firehawk618

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My clutch is on it's way out. Can't grab 2nd 1/2 the time without it slipping till I lift off the throttle a little...anyhow it's getting replaced....

I'm a mechanic and have done literally hundereds of clutches in all kinds of cars.

On my 00 T/A is there any special tricks, hidden bolts or whatever that I may encounter? Or is this one simply as straight forward as it appears.

How many hours should a experianced mechanic expect to take doing this off jackstands?

Thanks

Specialized

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Id say about 3.5-4.5 hours as long as you have a tranny jack. Thats being conservative.


I can take out my tranny in.. a little under 2 hours by myself.

A-Dub

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Nothing really tricky about it, make sure you get all the trans/bellhousing bolts out.

If you plan on replacing any of the hydaulics, add in a fair amount of time for bleeding.

99ssleeper

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getting the trans out and the clutch in doesnt take that long...its the exhaust, tq arm, and hydraulics that take time. the master cyl is a bitch to get out if youre replacing it...it has to be removed from under the brake booster.

i didnt unbolt the torque arm from the rearend so i unbolted the clamshell on the front and it was tough to get back together.

i disassembled mine before the parts arrived, but i'd say it chould be done in 1 day on stands if you dont mess around with stuff like i did.

read up on the install at www.installuniversity.com

firehawk618

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Cool. Mainly conserned with tricky bolts and such. Sounds pretty straightforward.

I prefer to remove items if I even remotely think they're going to interfere. Seems to save alot of time and frustration.

Gary Z

I am amazed by how fast professional mechanics work. Nevertheless, on jackstands, replacing an f-body clutch the first time, plan to put in a long day. The service manual says to remove the trans and bellhousing together. That’s bad advice - remove the trans from the bellhousing.

daryl2cb@yahoo.com

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well among other things you need a clutch line disconnect tool, also word of advise, from someone who has toasted 2 clutches in a car that has only 28,000 miles on it. get a new slave. and make sure it is the 01-02 updated version do not install a new clutch with out doing this, the new clutch will cause your old unit to fail really fast, also a remote bleeder is 80 bucks well spent. flush the whole system as well, dot 4 is best. 3 hours for a tranny removal, 4-5 to install, the torque arm is going to be the hardest part of the install.

99ssleeper

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you dont need a clutch line disconnect tool. take 2 small screwdrivers and push the white ring on both sides until it is all the way into the slave cyl fitting. the line will pull right out. i did mine that way with no problems at all.

firehawk618

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Sounds like the setup newer rangers have.