more getting the tools and time spent than it is to pay another to do it for you.

edoad

Thats the very first thing I did to my 85 after owning it for one week. Put another transmission in it too but kept the old overdrive and put in3.54 gears because I had it apart. I still don't know how the C-beam goes in or out. You just swear at it for a while and it suddenly goes in.

jhammons01

That C-Beam is something else.

CC left the Tranny lose so we had lotsa wriggle room and it was still a *&^% to put in. A 4 pound hammer is a must with that sumabiatch

AGENT 86

to Kevin

80sRule

Further proof that CentralCoaster definitely ain't bogus.

cv67

ubnpast

im in need of a clutch, would you gous condider $300 a good deal for install on a clutch/flywheel?

AGENT 86

Yes

BrianCunningham

Fun job indeed.

I've done it twice!

jhammons01

If you find a competent mechanic to do it for that.....pay the man and smile as you are doing it. It is worth every penny of that $300.

do I practice what I preach? Ask CC.

Understand you are going to spend $300 on a Clutch set and Flywheel and all the incidentals that go along with doing that job.

We changed out the U-joints while the drive shaft was off. There is $40 just in parts.

So $300 in parts and a well spent $300 in labor, consider yourself ahead of the game.

LD85

The key, IMO is to get the car in the air high enough to move around easily,

I've had mine out no less than 10 times, I bet I can pull mine out in an hour once its on the ramps and the rear is in the air

jhammons01

I could see that.

CC was describing how He shaved a bit off the C-Beam of his to make it easier to fit into place.

there are other things we did to make it easier "next time" as well.

Jacking the car up is half the battle without a lift.

LD85

You said a mouthful! I drive mine up on ramps and then jack the rear up and put 3 ton stands under the rear, it scares me to death every time I do it

Glad you are up and going !

CentralCoaster

Still trying to figure out if you're all nice guys or mean bastards.

The clutch itself was 10 hours, definitely not my best time, but I work slow anyways. Probably fussed with the damn exhaust manifold studs for nearly an hour. Usually takes two to put the tranny back in, but I let John relax at the beach with a cuban cigar while I did that part.

Then the clutch had to be bled over and over again.



The bellhousing was full of what looks like clutch fibers, but some of them were white like someone stuck a down pillow in there. Tastes like cotton candy. I'll have to post a pic.

Demonic85

Do what??

cv67

asbestos, it will do that to a guy.

hippy

A lift would reduce that 10 hour time dramatically. CC buy yourself a lift and go into the clutch changing bidness out there. You and the coffee maker could make some decent money.

Coffee maker, give me a call.

jhammons01

We never could agree what as to what those fibers were.

There was a lot of material. The way the clutch was slipping I suppose it was asbestos. That Clutch was installed in 1994.

CC probably put the material where He keeps all his valuables.......the crawl space in the attic.

bogus

why drag me into this????

In all honesty, a clutch is a bit of a pain, but it's mostly big bolts... it's not all that hard, really.

to Kevin for taking the time to help out a fellow member!

CentralCoaster

Don't thank me, thank John for bribing me.

It's not really frustrating just long and arduous. Now today I was buttoning up this pos Corolla and spent 2 hours searching San Diego for some little b.s. part. Plus none of the parts fit under the hood without lifting the motor halfway.

Right next to the 2-post lift I will install a hydraulic powered car crusher. When you bring your car to my garage, I will either work on it or turn it into a cube.