Best way to replace clutch

[seth3030]

Should i replace my clutch by moving the engine forward or dropping the tranny and if you have a preferance tell me how to do it that way. thanks for taking the time to read this any help would be appreciated!

[Subarian]

I think it's sixes. I pulled the engine to replace mine, but I replaced the tranny about two years later, and it seemed about the same amount of work. Of course, if you drop the tranny, you don't have to deal with things like vacuum lines, so maybe that would swing my vote that direction.

[Subarian]

Sorry, I didn't catch the part where you asked how to do it. You have to drop the rear driveline and remove the CV halfshafts, and then it's pretty much like any other transmission removal.

[MilesFox]

if you have a crane you can get away with changing the clutch by suspending the motor but not taking it out

 

i did this once, took me 2 hours. i removed the radiator, the clutch fan, and disconnected the heater hoses, took out the pitch bar, dropped the exhaust and undud the motor mount

 

all the wires and vacuum and fuel hoses, throttle cable i left connected, lifted the motor far enough to clear the fame and move to the front about 6 inches. you willheve enough room to remove the PP and the clutch disc, although you will have to fanagle around the input shaft

 

since you wont have room for the clitch alignment tool you can remove the starter to tighten the pp bolts once the input is aligned

 

you wont have access to the pilot bearing this way

 

last clutch i did we pulled the tranny and it went rather smoothly. loosen the motor half of the pitch bar, drain the tranny oil, drop the tranny mounts. you will have to pop the ball joint to pull off the axles from the tranny

 

with the weight of the tranny hanging down, re-tighten the pitch bar to hold the motor at that angle, until you get the tranny out and back into the car

 

its not much more work to pull the motor, plus this will gain you acess to the valve covers and rear seal, and anything else you wish to service withthe motor out of the car