Clutch just went on y 88 wrangler 4.2. Stuck on the side of the road in the ghetto of Springfield, MA. Yay. Anyone know how much "fun" it is to do a clutch on one of these? Looking forward to doing it myself... Any help would be really appreciated. Thanks all!
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Start it up in 1st gear and the shift with no clutch at your norm all shift points.
Hey man thanks for the reply. For some reason she wouldn't start in first at all and I had a tough time getting her in and out of gear. Luckily triple A came through but looks like I will be doing a clutch job soon. Hoping its not too bad!!
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Its not to bad. Help from a friend and a trans jack is really helpful. Iv done it twice. My second time probley took 5 hours total. Maybe a little less but i busted my ass!! Just drop it connected to the skid plate. Much easyer to control and move around. Any other questions let me know !
Thanks cakes, I appreciate that because it looks like I have no choice but to do the job myself and I've never done a clutch job except on some motorcycles so I am not sure what to expect. I will do it this week hopefully! I will definitely let you know if I have any questions. Thanks again.
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YouTube will give some ideas check out a video. Once you have the motor jacked remove the shafts, skid, T-case and tranny. The kit comes with an alignment tool. Use torque wrenches and double check all your work before re assembling at every step you only want to do this once.
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I had to do it twice!!!!
Any input on where to get the clutch kit from? Autozone has the kit w everything (so they told me) and the alignment tool for about $150 and if I need the flywheel it will be another $80. Not sure what to expect as I've said I've never done this job before. Hoping for a cooler day soon it's been in the 90s all week and I will be doing this in my driveway boooo
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Got mine two years ago from Advance Auto seems like it was around 130. Take your flywheel to napa or someone that resurfaces them they will tell you if it can be resurfaced or needs replaced as I remember it was about 30 dollars to resurface mine, THIS IS SOMETHING YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU DO otherwise you're just wasting money and time.
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Napa resurfaces flywheels? Wow that would have been nice to know.
Hey thanks for the help. Advance told me they have a clutch kit with the slave cylinder(?) and without. It's about $100 difference from $150 to $250. Not sure if I even need that. The flywheel is $80 more. Thinking I will get the flywheel just in case it cannot be resurfaced then return it if need be.
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When replacing the cluch most of the time you replace the slave cylinder. I highly suggest it. I'd also suggest replacing the clutch line and the clutch master cylinder as well.
Hey guys so I am attempting this clutch job soon but I wanted to get your input before I did so. I just want to see if there is anything I should try that is easier or inexpensive before I drop the transmission. As I was driving, and I noticed this occasionally, it would become tough to shift into first or second when coming to a stop. When it finally failed I noticed the clutch becoming easier to push to the floor and eventually feeling as though there was no grab whatsoever or it wasn't even there and wouldn't go into gear at all. I have been wondering if it was anything as simple as a clutch line or something that I could at least try to replace before dropping the tranny and starting a job I've never done before. Any ideas? Thanks on advance guys.
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Your master cylinder could have went. Witch isn't to hard to replace... or ur slave could have went. And depending on your trans you will need to drop it anyways to replace so Sence you would have the trans down do the clutch anyways so you only have to drop the trans once!! Check for leaks around fittings and look under your dash where the clutch peddle is. You will see a black boot with a shaft connecting to your peddle. Check that for leaks and drips to. Its part of the master.
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Since its an '88, you'll have an internal slave assuming its the original tranny and hasn't been modified.
I have the internal slave too and will be converting to external this winter when I rebuild the trans. Should make it easier down the road if/when it needs replacing in the future.
Good luck.
I have the internal slave too and will be converting to external this winter when I rebuild the trans. Should make it easier down the road if/when it needs replacing in the future.
Good luck.
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if you haven't bought the clutch yet check out rockauto.com they have good prices on the luk clutch. I've heard way to many stories about the discount throw out bearings failing to take a chance on them, its not a job you want to do twice.
luk made the original clutch parts for the yj.
luk made the original clutch parts for the yj.
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I'm just about finished with doing mine, I removed the transfer case as my rear seal in the tranny was leaking. I got the parts from rockauto, 207 shipped for the clutch kit and flywheel, both from LUK. I have read about people having trouble bleeding it but I just opened the bleeder and put a piece of vacuum hose on it and stuck it in a container then just kept the master full and let it gravity bleed. the fluid drained thru it pretty quick. then just closed the bleeder and its working good.
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