alpinestars21

i have a 95 z28 that im about to do a clutch in in a garage without a lift, woundering if anyone could give me and hints or tips on doing this, i know its not going to be easy, thanks for your help

wrd1972

Very straight forward.
Raise vehicle with four jack stands as high as possible. No need for a tranny jack unless you get the vehicle very high or use a lift.

1. Remove driveshaft
2. Remove torque arm
3. Remove console and shifter
4. Remove eight tranny bolts (3 feet of extensions for the top two bolts)
5. Remove the slave cylinder and pull the fork out
6. Remove 3 electrical connections from the tranny
7. Slide the tranny out of the bell on a floor jack (make a wooden 2x6 cradle and bolt it to the jack). It will come out with no effort, my mother could do it.
8. Remove the bell housing, starter and inspection plate (top two bolts are tough)
9. Remove the pressure plate and disk
10. Remove the flywheel
11. Remove the pilot bearing with the toilet paper trick (do a search) or a puller.

Install notes: Ensure the disk is aligned with the tool, the tranny should slide back in with little effort DONT FORCE IT.
No need to open the hydraulics.
You might want to replace the rear main seal while your in there.

These are the highlights, having never done it before it will take about 6 hours, I can now do it in 2 hours. Also having a helper will speed things up. Not a hard job, just take your time and dont force anything.

Green96Z

I used a floor tranny jack and it definitely helped. I just strapped the tranny to it, and I was able to angle it every which way to line up the splines. It especially helped get the tranny around my exhaust so I didn't have to drop my y-pipe. I rented it for $15.

Other than that, wrd1972's write-up is pretty much it. And that toilet paper technique for removing the pilot bushing worked perfect for me.

alpinestars21

whats the toilet paper thing??and i take the bell housing apart in two pieces correct??

wrd1972

You can take toilet paper completely soaked in water, pound a bunch of it it in the pilot baring hole with a socket extension and the pilot bearing will work its way out of the crank. Sounds crazy as Hell, but I called BS on it then ate crow when it actually worked.

Green96Z

I thought it was BS too. Then I ate those words. It was so easy, took like 5 minutes.

I would recommend replacing whatever you have in there with a bushing over a bearing though.

alpinestars21

with whatever i have in there???

Green96Z

The pilot bearing/bushing. If you have a bearing, I would switch to a bushing, since the bearings can seize up and explode.

wrd1972

Agreed, you dont want a roller bearing taking out the input shaft of the tranny.

alpinestars21

should the fork come all the way out, it only comes out easy halfway, thats as far as i got today gettin a tranny jack from a friend tomorrow

Green96Z

It won't come all the way out, it's bolted to the tranny. If it pulled down about an inch then you got it.

wrd1972

Your on the right path. When you pulled it out, you pulled it off of the throw out bearing.