DIY clutch change

[Toady1]

Hi, we're doing the clutch on my friends new purchase this weekend after his slave seals went, so after some hints tips or advice from fellow spanner wielders who have done it on their drive before! Thanks in advance!

[paulvx220T]

I did it a few months ago and replaced with the uprated AP slave cylinder. Relatively straight forward but having the correct tools would make the job easier, i had to canablise a number of allen keys to gain access to the gearbox and bell housing bolts. Best thing i bought was a pair of hydraulic car ramps drove the front wheels on and lifted, did not need to raise the back. sequence as follows, may miss something but somebody will say if i have.

Disconnet battery
Remove the two undertrays
Remove exhausts upto and included cats
Drain gearbox oil
Undo the four bolts securing the short prop to the diff and remove
Support gear box and remove support bracket. I made up some wooden v blocks to support the gear box and these were placed on a low level scissor jack
Drop gearbox a small ammount to gain access to the four bolts on the top of the gear box and remove gear stick and you can support this from inside the car using some rope and tie it off at the wing mirror alternatively remove centre console to access the gear stick bolts from the top this was the easier method for me
Remove gearbox bolts and then rotate the gearbox back and fore while somebody depresses the clutch and this should disengage the spline shaft.
Slide the gear box back to give you access to the bell housing.
I had to remove the bell housing to replace my slave cylinder because i had tap the old one out, if you do this remove the starter motor first
and remove the two hydraulic hoses connected to the bell housing.

Hope this helps
Paul

[Toady1]

Hi Paul, thanks for the info. WHy did you bother draining the gearbox oil?Was this just to make it a bit lighter? The slave cylinder is the reason for the clutch change on my friends car as the seals have gone. We're planning on doing the job on the driveway so will probably put the front end on some ramps. I'm unfamiliar with the set up of the tvr gearbox and clutch assembly as never stripped one down before...hence my questions. Thanks.

[paulvx220T]

If you remove the prop from the gearbox the oil will leak out. Are you replacing the slave cylinder with the uprated AP I would recommend it otherwise you will be replacing the slave cylinder again in 2-3 years time thats how long my last worked for.

[paulvx220T]

I mean the Raceproved slave not the AP that is the clutch

[Toady1]

Oh I see the prop goes directly into the box then does it, not bolted to a flange? I ordered the parts from tvr power and asked if it was the up rated slave, he said yes it's the latest improved one so not sure but assuming its an ap one!

[paulvx220T]

The prop is bolted on the diff side it just slides into the gearbox on a spline shaft

[Toady1]

Thanks, I'll probably just unbolt the prop from the diff and leave the other side in the box whilst the box is moved out the way to gain access to the bell housing etc. Thanks for your help.

[Toady1]

Well the job was completed tonight! Not too difficult to do on the drive on some ramps after all! Just need to let it sttle in and then re-bleed the clutch....oh and go for a damn good test drive!

[Cockey]

Excellent, well done.