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This clutch system is quite obtuse . I'd suggest you can do it, especially since you mention your 1900 is a non-turbo (i guess they didn't have turbos back then - he he).
I'd suggest taking the clutch shroud off before you really get to work on it, so that you can really see what you are up against.
another tip is to get the correct allen key for the three hex heads, then cut the short L side even shorter. this will make it easier to get those screws out because there is a metal flange that kind of gets in the way of the hex key not allowing you to go straight at the screw head.
also, you should replace the clutch shaft seal and consider getting the flywheel resurfaced before reassembly, and maybe put a new flywheel bearing in.
also, look for signs of oil leaking from the rear main seal if you have th e flywheel off.
when you are reassembling, remember you have to get the input shaft thru the slave (no problem), the pressure plate (no problem as it's mounted loosely on the flywheel at this point)and the actual clutch disc, and then into the flywheel bearing. this is no cake walk - be ready to improvise (i think i stuck a screwdriver thru the pressure plate fingers and propped up the clutch disc and jiggled it until the shaft went thru, then helped the shaft into the flywheel bearing.
You can read about it all you want, but when you actually do it, it never seems to go as smoothly as it should.
A helper, even someone who does not know these cars, will help alot, because stooping over these cars working on the clutch is no fun.
OH! we are assuming your clutch is operational now and that you can get a spacer under the pressure plate fingers.
let us know if this is NOT The case, becuase it's a different sort of cat then.
Wayne in Calgary
posted by 161.184.5...
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Posts in this Thread:
- Can a beginner DIY'er change a clutch?, 1900SAAB, Wed, 28 Jan 2004 13:03:57
- I'd say "yes", with a couple more caveats ..., RS
, Wed, 28 Jan 2004 13:57:06 - absolutely!, Berle, Wed, 28 Jan 2004 13:35:41
- Re: Can a beginner DIY'er change a clutch?, MS, Wed, 28 Jan 2004 13:31:32
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