Thread: How to: Replace Clutch in '04 Coupe
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Old Jun 3, 2012 | 12:39 PM
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Default Re: How to: Replace Clutch in '04 Coupe
Remove Propeller Shaft (Service Manual 3-26)


6. Remove the center exhaust heat shield nuts and the center heat shield.
7. Remove the rear transmission tunnel support bracket bolts and the bracket.


8. Support the transmission with a lift/jack (link)


9. Remove the transmission mount bolts, cross member bolts and cross member. (link)

10. Mark the location of the front and rear propeller shaft flange to the transmission output flange and the rear axle pinion flange to maintain proper balance of the drive line.” Using a paint pen (I used testers white and a toothpick), make a mark, like a line, on the transmission flange (triangle thingy with 3 bolts going to transmission) and a matching mark (line) on the rubber donut connecting thingy. Make another mark (dot) on the prop shaft flange and matching (dot) on the rubber donut. Repeat for rear section.


11. Remove prop shaft connecting bolts, front and rear (link)


12. Now the hard part, with all the bolts removed I had to pry the ends of the prop shaft away from the rear axle and transmission flanges. They move but you really gotta want it. This would have also been a great time to replace the flex discs (donuts). You can see the cracking around the bolt holes but I left mine alone. Maybe when I replace that leaky end cover (link)


13. Remove the center bearing bracket bolts, remove the propeller shaft from the vehicle at least one donut needs to be off, I removed the front one. (link)

Up Next: Removing the Transmission...
 
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