On Wed, 23 Aug 1995, Jon N Swanson wrote:
> Hello Everyone,
>
> So, I've finally gotten up the courage (or is it foolishness) to replace my
> clutch that went bad over a month ago (it seems like a year!!!)
>
> I've got a clutch kit with the throwout bearing, the special alignment
> tool, and a spare set of clips in case the ones holding the bearing are
> bad, and I've got one of those brass whatchamacallit bearings that everyone
> always says to replace. I'm renting an engine hoist, a couple of friends,
> and four cases of beer (one of homebrew) for the weekend.
> What am I missing? Any advice?
First Aid kit?
>
> My plan is to strip the engine, remove the radiator, seperate the engine
> from the tranny (leaving the tranny in the car), hoist out the engine,
> replace the clutch, replace the engine, and drive happily ever after.
> I'm allowing about 10-15 hours for the job. Are there any other parts
> I might need? How many rodents do I need to sacrifice? Is it true that
> placing three dead spiders on the rear bumper before you start makes the
> engine go back in more easily? How do you keep the testosterone count down
> to a manageable level during the actual engine hoisting act? ;-)
I think four friends is going to be a little off the testosterone scale.
My personal experience is: If you don't need them for either technical
advice or brut force, your asking for trouble. You could easily do it
with one other person. Too many cooks...
I might consider pulling the engine and tranny as one unit only because
I would think it's going to be a little hard to align the imput shaft into
the clutch and wedge the engine onto it's mounts at the same time. I've never
taken out only the engine, I know that togather they just slide right in.
Maybe someone else can shed light on that approach.
> --
> Jon Swanson
> swanson@zonker.ecs.umass.edu
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