ok..so i think because i have no help and i dont really know what im doing i am just going to pay someone to replace my clutch

can someone give me a list of things i should have replaced at the same time?? so i know just what to pay for and what to tell them no to

also does anyone have a guestiment for the whole thing??..i know its probably gunna cost alot of money..i just dont know if i can do it bymyself

thanks for any help  

I THINK I'M GETTING THERE OR ATLEAST IN THE NEED OF AN ADJUSTMENT  

my dad adjusted mine and u could tell a total difference..but now it is worse then it was before he adjusted it...like i think itl last a few more months if im careful but itl need to be done..first repair my tracker will need lol

In most cases you need to:
Flycut the flywheel
Replace throwout bearing
Replace pressure plate
Replace clutch disk
Replace pilot bearing
Replace rear main seal (easier to do it now than after it leaks all over your new clutch)
Consider replacing clutch cable (not always necessary)

I don't think I forgot anything.

and how much do u that will run  

Labor price not sure what the job pays in the book but it's usually $30 to cut the flywheel and the other parts you can add up from online catalogs to get a rough idea. I do everything myself so I can't give you a real world for instance price.

well how hard is all that to do urself? and what kind of special tools am i gunna need?

You can usually buy a clutch kit that comes with all the components mentioned above.

To replace the clutch is actually pretty simple in terms, but it is a lot of work.

- You will have to take out your shifters from the T-case and Transmission.  

- You will have to remove your rear drive shaft

- You will have to unbolt your tranny from the bell housing and cross member so it can be slid back.

- You will have to uninstall the old clutch components.

- You will have to remove the flywheel so it can be machined.

There are probably a few steps that I am forgetting. I haven’t actually installed a clutch myself, but that's how it was explained to me.

remove front drive shaft,  mabey the linkage for the clutch?  dunno havn't changed mine yet.

stu

Kreg covered it for the most part. There are short cuts you learn as you go. Make sure you pick up a service manual or at least a Haynes manual, a torque wrench, and some blue locktight. An impact gun makes disassembly quick.

well it seems at my new job ill be working nights 9pm-6am but that is set in stone =) every week..so i might still tackle this


can it be done with just one pearson?

heres another thing im worried about..when i pay someone it will be warrentied..so what are some things that i can mess up??

trying to weigh the pros and cons..obvioulsy if it costs to much then i will just do it hell or high water

A local shop told me that it would cost $800 labor to replace the clutch... plus parts!  

I did it myself for $150 (clutch kit) and a few afternoons after work.

The clutch kit I bought included a new pressure plate, clutch plate, pilot bearing, throwout bearing, and clutch alignment tool.

Everything is pretty straight forward... remove driveshafts, remove tranny/tcase assembly, take out the old parts, replace with new, have the flywheel machined (my uncle, who was helping me with this, just took a rotary sander to it and roughed the surface up) and put everything back together again.

ok so where can i get this clutch kit??

and where can i have the fly wheel machines? why do i have to have it machined to?

ok so where can i get this clutch kit??

and where can i have the fly wheel machines? why do i have to have it machined to?

You get it machined because it probably has high spots which can cause hot spots that make your new clutch slip and prematurely fail. Also it removes any glazing from slipping the old clutch.  Basically it gives your new clutch a true spinning freshly machined surface to grip on. You'll have to look in the phone book or call around to find a machine shop in your area to have it done.  

ok thats what i thought..kinda like having ur rotors turned =)

bear with my guys this is my first major dismantaling of my car..and it is my DD so its a bit frightning..but paying more then 200-300 for a clutch is much scarier =)

and when i call the machine shop they will know what im talking about when i tell them i have a fly wheel i need fixed??

it looks my first pay check is 3 weeks out..so i still have some time..itl be a doosy though since i make 12 bucks and hr at 40hrs a week now =) ( so happy)