monkeydude3

Hello all

tomorrow i'm gonna see if i can't pull the pressure plate/clutch and flywheel off of my car (trans is out already)

is there anything special I need? can i do it with regular sockets or will I need an air impact gun? and I have read that when un bolting the pressure plate I should alternate bolts as to not distort anything


George

MichelleBeMyGT

you can do it with regular sockets... impact gun makes it much much easier. Mark the flywheel with the motor to make sure it goes back on the same way if you are replacing the pilot bearing. If u make sure the flywheel lines back up, it should be balanced the way it is.

monkeydude3

ok I figure I will attempt it with regular sockets and if I have trouble I'll just get a hold of an air compressor. I am on a very limited budget so I'm trying to do everything the best I can with what I have.

Thank you!

George

ShadowDrake

A breaker bar will do, and will cost you essentially nothing (think a 1' steel rod wth a spot on the end to fit a socket). You can get more torque on a breaker bar than you can with most impact drivers. Plus you still have the finesse of loosening the bolts by hand.

Edit: Corrected.

monkeydude3

"Then again, you'll need a friend to stop the transmission as a whole from rolling away. "


wtf? the trans is my basement.... do you mean the engine?



George

ShadowDrake

Edit: Whoops, forget that

Anyway, then the only issue would be clearance under the car, then... which won't be a problem because you had enough space to get the transmission out.

monkeydude3

ahh... oh so you just swapped a clutch and threw mr tranny right back in ?

I gotta do synchros... it's so awesome pullin the trans apart, it's so clean and solid inside


George

monkeydude3

all right well I'm gonna head over to my sisters house (2 mins away and she has a garage where my car is at) and see what I can do. Hopefully I will come home with some old sh**y parts, thanks guys


George

ShadowDrake

Essentially, my next step will be replacing synchros like you're doing though, the last owner of my stang really abused it and the synchros are already acting up.

Not looking forward to that

70 MACH I

The pressure plate bolts will come off easy by hand, the flywheel bolts will be a pain in the *** without stopping the flywheel. I take a piece of angle iron about 18" long,drill two holes that match with the pressure plate and screw it to the flywheel wih pressure plate bolts. As I start loosening the flywheel bolts it turns around, hits thecar floor and locks everything in place. You have to do this anyway to re-torque the flywheel to the crank. BTW, now is the time to change your rear main seal if it appears to be leaking.

John