ok i am going to replace my clutch soon and i was wondering what special tools are needed and how much they usually run



thanks

It all depends on if you are changing the flywheel or just the clutch, if you have a flywheel change in mind there are quite a few tools used, if you are just changing the clutch a basic metric hand tool kit will suffice. about the only thing special you may need is a alignment tool for the clutch disc. Ussually these are included in most kits now, but if not, the auto parts stores will normally rent them out to customers. If not you can pick them up pretty cheap in a kit. Ussually less than $15 for a universal. I personally have an old input shaft from a broken trans mission I use.



If you are changing the flywheel as well, do a search here, or in the porting rebuilding thread, this has been covered many times, and you will get quite a few intresting ideas on how to get that pesky nut off the eccentric shaft.

May also consider the pilot shaft bearing... if you have to change it, you'll need the special puller

There's a neat little trick involving wet toilet paper & a wooden dowel for removing the pilot bearing. Those boogars are hard to get out without the special puller. I could not find one locally.

Would this work? Has anyone tried anyting similar? It's ALOT cheaper than the mazdatrix puller!

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/Disp...itemnumber=4876

I think what he is trying to do is just take it all off of his car... dunno if i am right just what i was thinking.

You can trim a regular pilot bearing tool to fit into the mazda pilot bearing. All you need is a grinder or a file to cut down the ears a little.



* I RECOMMEND YOU CHANGE THE PILOT BEARING* They usually dont last as long as a clutch, and i believe the extra play with a bad pilot bearing will put extra wear on the trannys bearings. And it only costs $11.00 so there is no reason why you shouldnt.

So that bearing puller will need to be grinded down to work? Anyone who has done this care to shed a little light on that process.

the harbor freight puller fits, its the puller that you can rent from autozone that does not fit. once you get it you will see how it works and where you have to grind it down, its not that much material to remove.

been there, done that in the early years, but the that mazda trix and us use is 100% better and less hassles. The little lips on the legs have a hard time gripping the bearing due to the size of the bearing and the edge on it.