if you've never done it before? I've done a lot of work on cars, just never a clutch. I'm looking at a 95 TA vert that seems to be in pretty good shape with 36000 miles, but it needs a clutch. They're willing to let me buy a clutch and have it installed, while giving me at least their cost (clutch and labor) off the price of the car. I have sockets, wrenches and an air compressor. I also have a floor jack, jackstands, creeper.... all that good stuff, just no tranny jack. Is this something I will be able to do in a day, or no? Is it something that's easy to mess up and wish you had never thought of doing?
(Maybe while the tranny is out, some headers could find their way in there, too. )

 

just Did it on my other car. its pretty straight forward. nothing to tricky, but it does take awhile since you have to remove a good deal of stuff. as for not having a trans jack, that is on problem taking it out. but when you go to put it back it is best to have a second set of hands to help. just make sure that you have 4 jacks that Way you can raise it up high enough so you have plenty of work space.

 

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 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)

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 4 hours. Also having a helper will speed things up.

I would imagine that this would be a swell time to put the headers on with the tranny out, go for it.

 

Here's a step by step link

http://www.zmydust.com/lt1clutch.html

 

Its fairly easy. Without a trans jack you'll have to drop it on your chest....just be careful. Its a heavy beast.

 

I learned that if the trans will not engage the pilot bearing, then use your clutch actuator to pull it forward while it releases the disk. This will compensate for any misalignment. Push by hand slowly and not full stroke. Took me a while to figure this out.