My clutch is slipping and needs to be replaced. I'm going to tackle this myself. I found this excellent guide.

https://www.6speedonline.com/forums/...h-install.html

Any other advice or experience you could share would be much appreciated.

 

I did mine a few months ago. It is straight forward, but time consuming. I removed the tranny leaving the motor in place and did not realize there is a bracket attached to the top of the tranny that must be disconnected or removed. Replacing the clutch fork rod is difficult and done by feel.

If you search around there was another post on the clutch replacement that was pretty good as well.

 

Here is the link:

https://www.6speedonline.com/forums/...e-inplace.html

 

Not a difficult job at all. two and a half tricks.

1) to remove the clutch fork, screw a 6mm rod (or long bolt) in from the drivers side. Then through the hole from the starter motor, use another 6mm bolt to push the clutch fork from the other side. this stop the needle bearing from falling out.

2) practice installing the clutch for before you put the gearbox back in. Trust me, your body, hands and anyone around you will thank me. its the hardest part

and for the extra half - make sure you have any iphone or something handy. Turn the flash on, and recorder on, and use it so you can see what is going on with the clutch fork. Do this before you take a shot at sliding the shaft in. its the only way to see what is happening.

 

Oh - another tip. There is a small 6mm bolt, and a L-shape looking bracket that holds the clutch shaft in. When you have the gear box out, replace the bolt with a 6mm stud. Its almost imposible to get your hand in and screw the bolt back in. If you drop it, you will have to remove the gearbox, and that is after you have the clutch for and shaft in. If you change it to a 6mm stud, that is 20mm long or so, it make it easy to slide the L-Shape bracket on, then a 6mm nut, and use a socket to secure it.

 

Advice is much appreciated! I'm seriously thinking of buying a fiber optic camera to help me see what I'm doing.

Right now I'm in the process of reclaiming tools and jacks I've lent out to others. Dropped the tranny in my NA996 two years ago to do the IMSB.

Any and all advice is much appreciated. No substitute for experience and the tips and tricks make all the difference.

 

This is OT to the original request, but you stated about fiber optic camera. Let me say that is a really good idea. I have a Milwaukee Tools camera and it has proven to be invaluable... I cannot express how many times I've used it, especially to look around at stuff in the engine bay. I used it to make sure the front injectors were seated properly (especially helpful on the passenger side where space is much more limited). I've used it for a lot of things. I'd encourage folks to get one and try one out because it can really be handy.

I personally have this one: http://www.milwaukeetool.com/tools/c...(95mm)/2312-21

But here is a list of all of them: http://www.milwaukeetool.com/tools/c...ection-cameras

The Milwaukee brand is really good quality. My wife used to work for the company so we have almost their entire lineup of tools.



And to follow up, thanks for the commentary on the trans removal and clutch work; it's on my list of items to get done this winter.


Best of luck!

Chris.