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Re: 86 900s slave cyl install Posted by Justin VanAbrahams [Email] ![]() ![]() In Reply to: 86 900s slave cyl install, jtm, Fri, 2 Jun 2006 14:48:46 Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup |
Over the years I've assembled a bunch of different peoples' idea for clutch jobs into one cohesive plan that works incredibly well -
You need two or three really big nuts - like the kind that go on the passenger side center motor mount. You need about 2' of 3/16" brake line or threaded rod (I like the threaded rod, personally). You can buy the brake line at NAPA or the threaded rod at Home Depot for just a couple bucks. You need the lug wrench / pry bar out of the trunk.
1. Get everything out of the way
2. Unbolt the pressure plate from the flywheel
3. Pry the pressure plate away from the flywheel using the lug wrench tool
4. Insert one of the big nuts between the pressure plate and the flywheel.
5. Repeat steps 3 & 4 one or two more times. The end result is either two nuts between the pressure plate & flywheel, directly across from each other, or three nuts that are each about 120 degree apart. I like the three nut solution, but two nuts works
6. Form the threaded rod into a circle and insert it into the gap between the pressure plate fingers and the pressure plate. I sometimes use some slip-lock pliers to help force it all the way in.
7. Knock the nuts out - at this point there is virtually no spring action on the pressure plate (thanks to the threaded rod).
Proceed with clutch job. I've used this solution on the last four or five clutches I've done, and I *prefer* it to the actual Saab tool, which I also own...
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