Crunky

GRRR I hate Tucson! Everytime it get close to finishing any amount of work on the car, it starts to rain! Why does it rain so much here?? I live in the desert for crying out loud
I guess I'll go ahead and order up the clutch kit tonight, since I won't have time to work on it for a couple of weeks anyways.

frexe

theres a clutch kit on ebay for 380ish bucks =) cheapeast sachs i could find.

Cheap tools do indeed suck, my bloody knuckles can tell u the story.
I still need to buy the cheese head tools. and some of those u Joint adapters.

jim302

As far as removing the bell housing; double check the speed sensors. They are worth the hassle getting them clear now.

If you read the installation instructions of the bell housing, it says to (paraphrasing)“repair heat shield damage from removal of bell housing”

Crunky

Yep, thats the kit I have been keeping an eye on, I'm about to order it up.
I have already completely removed speed and refrence sensors from the car. I found out why I couldn't get the bellhousing to move; I forgot to remove the lower sheet metal dust cover thingy, between the lower half of the housing and the oil pan. Now I can pull it back and wiggle it around, but still cant get it off.

Funn944

Yep, it takes a lot of wiggling to get it off, maybe even more to put it back on. Do the mod to the reference sensor hole. It'll help put it back on. If you change out the flywheel, check your sensor clearence before you put the housing back on. When you hook up the battery cable to the housing, put something over the inspection hole in the housing before you start, ASK ME HOW I KNOW.

Crunky

Ok, it is now dry enough outside to work on the car today. I am to the point where I have to take the pressure plate bolts off. Question is, Clarks-Garage, and everywhere else I read say that the bolts are 8mm cheeseheads. Mine are allen heads, did early cars have allen heads, or has someone replaced my clutch before?
Just wondering if anyone knew the the size offhand, before I got buy a full set.

Crunky

Ok, I finally found the 6mm allen head to take off the pressure plate.
Heres a couple pics of the failed clutch, sorry for the crappy shots:

Crunky

I got the release bearing on with almost no problems. I used all 3 shims plus the toothed one, bearing is rock solid, there is no play between it and the pressure plate. Should I remove one of the shims? Clarks says there should be a tiny bit of play.

Crunky

Pressure plate is torqued down. Now, what is this bellhousing mod that I keep hearing about? I tried searching for "bellhousing slot," bellhousing mod," "clutch housing mod," ect, but I found nothing?

FRporscheman

Dude, you just called yourself a tool.

But seriously, you're one fine wrencher and I appreciate your help

FRporscheman

Bellhousing mod:
https://rennlist.com/forums/showthre...ousing+notched

A question: why did you use all 3 shims? Remember shims will greatly affect the way your clutch pedal works. Use the same number of shims that the old clutch was using. If your old clutch engaged too low, you then want your TB to be farther from the PP.

Which side do the shims go on, again?

Crunky

Shims go under the PP on the throw out bearing. I am not re-using the same PP and bearing, everything is brand new; But I already did take one shim back off just incase.
Now its raining really really hard! I have the car on jackstands, the stands are on a sheet of plywood, but the water is atleast 2 inches up the base of the jack stands. I am starting to get worried now.
This will take a week for it to dry enough to work on. Water is about to flood into the garage too.

FRporscheman

Holy shnikies! When it rains, it pours, eh? I know how much it sucks to have to work outdoors. Every single repair I've ever done on any p-car of mine has been outdoors. Including a 2 head gaskets and 2 clutches. Several jobs in the rain. It's the electrical jobs like alternators and starters that get really fun to do while it's raining.

Crunky

Yah, seems like it starts to rain everyday at 4PM during July/August. At this rate, I may end up staying home from my vacation to California next week so I can finish up the car

frexe

aw that sucks =/ where in cali were u gonna go? I just recieved my clutch and mt90 in the mail today =D too bad I still have work tomorrow.