I’ve never broken a bolt, stripped the skin from my knuckles or dropped something requiring me to disassemble what I just put together by making a comment. The temperature is also a lot cooler in the comments compared to the garage.
@@mikeam3871 I've waited a mighty long time for my turn to stay on the ground, point up at a roof to tell workers what I would have done.. after they finish. The natural cycle of life, I reckon!
This is how a professional installs a clutch. Had I made a video of my "driveway" clutch jobs (if I could even video in my youth) you could see how not to install a clutch! Good job, Mr. O!
As a Certified Educated Master Automotive Technician with 14 Master's Degrees and 150,000 ASE Certifications with 190,000 years of experience I can say with absolute certainty that I don't care in the least how much grease Eric puts on anything.
The amount of grease is vitally important. The local mechanic in my town growing up religiously told DIYer's "be careful, too much grease softens the metal"! This man was a master at replacing tie rod ends and ball joints....he made a good living at it....I wonder why? 🤔
South Main Auto.. Awesome video my friend. "They say a greased shaft makes it easy going in, and something about a dry shaft is not good". That's what I've heard anyway. Joking aside, nice little clutch job on the ole 5.0 makes for some awesome videos.
Have put in a many of clutches back in my day, a lot of them were in the parking of a filling station, and our lift was a scissor jack from the trunk. Roll it up on your stomach and use your knees to lift it up. Had to do what you had to back in the day. Good job on explaining the process….
without internet experts we wouldn't have anyone to make fun of or ridicule in youtube videos. There are always some tips, tricks, and procedures that Eric shares on purpose or by accident that most appreciate, especially moi...
My first car was a 302 V-8 hooked up to a 3 speed tranny. That quickly gave way to a top loader 4 speed and the engine completely redone with racing crank, pistons, cam and lifters and rocker arms, etc. etc. Eventually had a Weind tunnel ram with dual 465 Holleys on top and a narrowed rear end. I drove that everywhere. Some people would ask what was wrong with the car because at idle it would shake the fenders at the light. I even took my mom shopping in it. Then a taxi spun it around 360 and that was the end of that. There is no sound like a healthy V-8 no matter who the manufacturer.
Ah, the UA-cam masters and all their glory! They watched their uncle do brakes once and he briefly mentioned torque specs and now they know absolutely everything!
My go to method is to put in a couple bolts, see the bellhousing gap go flush, send in like 6 bolts then go to the other side and see a gap from where i've been pinching a locating dowel or something. Highly recomend
I feel that. Or get it all back together, and then the clutch doesn't work after you've been muscling the transmission into place and have to take it apart again.
Eric just an FYI if the car comes back for turn signals not working there is a green wire up underneath the dash near the clutch cable that rubs on a bracket and blows the fuse. I replaced a clutch in my 95 Mustang and had this problem. For these cars it’s somewhat common. The lack of tension on the clutch cable disturbs that wire.
The previous owner of my Civic did not believe in using the clutch to shift. What a nice guy. The synchros were so warn that 5 speed stick was actually a 4 speed as it would not stay in 5th by the time I sold it 30k miles later. Thanks for another entertaining and educational video!
Nice lil Mustang! I was wondering about the flywheel replacement. 40 odd years ago when I was doing that kinda work, it only cost 25 or 30 bucks to get a flywheel resurfaced. (We cleaned 'em up prior to delivery to the machine shop) The cost to replace was always much more expensive. My, how things have changed... We're in a throw-away society these days. Good work, Mr. O.!
I remember also when I started wrenching back in the 80’s sending the flywheel out to get resurfaced and new flywheels were few and far between. Sometimes if the machine shop knew what they were doing they would look up the spec before machining it for height/thickness. Sometimes it would be a day or two out to get it done.
The issue isn't that the flywheel is throw away - the issue is that you often can't find a shop to machine it. So lack of available knowledge and labor forces you to chuck it, sadly. I recently changed the clutch on one of my cars and a previous idiot broke one of the locating pins off. The machinist I found locally wouldn't touch it because those pins are so hard you can't drill them out and he couldn't surface it with a bit of broken pin protruding out. So the amount of expense to have him cut a large hole in the flywheel and then plug it wasn't worth it. The new flywheels are garbage so I just cleaned up the old one with a disc sander and 120 grit and sent it. Looked WAY better than this Mustang, though. Almost 1000 miles on it and all is well.
