Come along with Eric O at SMA as he replaces the clutch, pressure plate, throw-out bearing, pilot bearing and slave cylinder in this 2008 Ford Mustang 4.0. Even though this was in a Ford it is a very similar procedure in most rear wheel drive vehicles
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Try watching the UK'S Clutch Ninja, Kevin Albert-Williams…….
Thanks for the videos, I feel like in school again and I'm always learning, any little detail helps!
"You definitely don't want any debris or old oil in there so were going to ignore all that debris and old oil on the inside of this case…"
Ok, so let's clean it.
"unless you're anal retentive and you just gotta do it … You just gotta hold it in and not do it."
Really?
You’re the Charlie Daniels of the torque wrench
I can’t believe that these “mechanics” of today make videos of basic mechanics. I bet these guys make more money on you tube then their mechanic skills. And it’s you people watching making it possible for them.
Common sense I would start with the slave cylinder!! God your as bad as the dude called rainman repair!!
There are a few bolts on an aircraft pylon that go to about 3300 in/lbs. Torquing them on aren’t bad… It’s when you go to them off that it’s an issue. 3/4 in hex head internal wrenching bolts and I broke 2 of my hex sockets… Within a month of each other. 😅 Thank God for lifetime warranty. First time it happened I slammed the breaker bar into the pylon and watched/listened to pieces of my hex head go skittering across the floor. Busted a knuckle on that one.
That woke me up!!! Good lord almighty!!! Nice sound by the way wow!!!!
I dig ur videos . Love the "how to's". Where the safety grasses bro? For some reason I just unwind . ThankU.
Maybe i should keep a can of brake clean next to me while watching your videos then spray a little when you do so i will feel like i am there
I always keep a short piece of chain in my box for torquing fly wheels
Bolt one end of chain to fly wheel and other to block to keep the engine from turning over (next year will be my 50 year anniversary for being a heavy duty truck mechanic)
You're my hero & Mrs's 'O is hot stuff! You guys really have the American dream. Thank you for sharing your knowledge. Awesome family.
The Ford Shit Stained! It does skids into objects while sideways by moronic drivers who think they're super zero's!
Best torque wrench on the market
Man your the best friend
She should get her money back that’s what you get for buying junk
Always like checking in with you and the other EricTheCarGuy's video. To see what's going down with the day's vid. Keep up the cool videos. 😎
You didn't steel wool the bell housing or shine up the driveshaft
Totally unprofessional!
I give you a thumbs up anyways👍
Do you loctite the bell housing bolts?
Back in the early 80s, I had a Datsun pickup with a hydraulically actuated clutch. When the temp was below freezing, you could dump the clutch, and it would slowly engage. They used some sort of thick fluid that wouldn’t flow when cold.
Do your self a favor an take it out in two peace’s trans separate from the bell housing my friend .
Lol I was waiting for the fly wheel stud to snap off 👀
Your cheating . Should be outside in the wet mud laying on your back cursing and bleeding . Then balancing the gearbox on your chest as you riggle it out . That’s how it’s done
really enjoyed this vid Eric thanks man!
Great work . I have done many .
Great work Erick
I have this same exact car and the dealer wants $1600 for a clutch replacement. It looks alot easier then I thought. Might be my weekend project soon.
Thanks for sharing your evening with us !learned a lot !
l got caught out once, where l struggled for hours trying to fit the gearbox, thinking it was out of alignment, only to find the splines on the clutch never fitted on the input shaft, so l always try the clutch plate out on the splines before l bolt it up
Don't forget to pay attention to your gap, folks.
Kevin Albert Williams on You Tube does this on the ground in the UK…With nothing but jack stands and portable little lift..
Damn good call!!!!!!
As always another great job I've done many clutches back in the day about 45 years ago we didn't have the alignment tool used to use fingers sometimes be lucky sometimes not anyhow thanks for the great video I enjoy watching them all some I watch a couple of time 😀 👍 😊
I can believe all the power of the engine goes through that tiny bearing. It's a wonder they're not obliterated instantly.
Tell Hannah the viewers say hi. Hope she's doing well.
Brings back memories of me lying on my back in my father's garage in 1983 replacing a front pump seal and bushing on my 1973 dodge coronet in -20F weather. I froze to the bone trying to hold lift the trans with one hand while starting the first bolt with the other. Hours and hours of attempts before I gave up. The next day I borrowed money from the old man to rent a torpedo heater. Had the garage preheated to 180 degrees. First attempt, had that first bolt in. I was ecstatic. Finished the rest of the install in less than 30 mins. Lowered the car, filled the trans, started it up, threw it in reverse, and all was well. While letting the car and trans warm up I cleaned up all my tools and the garage. I turned around and my heart dropped. Trans fluid pouring out the bell housing. I mangled the front pump seal and bushing that first day trying to start the first bolt. Defeated, I borrowed more money from the old man, drove a half mile to the trans shop and told them to replace the seal and bushing. The mechanic took mercy on me and did the job for $75 so long as I agreed to watch him do it right. He spent an hour going over the job as he completed it and offered to mentor me anytime in the future. I took him up on that a few months later when I threw my rear end pinion and ring gear. Thats how I learned. The school of hard knocks.
Another great video Eric O. Keep up the awesome work and keep your videos coming they are very educational…thanks Jeff from Pennsville nj..
Every Chevette clutch I ever did needed a clutch cable….shimmed a few when customer couldn't afford the cable.
A million years ago I replaced the throw out bearing, clutch and slave cylinder on my Daughter's B2000. It worked out great but I had no idea what I was doing….no torque wrench or knowledge. Just lucky I guess.
is it a tremec or a gertrag ?
Nuts, bolts,mounting hardware.
Go home amigo get some tacos take easy ,good job from puerto Rico with love,go bills
👍👍👍👍👍
Very nice solo clutch replacement job. Not much has changed since the days of the ‘66 3-speed mustang standard tranny, except the wiring harnesses and the hydraulic slave cylinder system. Back then as a poor, neophyte DIY mechanic I didn’t even knew there was a pilot beating. So I kept changing entire clutches in my ‘66 289 CID mustang trying to eliminate refractory clutch chattering. Out of frustration I eventually wound up picking up an old C4 automatic tranny at a junkyard, rebuilt it myself, and converted my basic 3-speed standard shift 289 mustang into a 4-speed automatic. It worked perfectly for over 100,000 mile until I sold the ‘66 with a total of 250,000 miles on it. I had re-ringed the standard pistons and installed new standard bearings twice without any reboring or even honing (despite in a .010 ridge at the top of each cylinder)….and yet it still ran great and burned very little oil. I subsequently bought a ‘68 327 Chevy Camaro that was a far better car and engine, but it was not as easy to work on as the old ‘66 mustang. The latter could literally be overhauled with the short block still mounted into the car’s frame. I never used a pilot shaft to line up the clutch disc in the clutch assembly….but rather always just lined it up by eyeball, and never had a problem getting the transmission input shaft into place. Desperation made for creative mechanics. Dr. K.
Good clutch job, I can’t count how many I’ve done over the years. I use to race a 55 Chevy and of course I would lay on the creeper with the Borg Warner T-10 on my chest and stab it into the bell housing, clutch plate and pilot bearing by hand. We used what we had and improvised all the time.
Clean it's immaculate compared to your normal rust buckets.
Mustang? all you need is a pint of gasoline and a match.
Great as always!!
I don't like the looks of those Ford components. Cheap.Can't believe they hide wiring where your hand can't reach , idiocy.