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Vehicle & Technical => Range Rover => Topic started by: simon15 on March 11, 2007, 20:35:42

Title: how easy to fit a clutch? anyone fancy doing it?
Post by: simon15 on March 11, 2007, 20:35:42: As the title really.. how complicated is it to do and would anyone fancy doing it for a fair few beer tokens :)
Title: how easy to fit a clutch? anyone fancy doing it?
Post by: electricbluebadger on March 11, 2007, 22:31:42: Not at all complicated but as for doing it..no thanks, as simple as it is lying on your back manhandling a gearbox that seems to weigh more than the rest of the vehicle isnt fun, and moving the engine rather than box isnt much better... been there , done it and got the t shirt but not an enjoyable job at all.. only do my own because i begrudge paying someone else to do it.
Sorry for sounding negative :)

Cheers Steve
Title: how easy to fit a clutch? anyone fancy doing it?
Post by: Range Rover Blues on March 12, 2007, 01:07:41: Put ti this way, First time I fitted one I took the engine out and it took a week, I like to make sure everything is right beofre I refit it all and there were lots of little things wrong, leaky oil seal, crazed flywheel etc etc.

Second time I fitted a new engine and S/H box so I put a new clutch in, daft not to.

Soon after I smoked it towing somehting and it's not been as good since.

Next time the box comes out I'm going Auto. That's how much I'm looking foreward to doing it, I never want to do it again.

p.s. big tyres take their toll out of clutches, especially when you tow a lot.
Title: how easy to fit a clutch? anyone fancy doing it?
Post by: iomlr on March 12, 2007, 09:13:35: i'd say its 1 day job. i've just done one on a 1986/7 3.5 efi. If your going to attempt it yourself and why shouldnt you? make sure you bend a 14 ring spanner (using heat) so you can get the 4 bell housing bolts to the engine and remove the engine mounts / manifolds so u can lower the engine a few inches witch give you more room to work with. Its not a hard job just a painful one and i have the cut hands to prove it! :lol:
Title: how easy to fit a clutch? anyone fancy doing it?
Post by: simon15 on March 12, 2007, 10:11:30: I just wanted to know how complicated really.

as I have done many clutches on cars and plenty of other bits. just nothing on 4x4s.

ill do it myself then why not. :)
Title: how easy to fit a clutch? anyone fancy doing it?
Post by: iomlr on March 12, 2007, 11:29:48: honestly its not too bad, just a pain getting to the top / side bolts of the bell housing! apart from that a doddle. good luck and get the other half to bring you lots of tea!
Title: how easy to fit a clutch? anyone fancy doing it?
Post by: Range Rover Blues on March 12, 2007, 19:34:45: I'd forgotten I had to bend a spanner :roll:

I think last time I did it using every socket extension I had from under the car, I was lying about halfway tot he back of the car to get in between the floor and the gearbox.
Title: how easy to fit a clutch? anyone fancy doing it?
Post by: wheeler on March 12, 2007, 19:40:20: dont forgrt getting the nuts back on
Title: how easy to fit a clutch? anyone fancy doing it?
Post by: Range Rover Blues on March 12, 2007, 20:03:14: Like he said above, leave the engine mounts 'till last as you'll find the extra space a godsend, I started each bolt by hand then whent underneath with the rather unweildy set of socket extensions.