We got sent a super weird clutch and installed it anyway
Zach was given a clutch and flywheel that look pretty aggressive, but only holds how much torque? This week we’ll install a new clutch and flywheel while we talk about how clutches work, what makes for a more aggressive clutch, and why we want a lightweight flywheel, and then we’ll see if the new clutch is as aggressive as it looks.
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Just so everyone doesn't get too worried about me - the jackstands I have aren't one of the recalled part numbers!
How’s your head? That jack stand leave a dent?
Wait jackstands had a recall? Edit: Thanks for all the replies, I hadn't heard about it, luckily I haven't bought any jackstands yet but I was planning to do so soon, so you guys saved me a potential injury so thanks so much for that!
@@adelaide7822 yes sir. Pittsburgh jack stands that are rated for 3 and 6 tons are collapsing in use.
Well stay safe just in case
@@jasonpolmateer226 Big dent! Less room for brain!
I like how confident he is about everything despite admitting he’s confused as hell
It's great 😂
well that's how most people are working on cars.
cuz he knows what he is doing.
He forgot to say what a POS the car is and throwing every crus word out there
It's motivational to me somehow
Chrisfix: shows us how it's suposed to be done Donut: shows us what it will acualy look like
Lol you not wrong
yeah i love chris fix but honestly if you watch donuts version and then chris fixs version, or vice versa, youd be good to go.
Getting under an old beater and cussing your lungs out while getting rust in your eyes trying to force some part into place is something you gotta learn to love if you want to work on your own car.
@@SWAGCOWVIDEO yeah, me trying to get my NB1 5-speed gearbox back up into place, without a helper and without a transmission jack. And then realizing I forgot the flat plate in between the block and flywheel and having to do it all a second time. (not so) Fun times.
@@SWAGCOWVIDEO It's also fun blowing your nose 3 days later and for rust still to come out
Watching him laying there with the transmission on his chest was something I felt deep in my soul. I feel like we've all been there
I got flashbacks bro 😰
Ptsd, post tranny-job stress disorder
Many times. And the irony is that it isn't much easier on a lift - at least not with Mazda RWD cars.
Ah yes the fellowship of the (piston) ring I knew it well...
@@jakewerecat9031 that's crazy. is it a strictly lift only job to make it safe or what?
“If you had to get in here just to do a rear main seal.. **sigh** boy, that would be annoying..” “Uh, like I said, we didn’t really *need* to do a clutch in this car, so..” With the way he delivered that first comment, I’m actually starting to think all that really needed to be done was the rear main seal.
Lmao
I was thinking that too
The most realistic part is that he started when the sun was up and was half way through when it got dark.
i liked how he said it only took 8 minutes and like the next scene its night time lol
@@kennethdeloria ya time zones are weird like that
@@MrKoalatea not trying to be a jerk but how do time zones have anything to do with this
@@zynthio they were making a joke
I’d have to say it was the all too familiar dry humping of transmission as he tried to line up the input spline and the flywheel.
Dude, mad respect to the camera guy sitting on your hood like that while you're driving!!! Such a sick angle!
@Corbin Cox Congratulations! You didn't get the joke.
Lol
Wooooosh
Your so dumb it’s a go pro
creator of titties taker of virginites it called a joke
i believe the primary advantage of that particular 3 puck is that it won't over heat nearly as easily, because it slips less and has materials that are better suited to functioning in high heat scenarios. a larger stock clutch will develop heat soak in a continuous use situation like the track, and once its fully heat soaked it can't hold as much power and becomes unusable until it cools back down. however the 3 puck design will maintain its performance and function better in a max temp scenario, and at the same time will reach operating temps more quickly due to less surface area, which increases the overall consistency of feel whether your 1 lap in, or 20 laps in, it should feel about the same and maintain performance if you are under the hp rating specs. so reliability and consistency are the key words, versus comfort/ease of use/max hp performance ratings. i could be wrong about some aspects of that for this particular model, but that is usually the case for most clutches like this. it is counter intuitive because you would think the stock clutch would dissipate heat better and hold more power with more surface area, but a lot of it just comes down to the lower friction material not being able to perform in high temps and maintain consistency. but also a higher puck design with more surface area of the same material would hold way more horsepower, but be much much more difficult to drive due to being underpowered, and also adds rotating mass. which then you get into multi disc clutch designs that have the advantages of smooth engagement and high horsepower ratings at the minor cost of rotating mass--- but while this little 3 puck might not hold as much power as a twin disc and also be less comfortable to ride around with, it is considerably lighter and can hang laps and not overheat, so this is really the highest performance option you could possibly get out of a clutch for track use at your power level.
My thought was that less rotating mass when clutch is disengaged could speed up gear shifts.
Well said.
It blows my mind the amount of engineering that goes into cars. Crazy to think about how anyone ever invented these parts in the first place. So cool.