Ive had many mustangs over the years, all being 5 speed variety. Never once has the self adjusting quadrant work for me. They always break the teeth off. So i always just install the one piece aluminum one with the adjustable cable. And they are slow, but fun as hell to drive
Same. It was ok in my 88 foxbody mustang, never had to adjust it though. When i pulled the motor and trans i put it in my 90 incoln mark vii converting it to stick, i put the aluminum quadrant w adjustable cable. Man...was that car so fun to drive. Even just the little bit i did to the Lincoln, it was faster than the mustang, still on air ride. Had that car so nice, all primered and ready for paint until i totaled it drunk driving in the rain, 100-125 yards from my house going through the gears spinning the tires until i hit 3rd or 4th, caught traction n went wide ways into a pole. Crushed the car in a good 10" 4" behind me. Little closer forward, i prob woulda been dead. Totalling that car was heartbreaking after all i the i did to it. The stupid ish we do when we're kids.
First smog tube I've seen on an old 5.0 in 20 years, whoa! I've also done the same thing on fox's and sn95's more than I want to admit but I wanted to watch someone else do it 😂
REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!! ( oops, wrong video! ) you have to listen to us You Tube professionals, we know everything! Actually, I'm a retired master technician having worked 24 years in the auto repair industry. I enjoy watching a man who knows his job and enjoys doing the best work possible.
Well I have always lubed the input shaft splines, frt brg hsg collar the T/O brg rides on & also the T/O brg sleeve inner groove. Good tips on alignment & different pilot brgs b/c it should slide in if everything is prepped correctly just like you did. It's nice to watch a clutch replacement on a V8 RWD now that I have retired. I enjoy watching you work and I don't get dirty, cut or sore the next day 🙂
Loved this video. I own a 94 convertible. I have updated the suspension, have big brakes to put on along with 18in wheels. Can't wait to finish it. So fun to drive. Wish you had more older cars to work on. Keep up the great work.
What! No oscilloscope segment or wiring diagram, pins in and pins out! You mean these videos were organically raw true blue straight up hardcore mechanic work! Awesome videos Eric! Totally enjoy watching all parts! The “only” thing I would say is, you should have put new rubber hangers on that bracket by the crossmember it was right there, since the rubber is old, this is it. Thank you
My Dad and I dropped a 455 engine and 400 turbo out of a 1972 Oldsmobile 9 passenger station wagon into a 1974 Chevy Spirit of America Impala back in the mid 1980's .I ran it with open headers back in my teen years ....Every time I rev that engine all you could hear was " Make America Great Again " And that Tune from Foreigner " Rev on the Redline " 😮
Love when Eric O interacts with his cat 😎 .. Family man .. animal man .. best mechanic on earth best UA-cam channel 😎.. I don’t miss an episode .. Toronto 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦
Pro 5.0 was a popular aftermarket shifter; I have a Hurst in mine. Both had adjustable stops. Most everyone got rid of the plastic clutch quadrant adjuster, since they broke so easily after a few years use. My replacement is old school, adjustable at the transmission under the cover. Newer ones are adjustable at the firewall. BTW, my '88 is 400hp supercharged with the Borg Warner T5 upgraded with Tremec internals. Zoom kevlar clutch replaced the OEM a long time ago.
I know it has to be a pita to take us along on these jobs that aren't case studies, just the nitty gritty but I know we all appreciate it. especially since we ain't getting dirty, get your humor, see Vic, Luna and Mrs O. Thanks brother!
I love this video. In high school, in 1968, I bought an 1952 MG TD. It needed a new clutch. My friends and I boosted it up on cement blocks. I remember my Dad, who grew up an a ranch, telling me that he would dispose of the car if he found me with even one toe under it when is was not on blocks. At the parts store, a kindly man with gray hair admonished the three of us, "do not force the shaft into the bearing." Just like Eric said. My Dad, who had replaced dozens of clutches, said the _same_ thing. I dropped one of the bell housing nuts, onto the clean, clear, smooth, cement of the driveway, and it fled into the wilderness never to be seen again! Man those were the days. This was a two seater, four cylinder engine, with two dual carburetors. Yes each cylinder had its own carburetor. The steering wheel turned from 8 o'clock to 4 o'clock; 270° stop-to-stop. This was in Phoenix so the open desert roads beckoned. I was _insane_ No seat belt. No roll bar. So much fun.
Is this the first time we haven’t heard the horn when you back out? Stunning that the stock exhaust is still in usable condition. Great 3 video series. Cool format.
I had an old 69 GMC pickup truck 250 3 on the tree, used to change out the clutch laying on my drive way, tons of fun. Watching you do it is much much more enjoyable Super job!
