anyone have step by step instructions on installing a new clutch? mine is slipping and my new one from advance auto parts will be here tomorrow.
i figure if i can do a plugs and wires on this car, i can put in a clutch.

 

pull the torque arm, driveshaft, shifter,drain fluid, drop trannny crossmember, remove slave out of bellhousing, pull fork down and to the left, remove 6 bolt's that bolt tranny to bellhousing, slide tranny back and out. (2 people), remove 8 bolt's for the bellhousing, take off the bellhousing, then remove the pp and disc, then the flywheel get flywheel resurfaced, and replace the flywhel tq to 75ftlbs, then disc and pp and tq to 24ftlbs, make sure disc is centered prior to tightening the pp bolt's. clutch alignment tool make's that easy... put bellhousing back on.. tighten GOodNtight ftlbs then the tranny etc put crossmember back up and tighten accordingly.. slide the clutch fork up to the right and it should slide over the t/o bearing.. then replace the slave and then the driveshaft and then torque arm.. and that should be all..

 

Definitely use a torque wrench & star pattern. Don't use an impact wrench.
Don't touch the clutch disk surface at all, if you do use some brakleen & wipe it off well. Use a new throwout bearing, most likely included, if it has a little grease hole on the inside make sure & pack it with grease, if not lightly lube the inside- not very much or you'll be taking your ruined clutch back out in a week. Install a new pilot bearing- to get it out put grease behind it and use the clutch alignment tool to pound inwards to make the grease force it out. To install a new one just pound it in there, make sure and cushion it so you don't gouge it, use a piece of wood or something, make sure it goes in evenly or the input shaft won't fit. When you finally get the transmission mated to the engine don't let it hang there until you've gotten a couple bolts in or you could bend the clutch disk. I think that's most of the stuff that could give you nightmares.

 

TTT...

Anybody know the torque specs for the bellhousing->engine and tranny->bellhousing (not that I have a prayer of properly torquing the top 2)???

 

Bellhousing to engine 35 ftlbs

Transmission to bellhousing 26 ftlbs

By the way there are 6 bellhousing to engine bolts and 8 transmission to bellhousing bolts.

 

thanks, but is that LT1 info? I'm sorry I think I maybe jacked the wrong thread and didn't give enough info about my car (I was using search to find what I needed).

It's a 98 SS and I've got 8 bolts both places--There's a lot of aluminum down there I'd like to keep , you know?

Are the torque specs the same?

thanks again

 

Those are LT1 specs. I don't have any LS1 information.