Clutch replacement
Le Mans Master
Joined: Jun 2006
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From: Wichita KS
I did not have to remove mine, just un bolted them and moved them off to the side, clutch came out from the bottom of the bellhousing.
Heel & Toe
Joined: Jan 2009
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With the help of all you guys and lots of private encouragement my trans/rear/torque tube package is now resting on the garage floor. What an experience! I hope I don't have to do anything like that again. Now all I have to do is figure out how to put it all back in.
Thanks to everyone
Thanks to everyone
Pro
Joined: Apr 2004
Posts: 719
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From: Miami Fl
With the help of all you guys and lots of private encouragement my trans/rear/torque tube package is now resting on the garage floor. What an experience! I hope I don't have to do anything like that again. Now all I have to do is figure out how to put it all back in.
Thanks to everyone
Thanks to everyone
The fun part is just getting started!
Drifting
Joined: Apr 2008
Posts: 1,316
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From: St. Louis Mo
I wonder if its easier to install the torque tube separate from the transmission/diff?(if you re working alone and don t have an extra set of hands) -?? If anyone knows, I would like to know, myself. Graybeard28- Now is the time to install a Differential/transmission brace, if you re gonna do it.(or Nitrous lines that will run next to the torque tube, hidden by the tunnel plate)- Im doing a clutch/DTE brace/Nitrous install on mine right now, myself. Good Luck! 
- Jason
- Jason
Heel & Toe
Joined: Jan 2009
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I wonder if its easier to install the torque tube separate from the transmission/diff?(if you re working alone and don t have an extra set of hands) -?? If anyone knows, I would like to know, myself. Graybeard28- Now is the time to install a Differential/transmission brace, if you re gonna do it.(or Nitrous lines that will run next to the torque tube, hidden by the tunnel plate)- Im doing a clutch/DTE brace/Nitrous install on mine right now, myself. Good Luck! - Jason
- Jason
Pro
Joined: Jan 2006
Posts: 643
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From: Alexandria Northern Virginia
Just my .25 on the job, you may want to pull that torque tube off (not bad to do when its all out) and check those torque tube couplers. Mine were headed to the boneyard in the sky when I opened mine up. Not expensive from some of the vendors on here (especially if you go the BMW version versus the GM version ....I know, the debate rages on...but they work). Its three more bolts now or a LOT later.
Good luck, I know you can get it back in. I used my rear anti-sway bar as a motorcycle handle and "drove" my assembly back into place, little by little. Allowed for any rotation I needed too. Use a jack to move the back of the motor up and down to start that pilot/shaft connection as you guide it back in. Watch for wiring.
Whole job was 9-10 hours for me. That included AJG1915's tools and guidance
and a rebuild on the torque tube. Took me more time to order all the parts! The remote bleeder is a MUST unless you like suffering
Cassidy
Good luck, I know you can get it back in. I used my rear anti-sway bar as a motorcycle handle and "drove" my assembly back into place, little by little. Allowed for any rotation I needed too. Use a jack to move the back of the motor up and down to start that pilot/shaft connection as you guide it back in. Watch for wiring.
Whole job was 9-10 hours for me. That included AJG1915's tools and guidance
and a rebuild on the torque tube. Took me more time to order all the parts! The remote bleeder is a MUST unless you like suffering Cassidy
Heel & Toe
Joined: Jan 2009
Posts: 21
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Just my .25 on the job, you may want to pull that torque tube off (not bad to do when its all out) and check those torque tube couplers. Mine were headed to the boneyard in the sky when I opened mine up. Not expensive from some of the vendors on here (especially if you go the BMW version versus the GM version ....I know, the debate rages on...but they work). Its three more bolts now or a LOT later.
Good luck, I know you can get it back in. I used my rear anti-sway bar as a motorcycle handle and "drove" my assembly back into place, little by little. Allowed for any rotation I needed too. Use a jack to move the back of the motor up and down to start that pilot/shaft connection as you guide it back in. Watch for wiring.
Whole job was 9-10 hours for me. That included AJG1915's tools and guidance and a rebuild on the torque tube. Took me more time to order all the parts! The remote bleeder is a MUST unless you like suffering
Cassidy
Good luck, I know you can get it back in. I used my rear anti-sway bar as a motorcycle handle and "drove" my assembly back into place, little by little. Allowed for any rotation I needed too. Use a jack to move the back of the motor up and down to start that pilot/shaft connection as you guide it back in. Watch for wiring.
Whole job was 9-10 hours for me. That included AJG1915's tools and guidance
and a rebuild on the torque tube. Took me more time to order all the parts! The remote bleeder is a MUST unless you like suffering Cassidy
Race Director
Joined: May 2005
Posts: 15,960
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From: West Norriton PA
St. Jude Donor '08
Getting the pilot bushing out was a bitch. I broke a cheap puller and spent the better part of 2 1/2 days playing with it, using what I had, until I finally broke down and bought a good one. Took about two minutes--don't know when I will ever learn. Most good jobs can't be done on the cheap. Clutch is in. I pulled the torque tube and am putting it in separate from the trans/rear. Don't know what kind of time or trouble I am getting into but it just seemed easier to wrestle the TT into the clutch instead of all that additional weight. When you are by yourself you look for any ray of hope. Hope I don't end up pulling it down and putting it on the trans. I can't even calculate hours. Just go out for the amount of time it takes to get cold or frustrated. Insurance doesn't go back on until May so there is no rush.
