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- From: eur@dutncp2.tn.tudelft.nl (Eur van Andel)
- Subject: Re: Throw-out bearing replacement
- Message-ID: <eur.715438902@dutncp8>
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- Organisation: TU Delft, The Netherlands
- Organization: Delft University of Technology
- References: <1992Sep1.201331.21206@intelhf.hf.intel.com>
- Date: Wed, 2 Sep 1992 13:01:42 GMT
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- In <1992Sep1.201331.21206@intelhf.hf.intel.com> yhcrana@intelhf.hf.intel.com (Karl Brown) writes:
-
- >I just purchased a 1980 Fiat Spider 2000, and have noticed that when I
- >push the clutch in, a slight rattling/whining is heard. All of the
- >Fiat mechanics I've talked to tell me that I need to replace the
- >throw-out bearing, which is only a $20 part, with the added price tag
- >of $250 for labor to drop the transmission out. Since I am low on
- >cash, I am thinking about doing this myself. My question is this:
-
- > a) Having never done it, or anything like this before, am I safe
- > doing it alone and just using a Hanes manual as my guide?
- NOT alone. You won't be able to get the tranny back in.
- Practice on the junkyard.
-
- >
- > b) Can I really screw things up pretty badly if I do something
- > less than completely stupid, i.e. can a small mistake wreck my
- > car?
- Naah. If you drop the tranny from 3' on concrete maybe. Did you plan
- to do this?
-
-
- >The reason I want to try to drop the tranny myself is not only to save
- >money, but to learn about how my car works, and since it is a Fiat I
- >can see myself working on it often. Is this a good first project, or
- >should I just shell out the 300 bucks and have a professional do it?
- It is a BIG project, not very difficult.
- With two people it should take 2 days.
-
- eur
-