Loved the Series.I know it's a lot of work for you making the videos on top of everything else y'all got going on. I appreciate it.I enjoy them, thank you.
I once converted a Ford 26m from automatic to manual transmission in a gravel driveway when stationed in Germany because an automatic was a rare beast there and prohibitively expensive. My landlord thought l was nuts but it worked, after that he was impressed,l drove it for 2 years and still sold it for a profit.
Good job Eric in explaining to us old school guys about composite bearings. Making more parts out of plastic. Who would have thunk it. lol Automatic clutch adjustment. Really. I remember doing my first clutch job on my 65 GTO. Tried to force that Muncie four speed in with the bolt and broke the ear off the casing. Luckily it still worked. Crazy stuff. You just can’t please some of these know it alls. Your videos give great advice to those that have never worked on cars. I watch all your videos and even though I’ve worked as a mechanic when cars were more simple (for some) I love watching your diagnoses. Excellent!
I like the look on a customers face the first time they step on the pedal after replacing a totally worn out mess with seized pivot and worn out fork along with a worn out clutch shaft. I put grease on the clutch shaft also. Damn the torpedoes if the dust sticks to it later on down the road.
1 Ton Dodge PU clutch. Customer brought me the parts along with a "reman" pressure plate. Got to do the job, on the floor, twice............................. Great video Eric!!
Every muscle car I bought in the 70s had a 4-speed, and every single one had a shot clutch. Actually my '63 Imp had a massive HD iron 3-speed. That monster was fun removing & installing on my back, in the driveway, as always. My AMX has the "First Design Super T-10" which of course is all iron too. Had that in and out twice. The T-5 in my '89 Camaro was relatively easy! Anyway, I guess I did them right, because I did them all very carefully the South Main Auto way. I used to set the Hurst shifters in the short-throw position. I miss the whine of the M-22...
Great Series Eric...thanks for bringing us along....I am sure it is a bear trying to set up all your shots and all that techno smart stuff and then to even sound smart...most of the time! We love ya and will keep coming back for more as long as you post the videos!! Thanks!
Aah yes, pilot bearings! I had a 2000 Camaro SS with an oil leak. Took it to a guy who assumed it was a rear block cover or crank seal. Pulled the transmission and then found it was the oil pressure switch, after he did the cover and seal. Put it back together and gave it back. After 10 miles it started screaming every time I used the clutch. Took it back and he test drove it and told the service writer 'It's not anything I did!' Ask me why I DIY whenever I can! I hate being lied to.
Awesome job ! You are absolutely right to lightly lube the splines on the drive snout with a film coating of grease, in fact its not a bad idea to put a blob of sticky wheel bearing grease into the pilot bearings wiith your pinkie finger to lube them and help hold them in place similar to the needle bearings in the bearing cups when putting together universal driveshaft joints. Some say don't lube in fear of grease getting onto the clutch surfaces but as long as you do not get carried away and overlube its not a problem.
This series made me remember when I changed the clutch on my 69 Camaro when I was a teenager. Had the engine out and used the transmission as the alignment tool. Just working with what you had!
That is the easy way to align them. Out of the car. My 1980 datsun had the best design I had ever seen on a clutch. You took off an access cover, pulled out a transfer shaft, and there was your clutch plate. Slap it in, put gear shaft back and bolt on access cover. Did it in driveway in 30 minutes in a blizzard. Guess the only way they could have made it easier is put the cover on top so you didn't need to crawl under the car.
You are right that nothing sounds as good as a healthy V8. I have a 2014 Mustang GT with GT500 mufflers and no resonators. I love how it sounds. Mine is an automatic so no clutch replacements for it.
Enjoyed the series. I'm planning to fix the leak in an '03 caravan with the big 3.3L. Leaks one quart trans fluid every two hours runtime. Oil pump seal probably. Fluid comes out of bell housing. Seeing a big job like this getting done gives me motivation and the thought that if Eric can do it, ...
Did a clutch on a '85 Tbird Turbo-coupe years ago. It had a needle bearing for the flywheel. Had it all back together and could not shift into 1st due to dragging bearing. Turns out the bearing was shot and the housing/cage had ground into the end of the input shaft and was dragging. It was a bear to get that shell out of the end of the crank. Eventually prevailed and drove that car for many years of winters before it rotted apart (it was a beater with dents and rust when I got it at the impound lot auction). Despite the bad piston and a couple of rounds of bad valve seals and oil use, that thing would ALWAYS start in the worst cold morning (-20 or worse).
