vanster

I found the solution for any one nervous about the clutch falling out once you have followed all of the correct removal procedures.
van

GlenL

Good goin', there.

The manual should cover that.

vanster

I tried to buff it out

Andre Hedrick

Zowie, can I borrow your head tonight
Are you in the east bay also?
I am making a copy of Hacker's lower bell housing cover with the big inspection hole tonight too.

vanster

I think I am going to fabricate an aluminum plate and rivet it on
Not 100% sure yet

fraggle

I left the intermediate shaft in. A friend then routed a tie down hook through the top to support most of the weight. Went back in the same way.

Bill Ball

Nice headers.

RET

It looks as if the ring gear has hung up on the headers. You probably already know that you might have to remove one of them as well as the exhaust system in order to drop everything the rest of the way.

The Devek level two headers caused the same problem for me when I replaced the clutch recently but only a bit of brute force was required, I did not have to remove a header.

There would have been no problem if there had been an extra quarter of an inch between the headers. As it was, they were close enough together to prevent the assembly from easily passing between them. A little grease and some pressure, and the ring gear scraped past the header tubing.

The clutch/pressure plate/TOB conglomeration is an awkward bundle to maneuver for both removal and installation. There is no extra room anywhere, and the fact that the after market headers made matters worse was particularly annoying. It did not seem that clutch replacement had been much of a design consideration.

I recommend that you follow Rob Edwards advice if you are not already doing so: it was very helpful. Good luck.

Bob

DougM

The very reason I decided to not put headers on my car.
Support the clutch pack with a jack and then remove the headers. The jack also helps get it back in the first time. Once you have done it, the second time is much easier.

vanster

I had to loosen the bolts on both sides of the headers. Once this was accomplished
I could move them outboard just enough to get the clutch pack out.
What were they thinking or not thinking? Now to get the flywheel out.

hacker-pschorr

Do some arm curls, it's not that heavy.......

First time I took the clutch out I was on my back with a small piece of plywood on my chest, pulled it down onto that. Now I just yank it back and I've gotten use to how to bring it down carefully. Sad to say that comes with experience after taking the clutch pack out many times in one afternoon........

Andre Hedrick

Eric,

That was the worst set of reverse curls I have ever done in my life!
Doing this on your back, one arm lifting, one arm guiding, and between bridging and crunches ... that was the hardest sequence of events for me ever on a 928.
Mine the fact of not having those special U rings to restrain the IP made life absolute hell!