Here are some pics of me starting the clutch swap.
Front passenger side hub/brake assembly. Popping off the big bracket from the hub assembly was a PITA.
Top view of the transmission before taking off
Axles have been removed, you can see through the tranny. Pulled the damn plug before all this, and fluid came gushing out making a mess
Passenger side axle
More pics of the brake/hub assemble after pulling out the axle. The axle slid right out, no problem at all. Axle used a 32mm socket to remove. Some of the rubber parts are pretty damaged looking, but I dont have the parts to replace those without taking it to a shop.
Engine supported by the oil pan and some wood blocks
First view of the flexplate after removing tranny
The tranny itself, nothing wiped down yet inside
The shaft where the TOB sits was dry as a bone, and pretty nasty. When I put my new TOB on it, I cleaned it up well, and lubed the shaft where it slides with some moly based grease
Old throw out bearing. Was Nasty and lots of play it in, after 58000 miles
Stock clutch assembly
Tranny after small wipe down and shaft cleaned some, but not lubed yet
Flexplate removed
Crank and rear main seal
Removed the old rear main seal. It was in there TIGHT, and still in great shape... until I removed it. Damaged it bad removing it, but taking care not to damage the seal surface on the block itself
Me under the car
New rear main seal in place. Talk about a Pain in the A**. It took about 30 mins to do, because I didnt have the proper install tool, and it has to be hit in on all sides evenly. There is no tolercance at all. If one side was in a little more than the opposite, it would not go in. I finally got it... Used the old RMS, block of wood, and kept trying to hit it evenly in. Still took some trial and error..
Flexplate again
ring that goes with flexplate
old clutch, new clutch, flexplate
old and new..
Misc pic of my aftermarket oil pressure sensor
Getting the new clutch bolted up. Pic is near oil pan
Some random box, dont know what it is. Says AT Controler I think
Looking up at the O2 sensor
New clutch in place
Tranny with new TOB in place
Tranny back on, and other booger bushing in place. Didnt use it before because the post was so rusted it made the shifter stuck in place. I sanded it some and applied some lube
I still have to double check all connections, put the drivers side axle back in (fell apart other day and had trouble with the clamp), and go for my first test drive with it. I have felt the pedal, and it is lighter than the stock clutch, but not like some people say having almost no feel at all. I won't truly know until I go out for my drive. It wasn't a hard job doing it for the first time, but pretty time consuming with certain things and snags.
I pray my rear main seal will not leak. I had no problems with my old one, but since I was down there I changed it out.
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