Changed the clutch – thanks to Pete P
 

You can check out my concerns about doing this myself, along with a number of great suggestions, here: http://www.zr1.net/forum/showthread.php?t=17551

Last Monday, Pete changed the clutch and let me watch :-) Having done this so many times before and having the right tools meant it was a <5 hour job as opposed to the two weeks it would have taken me to fumble around.

Here’s Pete working his magic.
http://i517.photobucket.com/albums/u...lutch_2604.jpg

I’ll post more pics and some more details later. I’m very late giving this ‘shout out’ to Pete so I want to get this posted at least.

The clutch was slipping so bad before that when I pulled off I-294 into Des Plains, the Z took forever to get up to speed from a light. Afterwards, I needed to learn how to drive a clutch again!

Re: Changed the clutch – thanks to Pete P
 

Pete's DaMan!

Re: Changed the clutch – thanks to Pete P
 

Well you know Jeff Flint says it should only take 3 hours from start to finish.;) Sorry I couldn't resist.
God that looks so much easier with a lift. Doing it with jack stands blows.

Re: Changed the clutch – thanks to Pete P
 

Do you realize Marc Haibeck doesn't have a lift in his shop? Course, he's so skinny he doesn't need jack stands either, for that matter!;)

Last time I spoke to Bill Beudreau (ZFdoc.com), he told me he does it on jack stands as well. (That was over 5 years ago, that is). He described how he uses a floor jack and hooks his ankle over the jack handle and prefers to balance the trans on the standard "cup" on the floor jack. Dang if he wasn't right! But! Gimme a lift every time, thank you!:cheers:

P.

Re: Changed the clutch – thanks to Pete P
 

There are a bunch of us that have to do this on lying on their back with jack stands. It reminds me of the days when it was so easy to bench press the M21 or M22 Muncies into place. Not the ZF6, that sucker would cave my chest in.........that is one heavy SOB.

Re: Changed the clutch – thanks to Pete P
 

Couldn't agree more!

Pete is so knowledgable and helpful to all

:cheers:

David

Re: Changed the clutch – thanks to Pete P
 

And there are some of us that have had the car so long that we used to be able to "bench press" it into place easily. And now?.......fugetaboutit [-X :eek:

Re: Changed the clutch – thanks to Pete P
 

Last year when Bill B. rebuilt mine, he said that a lift might actually slow him down since they had the trans r&r down to an exact science with the tools he has. Just takes a couple of extra minutes to get the car on stands.

Re: Changed the clutch – thanks to Pete P
 

I hear ya. What does a ZF6 weigh anyway? I struggled by myself to get it onto the floor jack...........:confused:

Re: Changed the clutch – thanks to Pete P
 

PITA part:

1)The U joint strap bolts
2)Getting the shifter to clear
3)Upper bolts on the Bell housing


I always have a hard time with the u joint bolts...no dmn room for a wrench