The legend has blessed us once more I can only smile at the thought of all that clutch material ending up in the breather of the Chevy trying so hard to keep up it blew up and soon Eric will get to replace the engine in that Chevy and make more money and videos lol great video as usual
Ty Eric for another video. I always look forward to seeing them with my morning coffee. You provide us with your know how with extreme expertise, humor and liability. You are the best and go to guy when I want to learn how to do things right and diagnose problems. Have to mention that if I want comedy, quick and dirty and messiness, I go see Rainman Ray. I don't like how he copies you with the brake clean intro and when he includes his wife. Feels like he is trying to complete with you and it isn't even close!! Ha
That is the cleanest underside of any car I have seen you work on. So much easier changing a clutch on a lift instead of on the driveway. The F100 I had was tall enough I did not even need to put it on jack stands.
Great job Mr. O. Better you than me, thank the lord! Such a sweet machine, and it shows that his owner loves it! Keep up the great vids, with the insightful comments and tips you give out. Thanks.
Good job SMA, reminded me when I did my Firebird/Trans Am with the big 5.7 LS1. Did mine 3 or 4 times. My problem was I went to this place called Auto-something and saw they had a lifetime warranty clutch. "It's gotta be good if it has a lifetime warranty, RIGHT?" Boy was I wrong on that. Pressure plate was absolutely garbage, only lasting 8 or 10 months. Finally broke down and bought a Monster clutch. Haven't had a problem since, "can give it all the beans!"
I finally used those crimp Heat shrink & seal barrel connectors that you recommend the other day and they worked excellent? I repaired the lighting harness on my lawn tractor with those. Thanks for the Link. You have great information and always entertaining!!!
I've never been to Avoca, but I've been an SMA fan so long I feel like I know my way around.
me either and im only like 2 hrs away
@@AwakeDude911 I drove by on the interstate a few weeks ago.
Lovedd the comment, Mrs. O's minivan could smoke this thing!!
I like being a Comment Expert, I hardly ever get cut or dirty or even sweat at this job. Thanks Eric, you always keep this fun!
made me chuckle, i also was thinking that being an expert in the comments section sounded about my speed - where do I sign up ?
I’ve never broken a bolt, stripped the skin from my knuckles or dropped something requiring me to disassemble what I just put together by making a comment. The temperature is also a lot cooler in the comments compared to the garage.
@@mikeam3871 I've waited a mighty long time for my turn to stay on the ground, point up at a roof to tell workers what I would have done.. after they finish. The natural cycle of life, I reckon!
This is how a professional installs a clutch. Had I made a video of my "driveway" clutch jobs (if I could even video in my youth) you could see how not to install a clutch!
Good job, Mr. O!
The Pro5.0 short shifter was the one to have back in the day!
Yup. I had one in my foxbody. Banging through the gears was much quicker
Don't ever let the comment section tell you how to lube the shaft before inserting it Eric! You do you!
As a Certified Educated Master Automotive Technician with 14 Master's Degrees and 150,000 ASE Certifications with 190,000 years of experience I can say with absolute certainty that I don't care in the least how much grease Eric puts on anything.
The amount of grease is vitally important. The local mechanic in my town growing up religiously told DIYer's "be careful, too much grease softens the metal"! This man was a master at replacing tie rod ends and ball joints....he made a good living at it....I wonder why? 🤔
South Main Auto.. Awesome video my friend. "They say a greased shaft makes it easy going in, and something about a dry shaft is not good". That's what I've heard anyway. Joking aside, nice little clutch job on the ole 5.0 makes for some awesome videos.
I swear, lawnmower man keeps an eye on you, and starts mowing every time you bust out the cams.
Lawnmower guy is at it again must be on SMA video schedule.
He must use a ton of gas.
Haha, I came to the comments to say the same thing
As many times he mows the lawn, he must be mowing dirt. 🤷♂
Have put in a many of clutches back in my day, a lot of them were in the parking of a filling station, and our lift was a scissor jack from the trunk. Roll it up on your stomach and use your knees to lift it up. Had to do what you had to back in the day. Good job on explaining the process….
without internet experts we wouldn't have anyone to make fun of or ridicule in youtube videos. There are always some tips, tricks, and procedures that Eric shares on purpose or by accident that most appreciate, especially moi...
My first car was a 302 V-8 hooked up to a 3 speed tranny. That quickly gave way to a top loader 4 speed and the engine completely redone with racing crank, pistons, cam and lifters and rocker arms, etc. etc. Eventually had a Weind tunnel ram with dual 465 Holleys on top and a narrowed rear end. I drove that everywhere. Some people would ask what was wrong with the car because at idle it would shake the fenders at the light. I even took my mom shopping in it. Then a taxi spun it around 360 and that was the end of that.
