Clutch

Outlandish_Bandit · **Posted:** Tue Jul 18, 2006 9:17 pm

After last weekend's festivities, my clutch feels a little worse for wear. It's the stock clutch, and at 90k miles, its probably time to replace it anyways. I've done a couple clutches in my day, but never one in a car with 4WD. Difficulty level? Approximate time involved? Keep in mind I changed the clutch on my honda civic in 45 minutes....

anthony · **Posted:** Tue Jul 18, 2006 9:35 pm

If you do this, I want to help/watch. I've never done a clutch.

daggerdoggie · **Posted:** Tue Jul 18, 2006 9:44 pm

Difficulty level is high, but if you can do one in a Honda civic in 45 min., you can do your X in a day.

You have the added difficulty of the transfer case. At 90k, you very well may need a new clutch. Also, if you do it yourself, make sure the flywheel is in good shape before you bother putting in a new clutch. That could cost you a day getting it resurfaced.

Before you do that, you may want to try bleeding the air from the system.

AIR BLEEDING PROCEDURE
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Bleed air according to the following procedure.
Bleed air from operating cylinder.
1) Fill the master cylinder reservoir tank with new brake fluid.
2) Connect a transparent vinyl hose to the air bleeder.
3) Slowly depress the clutch pedal to its full stroke length and
release it completely. Repeat this operation several times at 2
to 3 second intervals.
4) Open the air bleeder with the clutch pedal fully depressed.
5) Close the air bleeder.
6) Release the clutch pedal and wait at least 5 seconds.
7) Repeat steps 3 through 6 above until air bubbles no longer
appear in the brake fluid

If you need to replace the clutch, you may want to go for a Centerforce, dual friction clutch. Also if you do it yourself, rent a transmission jack. This is no Honda Civic.

Savage Henry · **Joined:** Wed Feb 01, 2006 3:23 am **Posts:** 483

Scott... I'm glad your on our team! Your knowledge can be a bit overwhelming at times!

Good luck with your clutch replacement, sounds like it'll be quite the experience! Wish I could be there to help/watch! Take some pictures!

Outlandish_Bandit · **Posted:** Wed Jul 19, 2006 8:20 am

Awesome, thanks Scott. I've got a trans jack at my dads, so I'm planning on doing it there.

What do the centerforce's run? I haven't looked around at all pricing-wise, so any advice would be helpful.

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