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’95 Cavalier clutch job

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  • #510028
    DaveDave
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      Hey guys. To make a long story short, I got most of the fasteners off for my flywheel housing on my ’95 Cavalier for a clutch job but ONE – the ONE.

      This one is behind the shift cables. I can’t get a wrench in to take the both cables off – just one. And there’s this clip that holds these – I don’t even know what to call them! The Haynes manual says nothing (big surprise!) and -this is what kills me – neither does the GM service manual! The Haynes book just copied the service manual!

      Why is this important? Well let me tall ya! There’s this one – ONE – fastener for the flywheel housing behind those things that’s holding everything together. I can’t get to it.

      Do any of you know how to get to that last fastener? Or the real procedure on how to get the transmission off?

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    • #510085
      college mancollege man
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        #510207
        DaveDave
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          Mine is slightly different. The directions in my Haynes manual and in the GM Service manual say nothing about getting to the fastener.

          #510210
          college mancollege man
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            You may need to undue or loosen the motor mounts
            and jack up the motor to tilt the trans downward
            to get at the fastener.

            #510217
            DaveDave
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              That one &^%*&% fastener that I couldn’t get to – it’s labeled ‘1’ in View A. I know it looks wide open in the diagram, but it’s really tight – the thermostat housing is above it, the harness goes by it and the shift cable bracket is right next to it so getting a socket in there is impossible and there’s no room for a wrench.

              I don’t know what to do. The car 183,000 miles on it and I’m tempted to give up.

              #510324
              DaveDave
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                I got it. I took the EGR/Thermostat housing off and the shift cable holder.

                #510393
                college mancollege man
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                  Glad your making progress. 🙂

                  #510981
                  DaveDave
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                    Got it in. Boy my arms and chest are tired and sore from fighting to get the transmission back in!

                    The car is driving fine and everything.

                    It’s just that the clutch pedal is so easy to push now! I bled the system 3 times thinking there’s still air in it and it’s still really easy.

                    #511018
                    college mancollege man
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                      glad you are working it out.

                      #511048
                      DaveDave
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                        Exedy tech support got back to me – fast! Those guys are great when it comes to questions.

                        They said everything sounds like it’s working fine. Many times, new clutches will feel a lot easier because of diaphragm spring curve and not having debris in the pivot ring area.

                        I still may have to bleed it again.

                        My OEM release bearing lasted almost 183,000 miles (the clutch was starting to show that copper looking “base” – I don’t know what to call it – so I think it was on its way out too.) So my point is; I think this will be the last clutch ever in this car.

                        On another note, my wife diagnosed me with poisoning (she’s a nurse practitioner). I was going crazy with the brake cleaner to get all that grease and dirt cleaned up and I was experiencing visual distortions. No other symptoms.

                        She’s real insistent that I use gloves when working on the cars because skin absorbs chemicals. Just think, a nicotine patch works because the skin absorbs the drug. And there’s also the fumes. I was outside but there wasn’t any breeze and I was sticking my head in the compartment ….

                        We need to be careful when using all these chemicals. Auto maintenance and well, cars in general, have a lot of toxic chemicals. I’m trying to find the cite, but auto techs have a really high incidence of cancer.

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