There is no sound like a healthy V-8 no matter who the manufacturer.
Ah, the UA-cam masters and all their glory! They watched their uncle do brakes once and he briefly mentioned torque specs and now they know absolutely everything!
I can't believe how original this car is
That looks super clean for a New York car!
Closer to what real cars were like back in the day 😁
Underpowered with zero efficiency. Yee haw
@@no-wr6bj ...and no safety nannies. Whooo boy
@@JeffMaggard Even safety nannies cant stop a mustang from crashing into just about anything. Its their purpose
I am glad the Shop Forman CAT was in this episode keeping an eye on your work.
Got to be the last 3 peddle 5.0 with factory exhaust in the wild!
My go to method is to put in a couple bolts, see the bellhousing gap go flush, send in like 6 bolts then go to the other side and see a gap from where i've been pinching a locating dowel or something. Highly recomend
I feel that. Or get it all back together, and then the clutch doesn't work after you've been muscling the transmission into place and have to take it apart again.
Bonus points if you can catch a wire in there and really pinch it down good. Makes the job at least twice as fun!
Eric just an FYI if the car comes back for turn signals not working there is a green wire up underneath the dash near the clutch cable that rubs on a bracket and blows the fuse. I replaced a clutch in my 95 Mustang and had this problem. For these cars it’s somewhat common. The lack of tension on the clutch cable disturbs that wire.
Nice to see EO do a Trans job, instead of just break job, we all know how to do buy now! Thanks EO❤❤❤❤
The previous owner of my Civic did not believe in using the clutch to shift. What a nice guy. The synchros were so warn that 5 speed stick was actually a 4 speed as it would not stay in 5th by the time I sold it 30k miles later. Thanks for another entertaining and educational video!
Nice lil Mustang! I was wondering about the flywheel replacement. 40 odd years ago when I was doing that kinda work, it only cost 25 or 30 bucks to get a flywheel resurfaced. (We cleaned 'em up prior to delivery to the machine shop) The cost to replace was always much more expensive.
My, how things have changed... We're in a throw-away society these days.
Good work, Mr. O.!
I remember also when I started wrenching back in the 80’s sending the flywheel out to get resurfaced and new flywheels were few and far between. Sometimes if the machine shop knew what they were doing they would look up the spec before machining it for height/thickness. Sometimes it would be a day or two out to get it done.
I remember once feeling the surface. Smooth, i'll save a few bucks. Car bucked like a bronco the first thousand miles.
The issue isn't that the flywheel is throw away - the issue is that you often can't find a shop to machine it. So lack of available knowledge and labor forces you to chuck it, sadly. I recently changed the clutch on one of my cars and a previous idiot broke one of the locating pins off. The machinist I found locally wouldn't touch it because those pins are so hard you can't drill them out and he couldn't surface it with a bit of broken pin protruding out. So the amount of expense to have him cut a large hole in the flywheel and then plug it wasn't worth it. The new flywheels are garbage so I just cleaned up the old one with a disc sander and 120 grit and sent it. Looked WAY better than this Mustang, though. Almost 1000 miles on it and all is well.
@@MH-ev3wr I was offered a lathe, but I had to pick it up that weekend. I couldn't find anyone who could move the 6 ton machine for me.
Ive had many mustangs over the years, all being 5 speed variety. Never once has the self adjusting quadrant work for me. They always break the teeth off. So i always just install the one piece aluminum one with the adjustable cable. And they are slow, but fun as hell to drive
Same. It was ok in my 88 foxbody mustang, never had to adjust it though. When i pulled the motor and trans i put it in my 90 incoln mark vii converting it to stick, i put the aluminum quadrant w adjustable cable. Man...was that car so fun to drive. Even just the little bit i did to the Lincoln, it was faster than the mustang, still on air ride. Had that car so nice, all primered and ready for paint until i totaled it drunk driving in the rain, 100-125 yards from my house going through the gears spinning the tires until i hit 3rd or 4th, caught traction n went wide ways into a pole. Crushed the car in a good 10" 4" behind me. Little closer forward, i prob woulda been dead. Totalling that car was heartbreaking after all i the i did to it. The stupid ish we do when we're kids.
Texas expert here. Hotter than a Stihl chainsaw in a Tennessee pawn shop. Nice Stang.