Its 100% trial and error. Oh this part blew up. lets add this and do this. Until you have todays spaghetti bowl version of an engine. Most of the crazy shit on cars is safety and cars blowing up from too much power. cars would be much simplier if the 60s 70s muscle car boom didnt happen
For someone such as myself who doesn’t understand cars at all, this was actually very informative and entertaining at the same time
same here
That's Donut! All their videos are like that. Even if they're not trying to be informative they end up being just that. All while being easy going and entertaining.
I understand enough about cars to do some things and find problems, but definitely not a lot haha, this channel is great
check out engineering explained aswell, very helpfull. i do realise this might be a little to late tho
Too shay
I've been a mechanic for over 10 years... I literally never thought of doing that with the bolts. In my own defense I haven't had an issue remembering where they go since I was a teenager, but still, that is a remarkably good idea. I personally do that both ways. If you need to replace rear main seal, and it is a manual, replace the clutch. Same if you're doing the clutch, do the seal. Save yourself time and money both ways. To the point where I have bought the seal myself for customer cars when they refused it.
I do interior stuff on cars for a living and to be fair to you I don’t do the cardboard trick at work either. But I 100% use it when doing personal stuff like rebuilding my suspension, because unlike work the project can drag on. And B, I 1000% agree with you on the main seal. I’m putting an LSD + clutch in my 2000 TDI soon and paid a bit extra for an OEM seal. Most shops and sources have advised against replacing a non leaking seal, but I imagine that’s because the oem seal is better than a 20$ generic seal.
IDK if you're still monitoring this ancient comment but, as a mechanic too, thank God for dedicated mechanics like you! I worked in a government fleet for 30 years and been turning wrenches way longer than that... and the sheer stupidity, incompetence, and vicious indifference I've seen after I checked the work of various "mechanics" who worked on my car, is truly disgusting to me. I have seen clutch disk bolts LEFT LOOSE by the morons that changed it and rattling around in the bell house because half of them had fallen out. Another time, some other dolt I (foolishly) paid to adjust the valves, simply tightened them all the way down leaving NO valve clearance because the idiot didn't understand what he was doing, why, or how. And my personal favorite happened to my old 1985 Nissan 200SX. One time I needed the alternator changed out, which they did, but on the drive home the dash light was coming on anyway. Test the alt, yep, 14 volts - sometimes - so it wasn't charging the battery enough. This happened all because the belt was too loose and couldn't be tightened enough because it ran out of travel before it ran out of belt... and the cause of THAT was because the total sh!t-head "mechanic" that replaced the alternator couldn't be bothered to swap the (larger) OEM pulley from the old one! Point being, mechanics like you are maybe one in 10, or maybe even 1 in 100, so dude, you have my sincere thanks that SOME one is concerned with doing things right!
"If you had to get in here just to do a rear main seal... ...man that would be annoying". Every XJ owner ever just shuddered 🤣🤣🤣🤣
the 4.0 RMS can be changed by dropping the oil pan tho thanks to its 2 piece design!
Never thought I'd be so entertained by watching an angry dude make love to a transmission under a Miata.
At least it was a California miata. Living in the northeast I've never seen an undercarriage so clean before.
Lmao that pelvic thrust luv
"if you had to get in here just for a rear main seal, that would be annoying" Oh it is. It really really is.
Yep. Bad enough that I won't do mine until it's clutch time.
Damn....I feel your pain
Never had that problem. Dad taught me the right way, the first time we replaced the clutch in his Mustang.
Is that the one that always leaks where it connects to the driveshaft? I noticed mine had a crack in it the other day but no oil was leaking.
"Might as well do the clutch while I'm in here."
One thing y’all didn’t touch on. When installing a new clutch, there is recommended break in miles. Meaning daily driving and not thrashing on it until those miles are complete. I know some people don’t bother, but the concept is still there.
Remember: when re-installing a transmission, never underestimate the power of thrusting.
The clutch may be aggressive, but his thrust was over powered.
gay
@@clifftonstewart2861 okay kid
@@clifftonstewart2861 Cliffton, son, don't be a disappointment online. Go to your dad, spend some time with him. Pursue a study you really like. Do something other than being a complete tool online. Am not mad like David Benning is by your comment, I am just disappointed in you, cause you can be so much more than this. Do so much more than this. So please, be better, do better. I know you can if you put your mind to it. I am more than happy to help you. Just ask, and I'll help.
@@osmacar5331 you writing your paragraph in hopes of being taken seriously is a bigger disappointment than some kid messing around on the internet. follow your own advice
Wednesday’s have become my favorite day of the week, I’m always so excited for Money Pit!! 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻
same here love money pit
Same! Love money pit, he's a great host
If you have snapchat you can watch it there two
Same haha
Love money pit but i also look forward to sunday podcasts
zach: takes starts taking clutch out geese: *quaking intensifies*
Return the slab
Green parrots of the San Gabriel Valley?
