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by **peas** » Fri Oct 23, 2009 7:18 pm

I have done many things on my cars (brakes, turbo off, turbo on, head gasket, timing belt etc) but never had the pleasure of doing a clutch. Now the time has come to get my hands dirty or pay someone to do it. So... '94 Camry 5S-FE... where the hell do I start or is this a job to pay someone with a hoist to do?

Cheers

by **Mr Revhead** » Fri Oct 23, 2009 8:51 pm

if you have a mate who's done it, get him round and dig in
not really any harder than a rwd. just different
with more cables and shit in the way

by **Adamal** » Fri Oct 23, 2009 9:43 pm

Def be easier with 2 people.

by **peas** » Fri Oct 23, 2009 10:05 pm

I haven't got a clue really. Remove starter... remove slave cylinder and other bits attached to gearbox... whip off gearbox and disassemble clutch... pretty much it?

by **themaleman** » Fri Oct 23, 2009 10:22 pm

i think the hard bit is centering the clutch when u tighten the pressure plate, thers a cluch centering tool, but you can use other things like a turned down bit of wood

by **xsspeed** » Fri Oct 23, 2009 11:12 pm

Did this on my corolla.

Jack up car/remove wheels
Bleed Clutch
Disconnect wires and clutch lines.
Remove tie rod ends from hub carrier
Undo suspension struts from bottom of A/Control arms
Remove CV joints
Slap a hoist on the motor and jack with wood under gearbox
Undo gbox - motor bolts
Now my corolla only has a N-S crossmember - you probably have more (actually this may change what you need to re suspension & CVs)
Drop crossmember and undo Gbox mounts
Slide Gbox off under car
Old clutch/pressure plate/bearing out,
New clutch gear in - line up with screwdriver + eye guage
Reassembly is reverse

by **xsspeed** » Fri Oct 23, 2009 11:13 pm

oh and drain gbox oil first

by **Lloyd** » Sat Oct 24, 2009 12:05 am

Camry with the crappy full front subframe, or other?

by **escortman** » Sat Oct 24, 2009 10:05 am

meh just eyelign it with your eyechrometer, or my touch, easy as

by **peas** » Sat Oct 24, 2009 10:27 am

Lloyd wrote:Camry with the crappy full front subframe, or other?

Not sure. Its a NZ new model it that says anything... what with its wildly optimistic 220km speedo!

Thanks for all your advice... I might have a look at it this arvo and see how I go. Otherwise I guess its only 2-3 hundy in labour at a garage.

by **Alex B** » Sat Oct 24, 2009 1:38 pm

Might want to get the flywheel skimmed at the same time too.

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