mlambie

Mike, you can either make an engine support bracket or buy one pretty inexpensive. I made mine out of 2" gas line pipe and some chain and turnbuckles. If you want more detail let me know. But I found one at Performance Tool for $40 and I think it would have been smarter to have paid that instead of making it, especially at that price. I checked our tool rental place that normally has stuff like this but they did not have it but they did have a transmission jack that could be rented for about $25 a day. Not too bad. Mike

I'm putting a new clutch in a 1992 loyale. Got the whole clutch kit (pressue plate, pilot and thow out bearing and clutch) for $140. Manual says that the clutch will say which side faces the flywheel, but I don't see anything that tells me which way. When I pulled off the pressure plate the clutch fell out and I did not see the way the old one was installed. Any clues.

Autozone was the trick. They loan out a blind bearing puller like a dent puller at no cost (unless you don't bring it back). The puller is too long but I'll get a bolt with the same thread pattern to connect to the bearing attachment. Made a jig out of wood to drive the throw out bearing out. Thanks all for keeping me on track. mike

Question for the experts. My son has a 1992 Loyale 2WD with a 147,000 miles. I tried adjustments but was unable to get the clutch to engage. The clutch made a slipping sound so I assumed the clutch was a goner even though the mileage seemed a little too soon based on what I have read on this site. What is also peculiar is that I had driven this car only a month or so previous and got no indication of a clutch close to end of life, even though the clutch pedal probably could use some adjustment. Well, I got to the clutch and it's not down to the rivets even though it's close and the pressure plate does not look wore out either. What may be peculiar since I am not familiar with FWD or AWD repair is that the front and back sides of the clutch were very loose and the new clutch is not so at all. My concern is that after taking the transaxle etc all apart... that putting it back together with the new clutch may not be the fix. Has anyone had a similar experience? What are the failure modes of the clutch. What else could be the problem. Yep, I'm taking advice from you experts. I'm replacing anything that's replaceable. Throwout bearing, pilot bearing, clutch fork clips, and pressure plate. Anything else? Also not sure how to get that pilot bearing out but in absence of a response, I suppose I can figure that out. I looked on the repair advise section and found nothing on drivetrain. Perhaps I'm looking in the wrong place. Thanks. Mike