210 clutch replacement, any good guides?

[rbastedo]

I don't even know if I can do it with the engine in the car.

I've replaced clutches in other cars so that isn't the level of detail I need, just looking for some info specific to the 1980 Datsun 210.

Thanks

[banzai510(hainz)]

man this should be ez.

pull the driveline 1st then see wht next.put bag over end for oil to drain into while its tilted.

 

pull the stick out of coarse

 

 

210 should be the ezest trans to pull

[rbastedo]

Great, wifey needs a new clutch.

[CWhip]

The only real bitch is getting to the bolts at the top of the bell housing.

[datzenmike]

Drain the transmission first and disconnect the battery. Remove starter and reverse light wiring and hang out of the way. Unbolt the clutch slave from the transmission case and tie up out of the way... hang onto the push rod for it and you may have to secure the slave piston from pushing out of the bore from the fluid weight above it. Take driveshaft out and loosen/remove the speedo cable and shifter. Loosen the rear crossmember and let the transmission down slightly at back. This will give you extra room to reach up and undo the engine bolts.

 

There may also be gussets between the bottom sides of the transmission bell and the engine for extra support.

 

 

If the flywheel surface is smooth,even and without gouges from running the disc down to the rivets just get a small block of wood and some 220 grit paper and use a circular motion to break the glaze on it.

 

The tip of the transmission rides in a pilot bushing in the end of the crankshaft. If it looks OK it probably is. If chipped cracked or otherwise broken get another for $3 and pound in with a block of wood. To remove the old one just hammer a screwdriver down the length of it in 2 or 3 places and fish out the pieces. Takes about one minute or less.

 

Before installing the transmission replace the release bearing. It's a high wear item and easy to change now because you don't want to remove the transmission again in 4 months in the winter. Gear puller to remove the old one, vice to press the new one on.

 

Now is also a good time to replace the $4 rear transmission seal on the tail where the drive shaft is pushed in. You can pry the old one out with a screwdriver and pound the new one in by placing a wooden block over it and using a hammer. Grease the lips so the driveshaft doesn't start up dry on it.

 

If you don't know when the oil was changed now is the time. 80w90 GL-4 only or marked 'yellow metal safe' or GL-4 compatible. (under two liters) If you changed the rear seal you could also switch to a synthetic or semi synthetic oil now. Filling the transmission is easy. Use several feet of old garden hose pushed down from the engine compartment and into thew fill hole. Get a kitchen funnel from a dollar store and fill until it runs out.

[rbastedo]

Awesome, thanks!

[rbastedo]

Not as straightforward as it could have been, very high temps outside and training some newbie wanna be mechanics and well, it took three days.

Granted some of that was spent running to the doctors and getting meds, looks like I have a venom allergy.

Hornets, wow now wan't that fun???

 

Anyway, all back together and very nice.

I have a suspension question posted over there and I need to find a new shifter gaiter somewhere.