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Since your slave failed, I would say there is a very good chance you have bearing and pressure plate failure anyway.
So, you do realize that you need to buy the whole clutch kit -- the pressure plate, and the clutch disc, and the slave, and the bearing and at least the front end seal, also the engine seal if you are up to it. -- all of it! Not just one piece. Unless your clutch is only like 5000 miles old and is in great shape. The pain of the clutch job is only worth it when you can put it all back together, knowing it will last for 100,000 miles if you treat it right.
so:
-- I assume you know the basic procedure
These are the modifications.
get the shaft out of the clutch disc first, you know, pull it out from the front, you have to pull the left fan off
cut all the fingers on the old pressure plate. These are very easy to cut, and once you have cut a big hole in the fingers, the whole works is extremely easy to remove. Trust me -- if you see the slightest scorching on the ends of the fingers when you take the fingertips out of the bottom of the clutch cover, later in the job, you will know you couldn't have reused the pressure plate
Now for the new plate, you will need the special saab tool to retain the fingers, or the right size of uninsulated copper or steel wire. I'm not certain what the size is for this, but you can search archives to find it. The tool is cheap and is perfect for the job.
Use a Drill press with an old CV joint (wide end down over the fingers, pressure plate lying on flywheel side) to compress the fingers on your new pressure plate and install the spacer tool to keep the fingers compressed.
- you can also use a floor jack, using the battery shield tie-downs to secure the pressure plate upside down over the saddle of the jack, and you still need to find the right round item about the size of the throwout bearing to evenly compress the fingers. Again, after the fingers are compressed, insert the special tool to keep the fingers compressed.
Don't leave the pressure plate compressed for too long, like do it when you need it rather than leaving it overnight.
Now you put it all back together. You want a right angle special long shaft open wrench to remove the fluid lines from the slave. And do please be very careful when removing the oil seal behind the slave, sealing the transfer chains.
WHen you have it all put back together, absolutely disregard and service manual instructions for removing the special tool -- here's what you want to do.
fill the hydraulic system. close the bleeders, don't press the clutch pedal!!! Don't overfill the reservoir.
Simply use a long flat bladed screwdriver to remove the special tool one finger at a time. Pry the tool out, rotate the engine by using the same big screwdriver or small pry bar, using the flywheel teeth leveraged against your choice of leverage points, keep rotating the pressure plate and flywheel and remove the tool, one finger at a time. Easy as pie, and ensures that you don't destroy your new slave by popping the seals on it, trying to use it to remove the special tool. don't say I didn't warn you. :)
Enjoy,
Rolf
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