From: Vic Nigro
>My 1967 daily driver Alpine is in need of a new clutch. All of the
>books that I have (covering all Sunbeam models and not very explicit on
>just Alpines) aren't very much help. Can you guys give me any tips?
Replacing the clutch is pretty straightforward opperation.
Here is the procedure.
Put the car on well supported jack stands as high as you can get the
car up. (This is so you can slide the tranny out the bottom of the
car).
Remove battery cables (for safety).
Drain the tranny oil (optional).
Drop the driveline, and put a rag inside the rear of the tranny to
prevent
oil spillage when you tilt the tranny.
Remove the slave cyl to throughout link.
Remove the starter and slave cyl (dont remove the hydrollic lines).
Remove the shifter boot and shifter (4 screws on the shifter cover).
Remove the backup switch lines (if fitted) from the shifter plate.
Put a jack under the tranny, remove the 8 bolts that attach the tranny
xmember to the chassis. Leave the jack with force holding the tranny
xmember to the chassis.
Remove all the bellhousing bolts to the engine block.
Put a bottle jack with a piece of wood (to spread load) under
the rear of the oil pan.
Remove force off the jack under the tranny. The tranny and engine
will tilt downward. Allow it to tilt only enough to allow for its
removal.
Set the oil pan jack to hold the weigh of the engine ONLY!
Set the tranny jack to hold the weight of the tranny ONLY!
If the jacks have been set properly, get a partner under the car
with you.
Lift and slide the tranny straight out, and NEVER let the weight of the
tranny rest on the input shaft. This must be done quickly and you
should be physically ready for the task as it can take time, and
can wear you out in the process.
The tranny must slide out about 5 inches before it can be lowered
to the floor.
The clutch is removed with 6 bolts on the cover.
Resurfacing the flywheel is recommended, so you'll need an
impact wrench to get the flywheel bolts loosened.
Keep the flywheel and dic/cover clean, if not, use brakecleen to
clean any greasy parts it up.
Replacement should be the opposite order of these instructions.
Hope this was what you were looking for.
Jarrid Gross
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