[95DevilDucky]

need a bit of help. I drive a 95 Escort lx. my clutch is just about gone. and i have no money to go to a shop. so i was gonna do it myself. but i dont know how. i need a bit of help because my step dad thinks he has a clue about cars but in reality knows nothing. so can anyone please help me in changing my clutch?

 

[EscorGo]

Do a search. There's all sorts of instructions on how to do the job. what to do when certain steps go wrong, e.g. wheel nuts, stuck axles, stripped Xmember bolts etc. There are also threads on which kits to buy. The job is going to cost you $200 plus for parts. If you don't have the tools - more.

 

[denisond3]

In this forum (drivetrains), there is a sticky at the upper part of page 1 that is fairly good - if you want to just change the clutch. Its title is: How-To: 1.9 Transmission Removal/Replacement

I have found that about the time/distance the clutch is worn out on a car, there are other things I want to 'freshen' in the motor - so the old motor stuff wont be annoying me with work under the hood while the new clutch is working fine.

 

[EscorGo]

It's a good time to replace those worn out motor mounts.

When I did my clutch I ended up replacing the front wheel bearings. One had some definite play so I did both. The 'scort had 212K miles on the clock

Always have the flywheel resurfaced as part of the clutch R&R.

 

[DangerRanger]

Clutch Job Plus

You might want to check out replacing the REAR MAIN SEAL if your car has a lot of miles ( mine had a zillion ). It's a piece of cake once you have it all apart. I used the 'drilling a small hole in the seal and drywall screw' trick. Be very careful and don't scratch the crank , AT ALL.
Any of those things you can't do without taking the trans off you want to check out completely. While you have the chance.
Axle seals are also a whole lot easier to change with the transaxle on the ground.

 

[therieldeal]

+1 for axles seals and rear main seal. the axle seals on these things are notorious for being leaky.

 

[95DevilDucky]

thanks guy. for the advise. i checked and my rear main seals r fine. the clutch wore into the flywheel so i had to replace that too. and i got home the next day and my passenger side axle started popping so i had to replace that in my front yard. and while i was takin it off. the forearm that goes into the trans came loose and popped off. still in the trans. so i had a bit of work to do. but its fine now. everything is good. thanks for the help yall.