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Guide to changing a clutch in an N/A ?


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I cannot imagine there's going to be much difference between the two. If you would be prepared to do it on a 6 speed gearbox then you shouldn't have any worries about doing it with the 5 speed box.

 

Have a read of the manual for the 6 speed gearbox to see if you're going to be competent enough.

 

Obviously you'll need to lift the car up high enough so you can slide the gearbox away from the engine to be able to get access to the clutch.

 

In the past I've just fabricated a cradle which I bolt to the trolley jack which can be used for manouevering the gearbox.

 

 

online manual

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I cannot imagine there's going to be much difference between the two. If you would be prepared to do it on a 6 speed gearbox then you shouldn't have any worries about doing it with the 5 speed box.

 

Have a read of the manual for the 6 speed gearbox to see if you're going to be competent enough.

 

Obviously you'll need to lift the car up high enough so you can slide the gearbox away from the engine to be able to get access to the clutch.

 

In the past I've just fabricated a cradle which I bolt to the trolley jack which can be used for manouevering the gearbox.

 

 

online manual

 

Thanks for the online manual Merckx. Ive never changed one before, but my father in law is a mechanic so we were going to give it a go.

 

I would still like to see an exact 5 speed N/A clutch changing guide if anyone has one, just in case its a bit different to the TT and provides some extra insight into the job.

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I didn't know that, I thought the online and paper manuals were the same. :blink:

 

The manuals CJ made cover most models (NA, TT, auto and manual, but not VVTi) and in extensive detail, the online one's I've seen only contain a fraction of the pages.

 

In paper version they're about 9 inches thick when stacked up!

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The only major difference between 5 and 6 speed is the way the clutch fits to the flywheel, ie the clutch on the 6 all fits on a hub on the input shaft and stays on there when removing the box, so theres no lining up to do with the clutch disc, whereas with the 5 the clutch has to be lined up on the flywheel correctly for it to go back together, this is where a lining up tool comes in handy(some clutch kits come with 1) or a cut off input shaft from an old box.

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Ok thanks for all the advice and links.

 

Ive been looking at the prices of clutches and Mr Toyota charges about £400 for an OEM clutch.

 

I can get ones off E-bay for just over £200 but ive found this one on an American website for just over £100 + postage which seems a bargain (not sure what postage will be yet)

 

http://www.clutchcityonline.com/products/16-085.shtml

 

Does anyone know if these Exedy ones are OK ? Im guessing these will still be OK for our LHD cars ?

 

Will i have to pay any other taxs to import ?

 

Any advice welcome

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You shouldn't have too much problem I would have thought, it's relatively low value, and if the person sending it marks it as low value then you won't have any issues. Postage could be a few quid as I would imagine a clutch kit is rather heavy!

 

Seems a good price though, I wouldn't know if it's any good though. My clutch has started slipping nicely so I now need a new clutch, I'll be watching your thread closely! :)

 

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Well finally got the price including postage for the clutch from the website below (all i needec to do was click on buy and enter the correct postage option), and its $244 which is about £187 delivered.

 

http://www.clutchcityonline.com/products/16-085.shtml

 

Seems a good price, but if anyone has any advice on this brand of clutch before i buy, it would be apprechiated.

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Well finally got the price including postage for the clutch from the website below (all i needec to do was click on buy and enter the correct postage option), and its $244 which is about £187 delivered.

 

http://www.clutchcityonline.com/products/16-085.shtml

 

Seems a good price, but if anyone has any advice on this brand of clutch before i buy, it would be apprechiated.

 

Did you get any word on this clutch mate? I need one too! Any ideas if this will hold TT power?

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Guest OkinawaSupra

I have used Exedy Clutchs for other cars not a supra.. Very good quality and I never had a problem. Then again that was on a Honda not a Supra. At the same time I dont mean to jack your thread up but has anyone suffered from a noise from the clutch that sounds like a squeeky bearing. I say that because if I push the clutch in about 10mm the noise goes away. throw out bearing?

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