how much to change clutch?

[FI Spyder]

<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Century Gothic, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by Mildred</i>

I find it somewhat troubling to see questions that are a mite too simple like the above query on the clutch alignment tool.
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While Mildred has a point, you learn to do by doing. Assuming one is not devoid of mechanical ability (in which case wrenches should not come close to the hands) and one can follow instructions in OEM manual and/or can figure things out as one goes along, do it and learn. When starting to work on cars, I pulled the engine to change a clutch using scissor jacks, couple of 2x4's and sheet of plywood (to pull engine out) on a Volkswagon using only a book with no pictures (How To Fix Your Volkswagon For The Complete Idiot) by my self. In deed, I learned all my auto maintenance knowledge by myself (with books/manuals), no shop classes or mentors although growing up I had a background of operating farm machinery and a garage full of tools to play around with and make things (so long as I didn't break or lose anything). I did have formal training of office equipment repair which was my profession I fell into. It can be done if one is so inclined. None of us was born with the knowledge and had to start somewhere.





TR7 Spider - 1978 Spifire - 1976 Spitfire - 1988 Tercel 4X4 - Kali on Integra - 1991 Integra

[PeterTR7V8]

This is one of those jobs that should only take a couple of hours but if it hasn't been done for a while there will be all sorts of seized bolts & lost tools that will make it take all day. I don't know if the exhaust needs to be removed on a 2 Litre but this is what slowed me down the 1st time I had to extract the box on my car.

If you can use a hoist it will make life a lot easier but you will need another pair of hands or a transmission jack (the blue thing in Odd's photo) to hold the box in place while the last bolt is removed.

Subsequent box extractions will go a lot better than the first but it still isn't a job you look forward too. So if you have the time & money replace the clutch release bearing & check the spigot or pilot bush in the end of the crankshaft.

Good luck.

[nervousnewowner]

but surely if your devoid of the ability to use a spanner you buy a morgan and get the garage to do all the work???? [:D]

apologies to any morgan owners in the forum....[;)]


the project at birth, watch it evolve...I hope...

[zoe]

Dave , or u become a 'zoe' and get Steve to do it all !! least im honest !!

[Spectatohead]

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Originally posted by busheytrader

I first encountered a clutch alignment tool when converting mine to V8.....
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My first clutch change was in my MK2 Spitfire back in the 70's. We used a whittled down croquet post for an alignment tool. This was before they started making the nice, inexpensive plastic ones and you either had to spend a lot of money on a metal one or cut the input shaft off of an old transmission.

Jim Clark
'80 TR8
'97 Maxima 5spd

[mitchelltjohn]

well a few months have passed since my first post on changing clutch.
Well as of 2wks ago I compelted the job! It took two Saturdays, one to get teh gearbox out and change clutch and bearing (easybit) and one to get it back in again (hard bit) and connect everythign up again

I managed to get access to a car lift, my 87 year old father (! - who trained as motor mechanic way back, and though I was mad), plus a very helpful (and strong) neighbour who popped in to help with getting teh gearbox out and then back in again - his strength was invaluable.

We put car on lift os we could stand undernear.

Trickiest parts were:
1. undoing top bellhousing bolts/studs.
2. undoing exhaust twin down pipe nuts from cast iron manifold, and pulling downpipe and exhaust from manifold studs. I actually ended up cutting one on teh studs to shortned it and get teh blasted downpipe extracted.
2. pulling geaxbox out (need two pairs of strong hands ) or one of those transmission cradles would be good...
3. Getting gearbox back in. Clutch alignment was no probelms (using tool), just getting teh Bellhouding studs and everything else aligned was tough. Without a cradle we expended a lot of physical energy holding and juggling the g'box until it finally jsut slipped in with that satisfying click. (my father helpfully slipped a iron bar between the two runners onf teh car light and under teh g/box to help relieve some of the strain)
4. reconnecting those awkward top bellhousing nuts/bolts.
5.I did forget to connect all teh battery conncetion to starter motor but after that car started fine,only to hear huge roar from exhaust downpipe / manifold joint
6.the exhaust downpipe ot manifold studs were quit corroded and I had to try quite a few nuts before I I get soem grip to tighen p new gasket. I crtinly didn't want to spend tiem fitting new studs on manifold...

End of story: car now running well with nice feel to clutch pedel.

Recommendations to next time:
- car lift certainly a benefir
- get a strong friendly helper
- or, invest or borrow a transmission cradle

Thansk for all teh tips and encouragement to go do it (glad I did in teh end, but a few moments of " am I mad" in the middle...)

John










standard 1981 DHC

[jclay (RIP 2018)]

Job well done! And you did it yourself!

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<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Century Gothic, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by Spectatohead</i>

My first clutch change was in my MK2 Spitfire back in the 70's. We used a whittled down croquet post for an alignment tool. This was before they started making the nice, inexpensive plastic ones and you either had to spend a lot of money on a metal one or cut the input shaft off of an old transmission.

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That's what my dad explained to me once that broom handles were for... My wife never agreed with him, but I can't understand her argument! [:0]

Dave

1980 TR7 DHC
1974 Jaguar XKE - Sold!
1994 Jaguar XJ12


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