First smog tube I've seen on an old 5.0 in 20 years, whoa! I've also done the same thing on fox's and sn95's more than I want to admit but I wanted to watch someone else do it 😂
Hello from Hot and Humid Florida . I enjoy your sense of humor Mr. O . Helps me Unwind from a steamy day of turning wrenches.
HAD A OLD FRIEND WHO LIVED IN JUNIPER NEAR BURT REYNOLDS HOUSE
TOO HUMID WITH GATORS
MOVED OUT 10 YRS AGO
Another good day watching all 3 episodes back to back. Eric O. doing it right again.
REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!! ( oops, wrong video! ) you have to listen to us You Tube professionals, we know everything! Actually, I'm a retired master technician having worked 24 years in the auto repair industry. I enjoy watching a man who knows his job and enjoys doing the best work possible.
Nce series on installing a mustang clutch on the big 5.0, your hard work on filming like this is appreciated by your audience I know it is by me😊
Well I have always lubed the input shaft splines, frt brg hsg collar the T/O brg rides on & also the T/O brg sleeve inner groove. Good tips on alignment & different pilot brgs b/c it should slide in if everything is prepped correctly just like you did. It's nice to watch a clutch replacement on a V8 RWD now that I have retired. I enjoy watching you work and I don't get dirty, cut or sore the next day 🙂
Loved this video. I own a 94 convertible. I have updated the suspension, have big brakes to put on along with 18in wheels. Can't wait to finish it. So fun to drive. Wish you had more older cars to work on. Keep up the great work.
What! No oscilloscope segment or wiring diagram, pins in and pins out! You mean these videos were organically raw true blue straight up hardcore mechanic work! Awesome videos Eric! Totally enjoy watching all parts! The “only” thing I would say is, you should have put new rubber hangers on that bracket by the crossmember it was right there, since the rubber is old, this is it. Thank you
My Dad and I dropped a 455 engine and 400 turbo out of a 1972 Oldsmobile 9 passenger station wagon into a 1974 Chevy Spirit of America Impala back in the mid 1980's .I ran it with open headers back in my teen years ....Every time I rev that engine all you could hear was " Make America Great Again " And that Tune from Foreigner " Rev on the Redline " 😮
Love when Eric O interacts with his cat 😎 .. Family man .. animal man .. best mechanic on earth best UA-cam channel 😎.. I don’t miss an episode .. Toronto 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦
Just the fact that you are willing to pick us all up and hold on to us is what makes this channel likeable. Thanks for the video!
Pro 5.0 was a popular aftermarket shifter; I have a Hurst in mine. Both had adjustable stops. Most everyone got rid of the plastic clutch quadrant adjuster, since they broke so easily after a few years use. My replacement is old school, adjustable at the transmission under the cover. Newer ones are adjustable at the firewall.
BTW, my '88 is 400hp supercharged with the Borg Warner T5 upgraded with Tremec internals. Zoom kevlar clutch replaced the OEM a long time ago.
Great series of videos. Thanks. Always enjoy.
I know it has to be a pita to take us along on these jobs that aren't case studies, just the nitty gritty but I know we all appreciate it. especially since we ain't getting dirty, get your humor, see Vic, Luna and Mrs O. Thanks brother!
Nice series, Mr O!! Thank you for bringing us along!! Always a good time with SMA! Be blessed, and keep on truckin!
This is a great clutch replacement video, memories of the 60s and 70s
Just commenting to get the Luna comment count up and improve the algorithm.
I know what your mean about V8 sound. I have a 455 Firebird with flowmasters and I love to just hear the rumble.
I don't mind the Mini series. More informative. You put this together quite well.
Im an expert at getting a beer before I switch on the SMA video...thanks for the video 🐾🍺
I love this video. In high school, in 1968, I bought an 1952 MG TD. It needed a new clutch. My friends and I boosted it up on cement blocks. I remember my Dad, who grew up an a ranch, telling me that he would dispose of the car if he found me with even one toe under it when is was not on blocks. At the parts store, a kindly man with gray hair admonished the three of us, "do not force the shaft into the bearing." Just like Eric said. My Dad, who had replaced dozens of clutches, said the _same_ thing. I dropped one of the bell housing nuts, onto the clean, clear, smooth, cement of the driveway, and it fled into the wilderness never to be seen again! Man those were the days. This was a two seater, four cylinder engine, with two dual carburetors. Yes each cylinder had its own carburetor. The steering wheel turned from 8 o'clock to 4 o'clock; 270° stop-to-stop. This was in Phoenix so the open desert roads beckoned. I was _insane_ No seat belt. No roll bar. So much fun.
