So the clutch on my 95 4runner is completely burnt out where the motor will not engage the transmission...i'ma try to fix it myself...I have the shop manual and it doesn't look too impossible, but the shop manual says I should also use a run out guage to make sure the flywheel isn't shot- I don't have a run out gauge; how often does the flywheel on a standard go out before the clutch disk? Also if anyone's done this before and has some pointers id appreciate them...thanks
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If you burnt out the clutch, definitely get the flywheel resurfaced or you'll quickly trash the new clutch.
my buddy works at a car dealer. he got me new clutch . flywheel. and exhuast manifold gasket for 160 bucks. threw napa.
Considering some of the el-cheapo flywheels I've seen, I'd consider machining a brand new one to make sure it is flat - at which point it is cheaper to resurface the one you have.
If you need the job done faster have a new flywheel ready, it saves the machining time. If you can salvage the old flywheel keep it for a future clutch job.
The clutch job in these trucks is pretty painless, just go by the book and it's easy.
The clutch job in these trucks is pretty painless, just go by the book and it's easy.
DO NOT buy a cheap clutch kit. go to Marlin or do the stock toyota one. Not a job you want to do again because you wanted to save a 100.00!!!!! pilot bearing and new toyota or marling throw out bearing also...
^^^ Very good advice.
Count me on the list of people that learned this lesson the hard way. NEVER AGAIN.
You will need to put a wrench on the front of the crankshaft to hold it in order to get the flywheel bolts out and when re-installing them. 19mm, on a long breaker bar, prop it against the frame rail.
Count me on the list of people that learned this lesson the hard way. NEVER AGAIN.
You will need to put a wrench on the front of the crankshaft to hold it in order to get the flywheel bolts out and when re-installing them. 19mm, on a long breaker bar, prop it against the frame rail.
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Well, I got everything off, spent surprisingly little having the flywheel refinished (the machine shop I took it to did it for $43 and it looks new now, they even got it back to me the same day I adopted it off), and am gonna start putting it back together today. I don't know what much about the replacement clutch I bought, other than the fact ths it cost like $130 andthe guy from O'reillys told me it has a lifetime warranty as long as I have the receipt (and lifetime warranty is specified on the receipt).
Downside of the cheap lifetime warranty clutches is that you'll be doing the labor again when it burns out in 20K miles...
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You boys are scaring me... I just finished putting everything back together and it runs great, but that was a lot more of a pain in the ass then I thought it would be and was hoping it wouldn't need to be done for the next 207k...
We'll be here when you come back to replace it again...
My first experience with "lifetime warranty" parts on my Toyota was replacing the clutch master when I bought my truck. After replacing it for the third time in two years - yes, they kept giving them to me for "free" - I went back to OEM...