please help!! clutch/gearbox related

D3V1L · Post by **D3V1L** » Mon Feb 26, 2007 6:33 pm

i sourced a new clutch for my liberty and i have just spent ALL day trying to get the gearbox off the motor ive managed to get it off 10mm but it wont budge anymore and its starting to really really frustrate me, i cant get it off anymore and i cant get it back on!! please help, any suggestions or ideas or is there a trick to getting this box off?? i need this car to get to work so its an urgent issue car is a 1990 rs turbo driveline dave

SuBaRiNo · Post by **SuBaRiNo** » Mon Feb 26, 2007 8:02 pm

I have nothing that may help... all i can say is i had a similar problem with an EA81 motor... thrust bearing was seized on... Tied the car to a tree... and the gear box to the hatch... and still wouldn't come out... Ended up having to remove the motor with it.... winched the box up with a hoist and belted the engine off the a malet... i wouldn't do it this way if u want to keep the motor though.

Jeff · Post by **Jeff** » Mon Feb 26, 2007 8:16 pm

behind the starter motor is an allen key plug ,take it out and inside is a shaft holding the clutch fork etc You will need a timing cover bolt to screw into the shaft to pull it out and your problem is solved

D3V1L · Post by **D3V1L** » Mon Feb 26, 2007 8:25 pm

ooooh this is news to me....ill go try now..cheers dude

tim_81coupe · Post by **tim_81coupe** » Mon Feb 26, 2007 8:52 pm

AHAHAAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Sorry, had to laugh. Happened to me too when I first attempted a clutch change.

The pin holds the clutch fork, the clutch fork holds the thrust bearing, the thrust bearing holds the pressure plate which is bolted to the motor.

D3V1L · Post by **D3V1L** » Mon Feb 26, 2007 10:03 pm

yeh....*slapps self* its slightly diffrent to an L box after ****ing around all day i did the change in 45 mins after jeff's tip:P...i feel a little stupid now..ahahaha dave

AndrewT · Post by **AndrewT** » Tue Feb 27, 2007 1:43 am

This little bit of info is also the one that caused all the trouble with a certain MY99 gearbox removal....you remember....the one with all the sparks and stuff

Got me aswell years ago first time I'd ever worked on an EJ (also an MY99 wrx).

Outback bloke · Post by **Outback bloke** » Tue Feb 27, 2007 5:58 am

Happens to every one when they are new to turbo boxes. You don't forget it though.

BrennyV · Post by **BrennyV** » Tue Feb 27, 2007 9:19 am

AndrewT wrote:This little bit of info is also the one that caused all the trouble with a certain MY99 gearbox removal....you remember....the one with all the sparks and stuff

Got me aswell years ago first time I'd ever worked on an EJ (also an MY99 wrx).

bahahah yeh, least ya didnt mangle ya presh plate! i managed to rip my gc8 box out without poping out the thrust bearing !!!! nuthing a long flathead wont fix

now i know