Is this the first time we haven’t heard the horn when you back out?
Stunning that the stock exhaust is still in usable condition.
Great 3 video series. Cool format.
Really enjoyed this three parter.
Eric, you're the go to guy in a clutch!
if he can do it i can watch it ...all right reserved !!
I had an old 69 GMC pickup truck 250 3 on the tree, used to change out the clutch laying on my drive way, tons of fun. Watching you do it is much much more enjoyable Super job!
Done that job a few times. Don't miss it at all.
Good job Eric, you make it look easy.
Loved the Series.I know it's a lot of work for you making the videos on top of everything else y'all got going on. I appreciate it.I enjoy them, thank you.
I once converted a Ford 26m from automatic to manual transmission in a gravel driveway when stationed in Germany because an automatic was a rare beast there and prohibitively expensive. My landlord thought l was nuts but it worked, after that he was impressed,l drove it for 2 years and still sold it for a profit.
Thanks to this video, I finally figured out what I'll get my dad for Christmas! A low profile transmission jack!
Good job Eric in explaining to us old school guys about composite bearings. Making more parts out of plastic. Who would have thunk it. lol
Automatic clutch adjustment. Really. I remember doing my first clutch job on my 65 GTO. Tried to force that Muncie four speed in with the bolt and broke the ear off the casing. Luckily it still worked. Crazy stuff. You just can’t please some of these know it alls. Your videos give great advice to those that have never worked on cars. I watch all your videos and even though I’ve worked as a mechanic when cars were more simple (for some) I love watching your diagnoses. Excellent!
6:21 you got that right Eric. Nothing sounds like a 5.0 liter Mustang
Experts in the comment section don't pay the bills. Do what's best for you Eric.
I like the look on a customers face the first time they step on the pedal after replacing a totally worn out mess with seized pivot and worn out fork along with a worn out clutch shaft. I put grease on the clutch shaft also. Damn the torpedoes if the dust sticks to it later on down the road.
That little shifter actually had a nice throw to it👊
1 Ton Dodge PU clutch. Customer brought me the parts along with a "reman" pressure plate. Got to do the job, on the floor, twice............................. Great video Eric!!
Eric being up to date with the kids culture is slick as hell 😂
Guys gotta have some rizz bruh
Kids bringing that stuff home to him. I have to learn from the 21 year-old at work.
Lol!
@SouthMainAuto No cap breh, don't need that skibidy toilet...whatever that means 😂
Every muscle car I bought in the 70s had a 4-speed, and every single one had a shot clutch. Actually my '63 Imp had a massive HD iron 3-speed. That monster was fun removing & installing on my back, in the driveway, as always. My AMX has the "First Design Super T-10" which of course is all iron too. Had that in and out twice. The T-5 in my '89 Camaro was relatively easy! Anyway, I guess I did them right, because I did them all very carefully the South Main Auto way. I used to set the Hurst shifters in the short-throw position. I miss the whine of the M-22...
The roller lifter 302 (5.0 H.O.) with an H pipe exhaust is probably my favorite sounding engine.
Great Series Eric...thanks for bringing us along....I am sure it is a bear trying to set up all your shots and all that techno smart stuff and then to even sound smart...most of the time! We love ya and will keep coming back for more as long as you post the videos!! Thanks!
Aah yes, pilot bearings! I had a 2000 Camaro SS with an oil leak. Took it to a guy who assumed it was a rear block cover or crank seal. Pulled the transmission and then found it was the oil pressure switch, after he did the cover and seal. Put it back together and gave it back. After 10 miles it started screaming every time I used the clutch. Took it back and he test drove it and told the service writer 'It's not anything I did!' Ask me why I DIY whenever I can! I hate being lied to.
Awesome job ! You are absolutely right to lightly lube the splines on the drive snout with a film coating of grease, in fact its not a bad idea to put a blob of sticky wheel bearing grease into the pilot bearings wiith your pinkie finger to lube them and help hold them in place similar to the needle bearings in the bearing cups when putting together universal driveshaft joints. Some say don't lube in fear of grease getting onto the clutch surfaces but as long as you do not get carried away and overlube its not a problem.
Nothing beats the sound of a V8!
Except an inline six. V12, V6....
😮 Not as simple as it looks. You just make it look easy.
I’m always amazed at how compact the gearbox is on these. Mechanical genius.
Borg Warner T5 weighs about 75 lbs. Tremec acquired Borg Warner & they still make a version of the T5.
Lawn mower man is back, I think you should interview him!
Thank you for this video. The test drive worked perfectly. Smooth shifting with good power. Gotta love it!
