The stock clutch was on its last leg to put it nicely. A quick shift or the old higher gear high load test would cause it to slip, so I have been taking it very easy on the Hachi thus far.
In the shop hanging out with its Supra sibling waiting to get this party started.
One step closer …
and ewwwwww…. greasy. I didn’t think Mike Rowe was going to stop by anytime soon, so I had to glove up and get greasy.
Eventually the dirty trans was out revealing a clutch that looks to be the original unit, or at least replaced by an OEM Toyota part at some point.
As much as I wanted to play with the shiny new parts, I had to do something about how nasty that trans was. It took a little while, but it cleaned up fairly well. I’m sure it will be out again sooner or later, and I’ll give it another round of de-greasing. Most of the clean up process was done using LA Awesome cleaner which is available elsewhere cheaper.
a few comparison pics.
ignore the random crap on the tool box, as usual, I’ve got way too many projects going on at one time.
Only thing I didn’t do was a weight comparison …
luckily I still have an extra Exedy to be able to add that info later if anyone is that curious. Biggest deal is them moving the weight toward the center. Bad for leverage, but good for rotational weight.
I think a new set of OEM bolts would have been okay for this application, but why when ARP’s are reasonably cheap, and quickly available.
The only hang up was the bearings. The Exedy clutch didn’t come with them and I gambled that the existing parts would be fairly new since the spec sheet said it already had Exedy clutch. I was wrong. I had a few set backs receiving the wrong parts, but eventually got the local auto parts stores to figure out that there were both front and rear wheel drive 85 Corollas.
The result, nothing but positive here. I wouldn’t purposely take this car into San Francisco at rush hour, but then I wouldn’t have done that with a stock clutch. Slip when cold is adequate to drive it on the street with only a little extra concentration. I haven’t gotten the clutch extremely hot yet but shifts when warm are instant engagement. It might be time to put that spare in one of the MR2’s!
