Thread: Clutch change - engine in (Problem Solved)

Wouldn't the carrier support hinder keeping the passenger side in?

Actually that support is what allows you to keep it in. As you remove the trans, the passenger axle will slide out at the same time as you slide the trans out of the clutch. It has no circlip or anything to retain it and the carrier will hold it perfectly when the trans is out.

I wouldnt say perfectly...you can mess up your passenger side axles seal up putting it back in. Youll either add a day or at least 30 mins carefully taking it out and puting the new one in if your lucky enough to have one on you. Been there done that. To me its easier to just get everything out of the way that needs to be out of the way. I dont like hang ups in the middle of something. Break a boot, let one of the little clamps pop off a boot, get the tranny hung up on something and ruin the boot lol. Its easier to take them both out. It may seem like your saving time. But ive tried every short cut there is. Do it right or do it again.

Maybe your spatial awareness when you're putting the trans back up needs some work

I'll agree that it's better to do it right than mess something up, but from experience I can tell you 100% that taking the passenger axle out is completely unnecessary. Just take your time lining up the transmission when you put it on and no problems. Besides, you should be replacing the axle seals anyway when you remove them. They're cheap enough, and gives you peace of mind against leaks.

Won't that be harder putting back on? Cause now when you put it back on u have to make sure the passerger axle is line up and the tranny shaft line up. I done my clutch swap in a hour or so with me and my little bro. I just take both axle out since I like to change tranny fluid on each clutch job.

Lol this line here tells me that you havent taken your tranny off even CLOSE to the number of times I have To be honest the only time Ive had an axle seal leak is when I left the passenger side axle on and put the tranny back on.

You guys can take that chance with the axles. But I dont understand why people are scared to take the axles out.

It's actually not harder to do at all. Only time it'd be harder is if you're trying to bench-press the trans back into place, in which case you're having a bear of a time as it is that anything you can do to help is huge. You'd already be removing the crossmember at that point to help.

As far as the axle seals go, replace them. Better to do it while you're there now rather than having to remove axles all over again a month or 2 down the road to replace old ones. It's cheap, easy, and there's no reason not to do it at this point, unless that $5 is going to break the bank.

And fyi I'm trying to give my experienced advice to help him, not start a pissing match. I don't need to remove a transmission a certain number of times to know what I'm talking about.

I clean the flywheel off with a rubbing stone, check the flywheel bolts for tightness, and make sure the release fork doesn't get bumped when you put it together. It's easy for the TOB to get knocked off if you bump the fork before the TOB mates with the PP.

I think I'll just take the axles out. The flywheel is still the original, and never been machined. Might be time to do that. This will be the 3rd clutch it has seen. My machine shop is usually pretty quick about stuff.

With an extra set of hands autozones tranny jack adaptor kit and something supporting the engine from above.I used a piece of heavy duty kendoef nuts and bolts to reinforce two pieces Of it together and two by fours.On each side with chain on the engine to support it.tranny adaptor on your three ton jack to maneuver tranny.works like a charm.job went much smoother using this method.