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Heel & Toe
Joined: Jan 2009
Posts: 21
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For all of you guys who helped me with advice and encouragement. Thanks!!
I put the interior back together this morning, bled the clutch and rolled it out of the garage this morning. Would have liked to drive further than my driveway but it is 7 degrees and the weekend snow hasn't been plowed off the road yet. At least I don't have any parts left over.
Thanks again.
I put the interior back together this morning, bled the clutch and rolled it out of the garage this morning. Would have liked to drive further than my driveway but it is 7 degrees and the weekend snow hasn't been plowed off the road yet. At least I don't have any parts left over.
Thanks again.
Race Director
Joined: May 2005
Posts: 15,960
Likes: 21
From: West Norriton PA
St. Jude Donor '08
For all of you guys who helped me with advice and encouragement. Thanks!!
I put the interior back together this morning, bled the clutch and rolled it out of the garage this morning. Would have liked to drive further than my driveway but it is 7 degrees and the weekend snow hasn't been plowed off the road yet. At least I don't have any parts left over.
Thanks again.
I put the interior back together this morning, bled the clutch and rolled it out of the garage this morning. Would have liked to drive further than my driveway but it is 7 degrees and the weekend snow hasn't been plowed off the road yet. At least I don't have any parts left over.
Thanks again.
Tony
Drifting
Joined: May 2005
Posts: 1,590
Likes: 1
From: Littleton Colorado
I wonder if its easier to install the torque tube separate from the transmission/diff?(if you re working alone and don t have an extra set of hands) -?? If anyone knows, I would like to know, myself. Graybeard28- Now is the time to install a Differential/transmission brace, if you re gonna do it.(or Nitrous lines that will run next to the torque tube, hidden by the tunnel plate)- Im doing a clutch/DTE brace/Nitrous install on mine right now, myself. Good Luck! - Jason
- JasonGraybeard, way to go! You beat me, I still have to put the exhaust on, tomorrow night maybe... it 65 deg here today, so have to get out and see the sun rather than lay on my back on the cold concrete.
Heel & Toe
Joined: Jan 2009
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It is 49 degrees, and the sun is out--you would almost think it is Spring. Anyway, the road is mostly dry so I was able to drive the car. What a difference!! No chunking, no clatter. Just a smooth, ordinary, no dramatics roll away. I kept waiting for some strange noise and yet I was able to almost forget completely what it felt and sounded like last summer. How easily and quickly we are able to put up with things that shouldn't be. It drives like a real, everyday car. I used to dread having to stop because I was embarassed about the starts. Maybe this summer I can have fun with it. My wife and I are scheduled to take the Hot Rod Magazine Power Tour.
Instructor
Joined: Nov 2005
Posts: 228
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From: Austin Texas
I wonder if its easier to install the torque tube separate from the transmission/diff?(if you re working alone and don t have an extra set of hands) -?? If anyone knows, I would like to know, myself. Graybeard28- Now is the time to install a Differential/transmission brace, if you re gonna do it.(or Nitrous lines that will run next to the torque tube, hidden by the tunnel plate)- Im doing a clutch/DTE brace/Nitrous install on mine right now, myself. Good Luck! - Jason
- JasonThe last time I did it, the car was on jack stands, and I found it easier to stab the torque tube first, then lift the tranny/diff in place (already bolted together), and lastly bolt the rear cradle in.
The downside to doing it separately is, if you have a differential strut brace, you have to wait to install it until everything is in the car, as it is held in place by the bolts that connect the tranny to the torque tube.
Heel & Toe
Joined: Jan 2009
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Tt
I've done it both ways, and I think the decision should depend on whether or not you're doing the job on a lift. The first time, I had access to a friend's lift, and with a tall tranny jack, you can lift the tt/tranny/diff/cradle in place as one big assembly. Stabbing the torque tube can be challenging, but you just have to get everything lined up correctly.
The last time I did it, the car was on jack stands, and I found it easier to stab the torque tube first, then lift the tranny/diff in place (already bolted together), and lastly bolt the rear cradle in.
The downside to doing it separately is, if you have a differential strut brace, you have to wait to install it until everything is in the car, as it is held in place by the bolts that connect the tranny to the torque tube.
The last time I did it, the car was on jack stands, and I found it easier to stab the torque tube first, then lift the tranny/diff in place (already bolted together), and lastly bolt the rear cradle in.
The downside to doing it separately is, if you have a differential strut brace, you have to wait to install it until everything is in the car, as it is held in place by the bolts that connect the tranny to the torque tube.
