Changing my clutch soon. What else do I need?
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Changing my clutch soon. What else do I need?
I am getting geared up to drop the drivetrain and replace the clutch and rebuild the torque tube in a few weeks. So far I have the clutch, flywheel, clutch and flywheel bolts, slave cylinder/TOB, remote bleeder, RPM input shaft, torque tube bearings, couplers, trans and diff fluids, clutch/brake fluid, locktite, a variety of pilot bearings to make sure I get the right one in there, slave cylinder setup tool and shim kit, shifter bushings, parking brake cables, and upgraded engine rear cover with new rear main seal. I am trying to finish this in 4 or 5 days once I start it so I want to make sure I have everything I am going to need. I also would prefer to not ever do it again. What else should I do while I am doing this job? What is easy to do while the drivetrain is down that would be good to do on a 125k mile 22 year old car? Is there anything prone to breaking during this job?
Last edited by CoolhandMoss; May 13, 2025 at 09:51 AM.
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You might add a clutch bleeder line with a SpeedBleeder installed on it:
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I am getting geared up to drop the drivetrain and replace the clutch and rebuild the torque tube in a few weeks. So far I have the clutch, flywheel, clutch and flywheel bolts, slave cylinder/TOB, remote bleeder, RPM input shaft, torque tube bearings, couplers, trans and diff fluids, clutch/brake fluid, locktite, a variety of pilot bearings to make sure I get the right one in there, slave cylinder setup tool and shim kit, shifter bushings, parking brake cables, and upgraded engine rear cover with new rear main seal. I am trying to finish this in 4 or 5 days once I start it so I want to make sure I have everything I am going to need. I also would prefer to not ever do it again. What else should I do while I am doing this job? What is easy to do while the drivetrain is down that would be good to do on a 125k mile 22 year old car? Is there anything prone to breaking during this job?
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Finished the clutch swap today. I didn't find myself missing any parts I should have had.
I did develop a vibration and whining noise from the rear end. I hope it's because I added a sac city diff mount and not because I damaged something. I am going to swarp the stock diff mount back in and see what that does.
I did develop a vibration and whining noise from the rear end. I hope it's because I added a sac city diff mount and not because I damaged something. I am going to swarp the stock diff mount back in and see what that does.
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Did you find the source of the vibration?
I am curious since I'm about to do the same job, how many of the flex joints are there? I was expecting one on either end but looking up the parts on Rock Auto, they only list one.
I am curious since I'm about to do the same job, how many of the flex joints are there? I was expecting one on either end but looking up the parts on Rock Auto, they only list one.
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GM updated the cover (improvements). One of those is bigger heads for the bolts, which are included. Can't remember the others but some internet searching ought to yield useful results.