Clutch Install Without Transaxle Removal?

RrCoX22 · 2008-03-13 02:50:48

Everything has to come out. Good luck. Stephen :cheers: http://grond.tv/clutch.jpg

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Mar 13, 2008 | 01:55 PM

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Everything has to come out. Good luck.

Stephen

Mar 13, 2008 | 03:58 PM

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RrCoX22

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why cant the torque tube be unbolted from the transaxle?

Mar 13, 2008 | 04:19 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by RrCoX22

why cant the torque tube be unbolted from the transaxle?

you would need to slide the transaxle portion rearward to to that. And that necessates removing the transaxle & rear suspension.

Pics and links here:
http://mikemercury.home.att.net/342.htm

Mar 13, 2008 | 04:33 PM

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ericdwong

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I've done this job twice on my car... on jackstands non-the less. If its your first time, give yourself at least a weekend.

Mar 13, 2008 | 04:36 PM

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ya makes sense now... just didn't know how it was setup and reasoning behind it

Mar 13, 2008 | 06:16 PM

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To bad they didn't have a bolted flange inside the rear bellhousing with a inspection cover instead of the trans input splines/solid bellhousing. You could pull just the tube then as long as you could seperate the parts enough to get off the dowel pins.

Mar 13, 2008 | 10:41 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Mike Mercury

you would need to slide the transaxle portion rearward to to that. And that necessates removing the transaxle & rear suspension.

Pics and links here:
http://mikemercury.home.att.net/342.htm

I used Mike's link. 1st swap took me (diff. only, w/a buddy) 8hrs, 2nd one 7hrs, 3rd time 7hrs with clutch install also. Keep in mind we were in my garage, on jack stands, not in a big hurry. I would say 2 guys, with a lift and all the right tools, could do it in 4hrs with C5 experience.