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I have just put in my new starter and cranked her up for the first time in 8 months ( i know its very bad) but it seems my clutch has decided to die on me now...
So, i'm going to go ahead and figure out how to change the clutch and the trans since i have to drop that anyhow to get the clutch in.
I'm sure the transmission is not right... always heard bearings or something a little too loud coming from the trans...
So i read the 1 post on clutch replacement... does anyone else have any more advice for a beginner? If anyone has the Suki manual on your computer, would you mind sending me the pages on trans/clutch replacement? Thanks!
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aaron t.

Best thing to do when replacing the clutch is first of all, don't break any bolts.

Next, get a complete clutch kit, a good quality one, not the cheapest $99 deal. Hopefully you'll find one with a clutch alignment tool included. What that is is a plastic version of the transmission shaft. you put it in place while holding the clutch plate and cover together, then put the bolts in, while it's all straight. If you don't get it straight, then the tranny won't go in right most likely, and you'll have to pull it out again, waste time, and get frustrated.

Ask at the parts store if they carry the alignment tools (should come with the kit). Save time, spend money.

Um, anyway, pulling the transmission off the 1.3L is a piece of cake. Disco the drive shafts, and mount, then undo the bellhousing bolts, and with one hand, lower the transmission outta there.

mtzook wrote:Ask at the parts store if they carry the alignment tools (should come with the kit). Save time, spend money.

If you can't get one of these - get access to another sierra gearbox and grab the input shaft off it - that will allow you to line up the clutch correctly

All i really needed to hear was piece of cake But anyhow, is there any certain clutch brand youwould suggest? I have found plenty $99 kits that are popular name brands that i've heard but not sure if they're good, like Exedy, and Daikin...
thanks
aaron t.

Sorry, I'm not sure about the brands in the aussie shops. I sell zreeter over here.

The sierra clutch setup is the easiest you'll ever do, if it makes you feel any better.

Talk to the guys who sell the different brands of clutches and see if they get many warranty returns on them, then just make the best choice from that.

...I didn't realise there were a few for $99.

mtzook wrote:Sorry, I'm not sure about the brands in the aussie shops. I sell zreeter over here.

You're actually both in the US. So i suspect that you would be as good a guide in this matter as anyone.

Some brands in Aus that are good are: Daiken, PBR, Centreforce...

The daiken extreme is run by several people in the Vic zuk club, and from what I have heard from them, they are quite happy with it.

In Aus you are very unlikley to find a clucth kit that comes with an alignment tool (at least I have never seen one)

I did a very minor mod to mine to make it easier to ge the gerabox in and out. On the gearbox crossmemeber where the rear rubber mount bolts up, I cut a small V shape into it abouy 3/4 of a cm deep .. (this is not needed on all zuks) but it allows you to get the gearbox that tiny bit further back, making it mauch easier to remove and reinstall.

When you are changing the clutch, dont forget to get the flywheel resurfaced, replace the spigot bearing in the flywheel, replace the throwout bearing and use loctite and a torque wrench on the flywheel bolts

Well I never even realised that the guy asking for the help was in the US. I saw the feroza (at least that's what it looks like), and figured it was in Oz.

I never had seen an alignment tool in the australian sets either. When i started selling auto parts over here i was really surprised to see them in with the clutch kit.

Depending on how you drive the zook, you can get a centreforce over here for about $200 to $250, and that'll last a long time.

I agree with the advice of having the flywheel machined, but at the same time, i don't think it's totally necessary, depending on the situation. You know, i never ever had to replace, or machine/turn a rotor off any of the 6 suzuki's i've had. I never machined a flywheel, and never had any problems. I've never broken a cv. There's a lot of things that a lot of people have problems with on other makes of cars, but I find the suzuki to be a unusually strong vehicle.

Anyway, back to the topic.

Go with the clutch kit that gives you a warranty. $100 in the US is average, so that'll be fine. I thought i was talking $100AU, thinking you were in Australia.

Anyway.... I reckon, even by yourself, as a first time, 3 hours maximum from start to finish.