1 Day Clutch Job, Any Tips?
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1 Day Clutch Job, Any Tips?
My clutch is dead. I'm planning on replacing it in a day if possible, I'm just wondering from those of you who have done it if there are any tips you could share? My car is a 96 Impreza LX 2.2. Are there any parts that I need to get beforehand? Any input would be appreciated! Thanks.
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A clutch should not take a day to do. Maby a few hours but a day is kinda long.
As for tools.
Well if you are doing it ont eh ground i would sugest you have:
a hydrulic floor jack
jack stands (to suport the car when you are doing the clutch)
the clutch (duh)
assortment of sockets w/ratchets
a few screwdrivers
IMPORTANT Make sure that the clutch comes with an alignment tool, or you have acess to one.
If you are doing this on a hoist then all you need is a tranny stand, sockets, and the clutch.
Good luck
As for tools.
Well if you are doing it ont eh ground i would sugest you have:
a hydrulic floor jack
jack stands (to suport the car when you are doing the clutch)
the clutch (duh)
assortment of sockets w/ratchets
a few screwdrivers
IMPORTANT Make sure that the clutch comes with an alignment tool, or you have acess to one.
If you are doing this on a hoist then all you need is a tranny stand, sockets, and the clutch.
Good luck
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I am pretty sure the 93 and 96 trannies are just about the same, if not exactly the same. Here is a complete walkthrough on how to remove the tranny and change the clutch.
My advice would be to have a friend help to make the whole job go twice as fast, or to just hand you tools.
Also, I would have a new throw-out bearing handy. These can get damaged easily while removing the tranny and it sucks having to let your car sit, broken, as you wait for a new one.
https://www.i-club.com/forums/showth...threadid=50860
My advice would be to have a friend help to make the whole job go twice as fast, or to just hand you tools.
Also, I would have a new throw-out bearing handy. These can get damaged easily while removing the tranny and it sucks having to let your car sit, broken, as you wait for a new one.
https://www.i-club.com/forums/showth...threadid=50860
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yo if you don not have a shop lift or an air compressor you are gonna be there for awhile.. espeacially if youve never done it before. the process isnt that hard.. with the right tools. hand tools are gonna be a bizznach.
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I've deon trannsmissions and engines before, just not on subarus. I was really just wondering if there were any special tricks (like the fork thing) and things to watch out for. thanks for all your help. Anyone on the hydralic clutch?
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Other than the fork thing, theres really nothing else special about the removal/installation. He's right though.... try to not use air tools. For the removal, its fine. On the installation, there is too much of a chance you will crossthread some bolts, even if you screw them in partially by hand. You can only use air tools on the tranny mounts anyways. Everything else is in too awkward of a place to get an air gun into.
I broke tranny 2 weeks ago and I dropped tranny by myself so I have few tips.
you'll need a punch to get the pin out from the axles so dont forget to prepare one.
if you lift the front of the car and leave rear on the ground, it'll be easier to pull the tranny off the car or put it on. (you'll need to jack the rear when you take off the exhaust and the driveshaft)
when you jack the tranny up for install, put floor jack right in the middle of the tranny and use wood or something to stablize the tranny on the jack. if you jack it around the bellhousing, it'll be too heavy for you to hold the weight, the center of the gravity is around the center of the tranny. I put firm sponge between tranny and jack and it worked really well.
if you leave the driveshaft on the tranny and disconnect it from rear end, you dont have to drain the tranny oil, saves some money. but make sure the drive shaft wont slip off. if it does, oil will leak.
good luck
you'll need a punch to get the pin out from the axles so dont forget to prepare one.
if you lift the front of the car and leave rear on the ground, it'll be easier to pull the tranny off the car or put it on. (you'll need to jack the rear when you take off the exhaust and the driveshaft)
when you jack the tranny up for install, put floor jack right in the middle of the tranny and use wood or something to stablize the tranny on the jack. if you jack it around the bellhousing, it'll be too heavy for you to hold the weight, the center of the gravity is around the center of the tranny. I put firm sponge between tranny and jack and it worked really well.
if you leave the driveshaft on the tranny and disconnect it from rear end, you dont have to drain the tranny oil, saves some money. but make sure the drive shaft wont slip off. if it does, oil will leak.
good luck
Last edited by go go go; Apr 9, 2004 at 10:39 AM.
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We were using a ziploc bag and rubber band to keep the oil from coming out of the tranny for the first 2 jobs I did. On the 3rd one, we discovered the shop had these nifty caps that fit nice and snug over the end after you pull the drive shaft. Good tip though. Nothing will make the job harder than diff oil on the ground, especially when you need a good foothold to push the tranny back together with the motor.
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