Doing the clutch today, HELP Options

[ripper911]

So, then. I'll be attempting to change my clutch today, I don't really work on cars very much, so I am going to be asking you people some questions.

First, besides a flywheel lock and the alignment tool, do I need any other special tools?

Someone here suggested using four jackstands to only raise the rear end, how does that sound to the others here and where do the stands go for stabilitys sake.

would putting the front of the car on ramps and the rear on stands to have the whole thing in the air be a good idea? or the other way around...

anything that might be of use is needed from all of you whom are more experienced than myself. I have no clue what I'm doing, but I'll follow the procedures and hope I'm up to it.

I'm about to go buy the parts, and go to my dads house to use his garage/tools.
I'll be posting pics if there is any trouble.

I will have the 914 914/6 handbook, the haynes manual, and the Dr 914 procedure that comes with the kit.

Thanks in advance! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/KMA.gif)

[SLITS]

Oops, re-read your question.

That dimension is set by measuring the movement fore and aft in the case. The shims are behind the flywheel. Replacing a clutch does not change the end play.

If you had installed a reground flywheel, you should check it. As long as it was the same flywheel and you saved the shims, you could get away with reinstallation more than likely and be ok.

Oh, there are 3 shims.

Now you know .............

You could do it with feeler guages, but you still need a postive place to measure from. Bolt flywheel up with 2 shims. Push crank foreward in case. Rig a stiff wire from a case bolt that just touches the flywheel. Pull the crankshaft aft. Measure the distance from the wire to the flywheel with a feeler gauge. The correct dimension is in the Haynes book. For kicks, let's say it's .004". You take the measurement of the feeler guage you got, subtract .004 and that's the thickness of the 3rd shim that is added to get the correct dimension. Alas, you have to know what thickness your shim is. Harbor Freight ... $20 - $30 bucks for a digital caliper.