2nd gen manual transmission fix

Pic as promised, not the best due to not being able to pull the shield tonight. But it does show you generally how much I had to bend.

Edit: for reference the lower line that connects to the slave originally went straight up to the accumulator. I added the bend to better line it up with the upper line.

 

No shit thats sweet. So you just unbolted the slave and discarded it then joined the lines together with that fitting?......am I saying that correctly??

 

I did the same thing, except I left the actuator bolted on to save time. Pop off the ends bend them to each other and screw them in the double female. Easy peasy. Takes longer to get the exhaust bracket out of the way than the deed.

 

The accumulator, but yeah pretty much. I was surprised how easy it was actually. Biggest pain in the ass was getting at the top 2 bolts that held the accumulator bracket to the transmission, ended up going through the wheelwell with a couple of long swivel extensions.

 

Ok gotcha. It’s the accumulator that is deleted , not the slave. That sounds easy enough. Do you remember the size of the double female you used? Also, how big of a mess did it make fluid wise and what did you need to do after the lines were joined together?

 

I have one you can have, PMed you.

 

I recommend using a hose pincher near the fluid reservoir. You will lose very little fluid and bleeding afterwards will be much quicker.

Something like this.

$10 Lisle 22850 Hose Pincher

https://www.amazon.com/Lisle-22850-Hose-Pincher/dp/B0002NYB78?ref_=d6k_applink_bb_marketplace

 

Yeah I got a set of those.....harbor freight specials!!

 

Yep! I used a set of channel locks and a zip tie but same idea. Bleeding the clutch afterwards was cake.

 

So after choking off the line from the resi prior to disconnecting the top hard line, that fluid will drain out prior to joining the top and bottom hard lines, correct? Then after the lines are connected and the accumulator is deleted, where exactly is the bleed at? And did you collect what bled out and just refill it in the resi?

 

I only had a small amount (maybe 4-5 drips) of fluid drip from the lines after disconnecting the accumulator (there was more fluid in the accumulator than what was lost from the lines). Once you connect the lines together there is a bleed port on the clutch slave cylinder, same as what you would find on a brake caliber. I ended up flushing the entire clutch system with new fluid since I was there and had a new bottle of Valvoline synthetic DOT 4 brake fluid available.

 

Gotcha....ok I know where it’s at

 

Just started removing stuff for the transmission drop to install the Clutchmaster bearing kit. Been sitting in my garage for about a year now....also have the Stage II URD kit with heavy flywheel and URD short-throw shifter.

Any other measurements or what not needed before I install this stuff?

 

Dude on youtube called KFlo Tacoma has some of the best step by step videos of how to on the tranny drop, clutch and flywheel replacement. Worth a watch before diving in.

 

I'm installing the same parts as you @Boomkanani apart from the heavy flywheel. If you don't mind please post your first impressions!

 

I think I’m good on measurements.

Once you have the new clutch bolted to the flywheel. You might do yourself a favor and have a good look at the diameter of the bearing vs the fingers of the pressure plate. In my case, the CM bearing just barely catches the tips.

 

I know a lot of this thread is centered around the fact that there’s no good fix for our subpar throw out bearing design, so I had an idea. If I’m not mistaken, this transmission was used in the 2010ish Camaros, do those guys have any similar problems or different fixes? I haven’t looked into it yet and please correct me if I’m wrong here, but it might be worth a shot.

 

did you already drop your trans ?

 

I haven’t yet. But can see what’s going on through the inspection hole. It would also explain the weird things that were happening when I shifted at higher rpm’s.

 

Hopefully I have everything wrapped up by Friday since I just got the transmission out tonight. I'll be working on it a little after work, once my kiddos go to bed.

I'll take some more measurements of the stock setup before I take out the pressure plate and compare it to the URD setup with the Clutchmaster bearing.