do it yourself clutch

[TheBulldog]

i've got my car in peices in my driveway as i speak with most of the driveline out minus the trans. the bolts on the bell housing are hard as a mofo to get off, what did i get myself into? anyone got any tips on what i could do or any hints on an easy install?

[TheBulldog]

crap, now i just found out the reason my clutch went out. i have a bad rear main seal. life sucks.

[OneQuickV6]

About a 3 or 4 foot extension help tremendously on reaching those 2 top pesky bolts! Alwasys a good idea to replace the rear main seal while you are replacing your clutch. We just put a SPEC stage 3 in my car a few weeks ago. I am loving it! Couple other hints: When you take off your drive shaft and gt ready to take off the tranny, have some kind of cap or plactic baggy and rubber bands ready for the extnsion housing, it will pour out some tranny fluid when you tilt it a little bit. Feel free to e-mail me with any other questions I might be abl;e to answer for you. mattc@kryzak.com

[camaro_speedemon]

That sucks, I think my rear main might be going out to :(

[Distephano]

The rear main will make the clutch go out?

Hrm. Well, this summer my dad and I are dropping the tranny and rebuilding that, cuz it really seems like the synchros are going out. So since we are already half way there, I think we will do the clutch and the rear main right away too.

[OneQuickV6]

<blockquote>quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by Distephano:
The rear main will make the clutch go out?

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Yep, leaky seal can get oil on flywheel, disk, pressure plate, you name it. At work, it's one of the first things I recomend people replace while they do their new clutch.