DIY Clutch Replacement Howto:

[kingston]

This thread is ancient. And funny as hell. I send people to it all the time. Figured I'd post on it to bring it back to from the dead!

[N2MYE30]

Im needing a clutch job soon and wanted to see how hard this was. So while searching I found this older thread and LMAO.

Nope, no sir, not me. Off to the mechanic.

Any luck Jordan^

[Jordan325iC]

Wow. Best thread ever. And I'm doing this next weekend. Horray.

[catchuk]

i have one question as im replacing my clutch right now, bently says to lower the engine and transmission onto the subframe but pelican write-up says to support the oil pan with a jackstand, any recommendations?

[-limp-]

wow this thread is old....but by far the worst thing you can get hit in the face with is the tranny itself trust me

[fcsteve]

this is by far the best post ive ever seen.

[1991 318is]

I saw a guy do this a long time ago and have done it ever since. Stick a couple of studs in the back of the motor or bell housing to hold the weight of the transmission. It makes it a lot easier to stab it when you don;t have to support the weight of the transmission.

[nefarious7907]

Well it sounds like I am not the only person who has a been a tiny bit frustrated trying to reach those top tranny bolts. I thought the starter had to come out although the Bentley makes no mention of it.

[dude8383]

i bet your body feels better tho while your're at WOT :p

haha, yes, the feeling is quite nice.

the car picks up much better now, pretty peppy :)

[MIKe30]

Im just going to say, that after swapping flywheels on my car yesterday...everything hurts in my body today.

:)

i bet your body feels better tho while your're at WOT :p

[dude8383]

Im just going to say, that after swapping flywheels on my car yesterday...everything hurts in my body today.

:)

[fwappy]

There are a few bolts I can't get to at all. And the one I did get to won't turn at all. I hate that bolt. Welp, time to get back to it.

[rcko]

first time is always hard... just a pain time consuming job but nothing technically hard

[AndrewBird]

Just a suggestion, only put the larger tranny bolts back in (all but the 10mm ones). It's really all that is need to hold the tranny on the engine and will make things a LOT easier if you need to pull the tranny again later.

Jordan, James and I pulled Jordan's tranny and put in a different one in about 6 hours. Granted, we didn't replace the clutch, but that shouldn't take long once the tranny is out (hopefully).

[Simon S]

Does holding the motor in place become an issue when transmission is removed? Like does it want to fall forward or backward while being held up by two mounts?

* planning m42 clutch replacement in near future *