On Sat, 2007-02-24 at 12:54 -0800, DJA wrote: > The common way to remove the transaxle on most FWD cars today is to > first remove the entire engine-transaxle assembly from /beneath/ the > car. Transmission shops openly admit they hate working on modern cars.
My Nissan 4x4. Cheap parts - $60 for the clutch parts, a few more bucks for turning the pressure plate. The labor - in the shop it would have been $4,000. It took me and our brother-in-law a weekend to do it (I also had to replace 2 of 3 bearings in the tranny.) We essentially had to disassembly the front end and entire drive train from under the truck. then reassemble it. Fun stuff. > > In the case of PGA's mustang, it has an aftermarket clutch which would > be expensive to frequently replace. You are correct sir, as noted in my earlier post. It may actually be more than $300 (I bought it a few years ago, prices change, and I can't remember the exact price.) > > As for how tired his left calf is going to get - a _lot_ more than it > would with the wimpy stock pressure plate. I know, I had a 3700 lb. > pressure plate in my late truck*. Even the stock Mustang clutches are not light. With ~300 lb/ft of torque (stock 5.0 HO) you need a clutch that can take some juice. They are not hydraulic either. > > * Strong enough that during the course of an accident, combined engine > torque and rear wheel resistance twisted the drive shaft in two and > snapped the u-joint saddle cleanly off the differential pinion shaft. > Note to self: You still haven't purchased the drive shaft hoops. You're at the limit of the torque you car was designed for moron so get it done! PGA -- Paul G. Allen BSIT/SE Owner/Sr. Engineer Random Logic Consulting www.randomlogic.com -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
