Im planning on doing a Clutch replacement on my 01 3.4L with in the next couple months i just wanna know what im getting myself into someone who has done it before is helping me but does anyone have photos or instructions going through it?

 

Clutch jobs are pretty straight forward. Just time consuming and tedious.

Make sure everything is disconnected from the transmission before attempting to remove it. ie 4wd sensor, reverse light sensor, speedocable and any other wires/plugs.

As well as the slave clutch cylinder.

shouldnt have to remove the transfercase, just the drivelines and X-member.

Transmission jack will make your life a lot easier but you dont NEED one to remove a transmission. Creativity, a decent floor jack and straps is all you need to pull a tranny.

To remove the pilot bearing people pack grease into it and use a bolt that fits in the inside diamater to "hydraulicly remove" it. Sometimes they dont come out that easy so be prepared for it not be easy =).

Replace the throwout bearing and get a clutch alignment tool when you reinstall the new clutch.



ah... and get a new flywheel or have your old one resurfaced.

i think that about covers the basics... its not hard, just long tedious process.

 

Deathcouger helped me w/mine (actually did most everything), and i can honestly say, i would have suffered all weekend to do it myself.


p.m. him, and ask if he has any spare time and offer to pay, as his knowledge is valuable.
we did it in 4 hours, and i was on a test drive.

btw, it is so quiet and smooth, i would go for oem stuff.

 

Drew303 has covered all the bases.

One thing I'll add, make sure you put the friction disc in facing the right direction. I didn't, and that had me doing the job twice.

From the side, the deeper section of the center spring assembly of the pressure plate faces the flywheel.

View from the face:


This of course means the thinner side faces the clutch itself:


If you look real close you can see the engine side has more of a wavy rectangular shape stamped in the steel.

It was a dumb mistake, but in my defense the plate itself had no markings. If you look at it a bit, you'll see that the springs need clearance inside the flywheel.

Oh well... I learned my lesson.

 

The basics have been covered here......pretty much. But, if you run a search on clutch removal/installation, etc. there are a number of threads describing what others have done; the little details and tips that go a bit beyond basics.

 

Thanks for all the help guys