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best way to replace clutch?

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dont really have alot of tools but. What would be the best and easiest way to replace the clutch, Its a 75 k20. 350/sm465/205
I have a tranny jack. But my buddy wants to leave the Tcase bolted to the trans.

what would be the best way? unbolt the bellhousing from block, strap trans/tcase to trannyjack, and Unbolt Xmembers?
 
I did it that way a few times,using my floor jack with a tranny adapter attachment,I bolted that right to the crossmember and just slid the tranny/transfer back far enough to get the pressure plate off......if you have a cast iron transfer case it'll balance pretty good at the crossmember,if its an aluminum one,it'll try to do a nosedive when you pull it off the engine,so be ready for that...............................................................................................................I have used an engine hoist to hold up the tranny & transfer case thru the removeable floor tunnel from inside the truck before too,instead of using a tranny jack...I found it easier doing it that way,as it gives you easier access to the bellhousing bolts,and nothing under the truck except the engine hoists "legs" to get in your way..one truck that had a sun roof I did,I used a chain falls on a garage rafter right thru the sunroof to hold the tranny and t-case up....of course not every truck has a removeable floor tunnel cover,so you may have to use the jack in that case..
 
Well to remove, it's easy enough but when you want to put it back together, it's going to be a pain.
I like to take it appart and have only the tranny to deal with aligning the shaft on to the clutch.
I have done it every way you can imagine and that is my prefered way.
I took appart a complete running gear yesterday: 205 off, then the adapter then the tranny then the bellhousing then the engine, all in under an hour and handling each piece individually is so much nicer.:dunno:

dont really have alot of tools but. What would be the best and easiest way to replace the clutch, Its a 75 k20. 350/sm465/205
I have a tranny jack. But my buddy wants to leave the Tcase bolted to the trans.

what would be the best way? unbolt the bellhousing from block, strap trans/tcase to trannyjack, and Unbolt Xmembers?
 
I've wrestled enough 465s in my day. the best way is to have someone else do it :thumb:
 
I've wrestled enough 465s in my day. the best way is to have someone else do it :thumb:

well.. that was the best way. he did have someone else do it.. ME! haha..

well we got it done .. took a very long time. but this was my first clutch job.. EVER clutch is so easy to press.. and shifts like butter
 
Get a hoist. U can actually find them for decent prices. My buddy has one and dear lord its the greatest thing ever. We did a 4L60 swap in about an hour and a half last weekend. So nice :D
 
I hang a come along from the roof and use it to hold the tranny up while I switch the clutch.:whistle: I dont have a removeable tranny hump either but the come along cable fits through the t-case shifter hole.



































My roof is a rollcage though:D I agree with the engine hoist, and one piece at a time though.
 
Its a bit harder dealing with the tranny with the t-case still attached,but can be done with some patience and effort..................................................................................................I used two long 3/8" bolts (about 8") with their heads cut off in place of the 2 bell housing bolts on each side of the engine as guide pins to help get the tranny shaft aligned ,while I used my two legs to "kick" the T-case forwards ,to get the main shaft into the pilot bushing...I was able to turn the output shaft on the t-case to align the splines on the clutch back there too...as long as your jack is on concrete and the wheels dont hang up on pebbles,etc,it'll slide in easier than you'd expect most of the time....................................................................................................Last clutch I did ,I was about 35 years old...now that I'm 53,I might well have to take everything off and deal with them "one at a time"now,as I've gotten a lot weaker than I was back then!....I'd rather do a GM 4x4 clutch job than one on a FWD vehicle--My VW Jetta was the worst one I ever attempted alone,despite the trans being no bigger than a garden tractor transaxle--its just so awkward and needs to be "threaded" around the lower control arm bushing ,that getting it back in alone wasn't possible...had to have a helper lift it up with a strap,while I fumbled under the car with it....it sucked!...
 
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