Post by: TopNotch on April 19, 2013, 04:11:16 pm
I inspected it, and the hydraulics are fine. The slave moves when you press the pedal, but I don't think my grandson was able to push it all the way while I watched the slave. I saw about 3/4" movement.
It feels like something is binding. There is no unusual noise when you press the clutch, so I think the bearing is OK.
Post by: Fierofool on April 19, 2013, 05:34:02 pm
Post by: Roger on April 19, 2013, 07:32:53 pm
Post by: TopNotch on April 20, 2013, 04:48:12 pm
Do you think I can change the clutch by tilting the cradle instead of dropping it entirely?
Post by: Fierofool on April 20, 2013, 05:23:07 pm
Post by: Raydar on April 21, 2013, 10:36:33 pm
I used an A frame that Ashby had built for me. I raised the rear of the car and supported it at the back of the floorboards with jackstands on blocks. (Yeah... I know.)
I used a chain hoist over the A-frame, as well as an engine leveling device, to support the engine. I supported the tranny with a come-a-long.
I dropped the suspension out, making sure to leave the knuckles and struts together as an assembly, so as not to disturb the alignment. Left the calipers suspended from the body, so I didn't have to bleed the system,
I unbolted the engine and tranny mounts from the cradle.
I loosened the front cradle bolts, and removed the rear cradle bolts, allowing the cradle to swing down. (Earlier cradles can be tilted to the side, since they use rubber bushings. Since the 88 cradle is solid mounted, I didn't even try.)
I disconnected the shift cables and the slave, unbolted the tranny, and lowered it with the come along. I had to tilt the engine down toward the driver's side to allow the tranny housing to slide out past the frame rail.
I hoisted the replacement tranny back up, using the come along.
Assembly, as they say, was the reverse of removal. Aligning the engine and tranny was way easier than I expected. I must have been holding my mouth right.
In retrospect, the only advantage to doing it this way was that I didn't have to separate the fuel lines and wiring harness, didn't have to drain and refill the coolant, and didn't have to take the parking brake cables completely apart (at least not that I remember.)
When I obtained another Getrag (the Isuzu was purely a stop gap measure) i ended up dropping the cradle all the way out to replace it.
Any time I have had to do any major work, since, I just drop the cradle.
Post by: redraif on May 06, 2013, 09:02:57 am
Something in my clutch is toast. Today I bled it, wiggled the fork a bit while bleeding, and after bleeding tried working it a bit. Something clicked, and it was easier to press again. So I started the engine and tried pressing the clutch. Something squeaked. So something's not right inside.That how Joe and I did it when I first got the indy....
Do you think I can change the clutch by tilting the cradle instead of dropping it entirely?
Cardomain page with more pics...and the process...
http://www.cardomain.com/ride/814710/1984-pontiac-fiero/page-9/
Large jack stands under the front and at the rear before the cradle hinge point. Then jack with wood under the cradle/engine. Release the rear cradle mounts...dog bone... and wiring that will catch... we had to remove the filter housing I know... it was a tight fit clearing the rear firewall with the intake on the duke...