Replacing ZF5 clutch/ flywheel problems/ emergency.

[IDIoit]

my very first clutch,
i was converting my 68 pontiac tempest vert
from auto to manual.
got all the stock pedals in.
took me a week to get everything done.
got it on the ground and the damn thing didnt work.
no help no one around.
this was in 92 so these forums were not even around.
got it on the ground and the damn thing didnt work.
i had a part time gig at a boat yard washing boats.
nearly 4 months just to beable to afford a centerforce clutch.
took it apart again, and finally found that i had removed 3 bolts off the pressure plate
that i wasnt supposed to take off. destroyed the clutch.
worked my ass off every weekend and after school.
to afford a new clutch.
so yea your record is still quicker than mine.

keep your head up!
youll get it.
but i feel your pain!

heres the car in 99 when i was able to rebuild it from the ground up.

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[direwulf23]

Thanks man. I think the worst part about not getting it done last night, besides my everything hurting, is that I didn't get it done AND I didn't getting to be with my wife.
I'll get back to it. Thanks a lot for your help, advice, and encouragement.

 

[94f450sd]

I always seperate tranny and transfer case even when i do have a tranny jack.it just makes life so much easier when tossing that beast around under there.

 

[direwulf23]

I believed that and now I know that! I will preach that as gospel.
The transfer case was definitely responsible for the fall down incident.
I believe if the transfer case had been separated and I had realized the down pipe was binding earlier I do think I could've got it in last night.

 

[IDIoit]

when tossing that beast around under there.

damn dude. tossing?
you act like its a 50 pound ****** you dont care about

i must be a weakling...
i struggled with mine so bad i had to ask for help

 

[direwulf23]

I damn sure did not tossing. Lol

 

[LCAM-01XA]

The transfer case was definitely responsible for the fall down incident.

Wait, she actually fell? Did she hit the ground or did the strap held her up?

 

[direwulf23]

Slammed onto the ground right on the lower dust cover cut out on the bell housing!
Had a Jack up front and one in the rear. Front one slipped out as I pushed forward and the rear jack stayed under it.

 

[LCAM-01XA]

Eeek! Check the bell for any cracks then!

 

[direwulf23]

I have. 5 or 6 times. Probably will another 2 or 3 times when i get back to it.

 

[direwulf23]

My response was one word, same number of letters, and ended in a k. Wasn't the only time I said that word last night but it was certainly the loudest

 

[94f450sd]

damn dude. tossing?
you act like its a 50 pound ****** you dont care about

i must be a weakling...
i struggled with mine so bad i had to ask for help

I sometimes do them with no jack at all.get under there,roll it up on my stomach,knees under tail,hands under bell,lift it up and stuff it in.use my knees to hold it up while i get 2 bell bolts started.i pick them up myself and walk away with them as well.

Im a small dude but the small dudes are the ones you dont want to **** off.

 

[direwulf23]

I'm a small one too. We're used to making the world around us work for us. Lol

 

[direwulf23]

Also, after it fell I do nothing without a safety net of strap/ jack stands.

 

[IDIoit]

I sometimes do them with no jack at all.get under there,roll it up on my stomach,knees under tail,hands under bell,lift it up and stuff it in.use my knees to hold it up while i get 2 bell bolts started.i pick them up myself and walk away with them as well.

Im a small dude but the small dudes are the ones you dont want to **** off.

im small myself 5'10 @ 180, but im old and have back and knee issues...
I used to take a Pontiac bare block and carry it around...
not any more, im old, and when it comes to lifting heave **** now a days, I grab the forklift lol