Having now assisted in several clutch changes with Ashley, there is nothing difficult technically but here are the challenges for the home mechanic:
Not fishing for work, this is an honest opinion of the job from a home DIY'ers perspective.
- You will need a ramp, it would be impossible to do it otherwise
- The gearbox and torque tube are very heavy, you need 2 people to remove both items
- Clutch bearing seals on the OEM bearing require fitting and if you nick the seal or fit it wrong its going to leak
- You need SD to setup the clutch
- You need SD to bleed the hydraulics, you could to it by jumping the pump or continuously opening the door to prime it but its not advised and again a 2 man job.
- The Labour is £550 at SportsItalia.co.uk so it it really worth the agro?
I have looked into why the pics are not working on CW posts and the links for the images don't work anymore, for what reason I don't know, here is a sample one from CW's post:
Having now assisted in several clutch changes with Ashley, there is nothing difficult technically but here are the challenges for the home mechanic:
Not fishing for work, this is an honest opinion of the job from a home DIY'ers perspective.
- You will need a ramp, it would be impossible to do it otherwise
- The gearbox and torque tube are very heavy, you need 2 people to remove both items
- Clutch bearing seals on the OEM bearing require fitting and if you nick the seal or fit it wrong its going to leak
- You need SD to setup the clutch
- You need SD to bleed the hydraulics, you could to it by jumping the pump or continuously opening the door to prime it but its not advised and again a 2 man job.
- The Labour is £550 at SportsItalia.co.uk so it it really worth the agro?