Hell yeah. I knocked off a clutch install in two days, with no real problems. The best thing is, it started up, and ran great on the first try, with no adjustments needed. :D I did forget the cotter pin, on the axle nut cover though. So I had to take the wheel off to put that back on. But other than that, things went great. Now we get to do my car in a few weeks here. But man, I am sore as hell. My back is killing me, and I bruised my thumb.

Damn, I dont know what I was thinking. That shit sucked ass. We had to raise and lower the trans three times. The damn throwout bearing kept getting pushed off by the clutch lever. I guess it kept getting caught on something, and was being moved out. Then, I had to sit and rotate the trans back and forth, while my buddy pushed on the end, just to get the inpute shaft to go in the clutch disc. Bah, what a pain in the ass. :D But it was fun.

Not to burst your bubble i can have a clutch swap done in about 4 hours on one of our cars.

some hints though...

I have a set of bolts i went to the hardware store and bought. They are the same thread as the bolts that thread into the engine block and about 3-4 inches long. I took and cut the head of the bolt off, and cut a slit in the bolts so i could use a flat head screwdriver on it. When i am ready to put the tranny up i will take and screw these bolts into the engine (there are four of them) and then lift the tanny up and just slide them on the bolts. Tranny is aligned first time every time. then just use a flathead screwdriver to pull a bolt out and put a regular bellhousing bolt in.

It can actually be done without removing the passenger side axle from the car as well. Gotta remove the mount where it bolts to the engine though.

Anyway thought these tips might help some people later on. But seriously man congradulations on the successful clutch job. Now don't forget to break it in properly or you will be doing it again in a very short time.
Rick

Originally posted by Rocketman
Not to burst your bubble i can have a clutch swap done in about 4 hours on one of our cars.




:p

Umm... G20's are harder. :D j/k

But this is my first SR20 clutch swap. :D I am used to the easy going Honduhs, where you can pickup the tranny without breaking a sweat. :)

Originally posted by kbslacker


Umm... G20's are harder. :D j/k



Hehehe! That's what I hear...err...uh...wait a minute. I have a G20!

Chris it took jacen99se and I (both first time clutch DIY'ers) approx. 6 hrs to complete mine + about 1 hour to eat and take some breaks. And I have to agree, the tranny is heavy as hell. :eek: We used the jack to lift it in place while I rocked it back and forth and he pushed from the drivers side to get the two engine to tranny pins aligned.

And we left the passenger side axle in as well as left the center crossmember on. No need to support the engine from the top or bottom that way.

Originally posted by NismoPC


Hehehe! That's what I hear...err...uh...wait a minute. I have a G20!

Chris it took jacen99se and I (both first time clutch DIY'ers) approx. 6 hrs to complete mine + about 1 hour to eat and take some breaks. And I have to agree, the tranny is heavy as hell. :eek: We used the jack to lift it in place while I rocked it back and forth and he pushed from the drivers side to get the two engine to tranny pins aligned.

And we left the passenger side axle in as well as left the center crossmember on. No need to support the engine from the top or bottom that way.

Bah, maybe i suck. :D

When I say two days, I mean about 10 hours total, working on two days. We will see how long it takes on mine.

I just did mine on a 92. This was the third time I've done a clutch job on it. It took me 14 hours the first time, 7.5 the second time, and 6 hours this time. This is all over 2-4 days and by myself.
I don't think the tranny is heavy, it weighs about 100 pounds. I tried using a jack the first time, then I figured out that I could push the tranny under the car, then grab it by the clutch cable bracket and lift it up and slide the input shaft into the clutch. After you get them lined up, the rest is easy.:)

i'll be doing a clutch job soon(going jwt). i dont want to sound dumb but what is the correct procedure on breaking in a new clutch?

Originally posted by socalser1
i'll be doing a clutch job soon(going jwt). i dont want to sound dumb but what is the correct procedure on breaking in a new clutch?

I always heard, dont drive hard for the first 500 miles.

Originally posted by NismoPC

And we left the passenger side axle in as well as left the center crossmember on.
No, we left the drivers side axle in. That is the one with the circlip. The passenger axle comes out and goes in easily, and would get in the way because of the crossmember.

I was told by "engineers" at Nismo Performance/Courtesy that the pilot bushing wasnt needed on our cars. I ordered a "performance" needle bearing and then they told me I didnt even need it :rolleyes:, oh well. Yea, clutch jobs a pretty damn quick and easy. Because of my DET swap I have done just about everything on my car, from suspension, to exhaust, to complete engine swap.

Originally posted by jacen99SE

No, we left the drivers side axle in. That is the one with the circlip. The passenger axle comes out and goes in easily, and would get in the way because of the crossmember.

Oh shit! :rolleyes: Yeah! What jacen99se said. I wasn't paying attention when I wrote that! We left the drivers side in, not the passenger.

HAHAHA 4 tranies and 3 clutches later I can do it in about 2hr from take down to put up. w/ the passenger axle on. I like that trick w/ the bolts. sounds good.