Fun to see you work on an old 5 point slow!
This series made me remember when I changed the clutch on my 69 Camaro when I was a teenager. Had the engine out and used the transmission as the alignment tool. Just working with what you had!
That is the easy way to align them. Out of the car.
My 1980 datsun had the best design I had ever seen on a clutch. You took off an access cover, pulled out a transfer shaft, and there was your clutch plate. Slap it in, put gear shaft back and bolt on access cover. Did it in driveway in 30 minutes in a blizzard. Guess the only way they could have made it easier is put the cover on top so you didn't need to crawl under the car.
You are right that nothing sounds as good as a healthy V8. I have a 2014 Mustang GT with GT500 mufflers and no resonators. I love how it sounds. Mine is an automatic so no clutch replacements for it.
I like those 90's GT 5.0 mustang. Easy to work and very reliable.
There's the Golf Course Superintendent next door! (1:50) 🤣
I’ve got an 83 5.0 with factory one side duals that sounds great. You’re right, nothing sounds better than a V8.
Except an inline six.. a V12... a V6...
Wow you finished up with the quickness
Pro 5.0 makes a shifter for the T-56 in the Camaro and Firebird, too! Love mine!
Enjoyed the series. I'm planning to fix the leak in an '03 caravan with the big 3.3L. Leaks one quart trans fluid every two hours runtime. Oil pump seal probably. Fluid comes out of bell housing. Seeing a big job like this getting done gives me motivation and the thought that if Eric can do it, ...
Dang that's a big leak. I would put money on pump seal.
Great job I have put a many clutches in those Mustangs
Did a clutch on a '85 Tbird Turbo-coupe years ago. It had a needle bearing for the flywheel. Had it all back together and could not shift into 1st due to dragging bearing. Turns out the bearing was shot and the housing/cage had ground into the end of the input shaft and was dragging. It was a bear to get that shell out of the end of the crank. Eventually prevailed and drove that car for many years of winters before it rotted apart (it was a beater with dents and rust when I got it at the impound lot auction). Despite the bad piston and a couple of rounds of bad valve seals and oil use, that thing would ALWAYS start in the worst cold morning (-20 or worse).
The legend has blessed us once more I can only smile at the thought of all that clutch material ending up in the breather of the Chevy trying so hard to keep up it blew up and soon Eric will get to replace the engine in that Chevy and make more money and videos lol great video as usual
Eric I really enjoy your videos and you bring so much comedy to everything you do !!! 😊😊😊 Thankyou
Amazing the 5.0 mustang didn't swap ends and take out the crowd like normal. Good on you Mr O.😅
Ty Eric for another video. I always look forward to seeing them with my morning coffee. You provide us with your know how with extreme expertise, humor and liability. You are the best and go to guy when I want to learn how to do things right and diagnose problems.
Have to mention that if I want comedy, quick and dirty and messiness, I go see Rainman Ray. I don't like how he copies you with the brake clean intro and when he includes his wife. Feels like he is trying to complete with you and it isn't even close!! Ha
Great Job Eric on the big 5.0
In my experience, lubing the shaft is never a bad thing 😜
That is the cleanest underside of any car I have seen you work on. So much easier changing a clutch on a lift instead of on the driveway. The F100 I had was tall enough I did not even need to put it on jack stands.
I had a 1965 Mustang that I had to replace the clutch it took me 3 days to do along with some fancy new words.
Heck yeah. Wake up to a new SMA video. The "experts" have likely never even done a clutch lol.
Thanks Mr O. Video went together fine - educational as always
Great job Mr. O. Better you than me, thank the lord! Such a sweet machine, and it shows that his owner loves it! Keep up the great vids, with the insightful comments and tips you give out. Thanks.
Good job SMA, reminded me when I did my Firebird/Trans Am with the big 5.7 LS1. Did mine 3 or 4 times. My problem was I went to this place called Auto-something and saw they had a lifetime warranty clutch. "It's gotta be good if it has a lifetime warranty, RIGHT?" Boy was I wrong on that. Pressure plate was absolutely garbage, only lasting 8 or 10 months. Finally broke down and bought a Monster clutch. Haven't had a problem since, "can give it all the beans!"
I finally used those crimp Heat shrink & seal barrel connectors that you recommend the other day and they worked excellent? I repaired the lighting harness on my lawn tractor with those. Thanks for the Link. You have great information and always entertaining!!!
Eric went rolling in a 5.0, Vanilla Ice would approve.
Looks good Eric. Nice job as always