[s-cars] Clutch questions

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In a message dated 3/25/2003 2:25:54 PM Eastern Standard Time, mplatt911 at yahoo.com writes:

 I want to do the
> "while I am in there" parts.

The main ones I did were the rear crank seal and tranny mainshaft seal. These are available from the major online parts places. One other thing I replaced were the 1/2 shaft gaskets that go between the 1/2 shaft and the drive flange on the trans. (Make sure you have the 12 point spline bits to get these off.) These are available at the dealer for $4.00 ea. I didn't change them on the last clutch I did and the old ones seemed to be fine. The first time I did my trans I damaged the old ones so if you're careful the old ones can be re-used. You may also want to consider doing the drive flange seals if they are leaking. They're real easy to do with the trans out of the car. thepartsconnection.com has the part#s listed for most of the seals.

 I will get everything else from
> Carolina clutch. The instructions mentioned you got
> the wrong pressure plate. Do they know the correct one
> to send now?

They should. Ask for Tom. He knows for sure!

> Oh yeah, one last thing. How high did you need to lift
> your car up to get tranny out?

Pretty stinkin' high. You don't need to take the trans out from under the car though if your putting the same trans back in. You can just slide it back into the driveshaft tunnel. If you really want to get it out you may be able to remove one of the wheels and slide the bellhousing out through the fender. That's what I did after trashing my trans with a grinder. Still took a fully extended floor jack on some 4X4 lumber to get it high enough.

I'll be doing the
> jackstand thing too.

Makes me ache all over just thinking about it. Kudos though. Definitly an adventure. Seems simple on a lift after doing it on the ground. Try and get to it before it's 90 degrees out. I did mine in August and it was not very nice.

Chad Tobin