i'm picking up a clutch tomorrow and it doesn't have a clutch alignment tool, i know you can order them from act for like 5 bucks, but then i have to wait for it to get here :P anyways, the only time i've ever changed a clutch was when swapping a tranny/clutch combo on to a new engine that was out of the car, it was a pain in the *** to get the splines on the tranny to line up on the clutch, is this what an alignment tool is for? anyways, i'm going to take my engine out b/c i'm going to fill in my motor mounts too, so will i have a problem not using an alignment tool?

 

autozone on western has them in stock for like $8.00. i checked the other day when i was there getting a new cap/rotor. they said it was for the OEM clutch, but they've heard it works for the ACT one to.

if not, go to an import shop in town and see if they will lend you one

 

yeah, i was going to check the auto parts store today. yeah, i'm sure the local shops will be willing to help me out seeing as how i've never given them any business and if anything try to take business from them i'm friends with all the guys at the local shops, but i don't think they're willing to help me out in any way b/c i bash their practices on the local boards

 

im in pretty good with ben at esc, he might let me borrow on with a deposit? and yes, i love to bash them on there web site to. if anyone would like a good laugh, www.performancefreaks.com

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maybe i can get the alignment tool when they do his new clutch?

 

The alignment tool aligns the interior plate with the outer clutch plate and the outer clutch plate is aligned with dowel pins on your engine. I have no idea exactly what all that's called, but when you tighten up all your 12 pt bolts, everything should line up with the tranny shaft.

Getting the splines to line up is another story. Took me 2 hours to get it right on my own, a buddy of mine just picked up his tranny and threw it on there like it was nothing. Just rotated the tranny in his arms until it went in. ******.

And you don't have to take the whole engine out to fill the mounts. Just do one side at a time. Unless you want to take it out.

 

yeah, i'm good friends with ben, we went to high school together and use to lift together too, i just don't see them letting anyone 'borrow' anything, they run a pretty 'stingy' business up there, and if i went up there asking him to borrow one, he would prolly just offer to put the clutch in for me, which i don't even feel like going thruogh :P i might give him a call and see, if he won't, i think bobby up at hp might, i've never knocked his shop, but mostly b/c nobody even mentions them b/c nobody goes there

yeah, but it has to dry over night, and this is my daily driver, so basically, it would take me a week to do all my mounts b/c i could only do one at a time :P besides, my engine bay and block are in need of a thorough cleaning and i just think it would be easiest to do the mounts, clutch, and clean up the engine bay and block by just taking the ****** out.

 

that just pissis me off. i meen you spend all this money on a clutch and they cant just throw in a god damn 2 dollar piece of plastic in my opinion every clutch kit should come with a freakin alignment tool. ya no

have fun with the clutch. ive never done one while it was in the car either. on a hoist is much more easy'er

 

YOu can USE a short 10MM socket to align your clutch!!!!!!!!

I do this all the time! We dont need no stinking alignment toll! ay si muy chingon, alignment tool!

 

that's what i was figuring, i'll prolly just pick one up from the auto parts store.