Eat your cereal
Eat your cerial bruh
@@ossumopossum def green parrots
From an actual mechanic, I can say that this is a Fantastic video for an at home clutch swap. Thank you for mentioning the rear main btw. Good job!
I had to do a Miata clutch in a parking lot at an Autocross event one time… can confirm that the transmission on your chest bench press using you knee for support is the proper method.
Money Pit has been giving me the confidence to start doing some of the basic maintenance work on my car on my own. I have a mechanic friend who’s been making sure I don’t destroy the car, but this show has taught me so much about how to work on my car.
That's the way to go! Even more if you have a buddy that have your back!
That intro though, “it doesn’t make sense let’s instal it”
Lol.
Lol.
Damn, good memories of the days of Money Pit when Zack used to work on the ol' Miata at home, learning as he goes, mistakes and all. It was very relatable, but looking back it was also probably way more challenging to do lol
this vid hit home on so many levels of my years messing around with cars in my 20's. The long days that turn into long nights working on the same damn thing because you just don't know how you are supposed to get the thing into the other thing by yourself. And when you do have it in place, you can't put the bolts in because you are using all your limbs to hold the thing in place. lol. true Love/Hate relationship that was. From then on, I vowed that I shall get a home with a big ass garage so I can install a lift and never have to crawl under my cars again! Honorable mentions: busted knuckles from slipping wrenches, broken bolts that ruined a whole day really fast, lost tools, and dropping bolts that you swear hit the ground but can never find.
Zach is a boss for throwing that transmission back up there by himself!
It's a car transmission so it's light, I know a guy how did that with a 1ton truck transmission.
@@DirtbagCarpentry I couldn't get mine back up there. I struggled just the same as Zach was doing, and eventually had to use a floor jack. Albeit I was using a tiny little floor jack and had the whole gearbox balanced perilously while a strap was under the tail end, and then I was able to lift it up and get it seated on the block and pilot bearing. I also had to wedge a block of wood in front of the crank pulley to get the engine to tilt back far enough, because without the weight of the gearbox it tilts forward which makes it really hard to get the gearbox input shaft at the correct angle to go into the pilot bearing.
@@DirtbagCarpentry Still 300 pounds, like to see you try it
@@ItzHazy ok
@@ItzHazy Its definitely not 300lbs.
"Listen, its no good to rely on your brain to remember stuff. Trust me" - Zach, 2020 Exactly what I needed before an exam..
What exam are you taking. And best of luck!
Mario is taking his Prostate Exam. He's been practicing at home all month.
Thanks It was like re-living my younger days as an Auto mechanic. Also worked at AAmco for years and installed untold amount of clutches. Everything was still familiar to me. Looks like parts have changed very little in last 50 years. Clutch parts anyway. That was a great presentation of covering about everything with that job you did. Very Professional.
I just want to take a minute and thank you all for what you are doing and how you break all this down. I have always felt like a complete idiot when it comes to cars, and most people I know that know car stuff were pretty elitist about the knowledge of how things worked, then the older I got the more I distanced myself from cars in general... im almost 33 now and just got my first car a few months ago, and found your channel shortly after. I can honestly say that I have a bit of confidence thinking about what is going on in a car, doing basic stuff and even doing a few mods, all thanks to your videos. Thank you so so much and please keep up the great work!
Literally my favorite series on the channel just because I love watching people actually work on cars and I love all the information I've gotten on just all around car maintainence
Totally agree! Also Zach has an awesome vibe
Can we take a moment to appretiate the fact that he put a seatbelt to his camera at 15:59
It protecc, It attack, but most importantly, it records
..witness me!
the camera equipments are probably worth more than the miata itself
@@robloxstreetracingunleashe8548 , "x
If it sits it clicks
This reminds me so much of that time I changed the transmission on my R32. I had lifted the car over a depression in the ground to give myself more room to maneuver the tranny. Removal went super well, and then right before I got to reinstall the new transmission, it started raining. That depression in the ground filled with water. I used a motorcycle jack to lower the transmission, and of course it was too high for the install, so once the weather got a bit better, I had no choice but to lay in that nice big puddle and lift with my belly. Fun times. Still, the moment that shaft got in felt like I had landed on the moon.
I'm not a car guy but seeing builds like these is somehow really therapeutic
You literally just taught me about transmissions, i knew nothing about them, thanks dad.
Lol
Actually he taught you about clutches.
@@Twitchyii not just clutches.
ooff
The real test is when you're stuck in traffic for hours.
With a hydraulic slave cylinder I bet it’s still not terrible.
I have a road registered car with a clutch like that in it and it’s cable operated. Can confirm it’s absolutely shit in any type of traffic. As soon as that plate gets hot it becomes very very grabby.
If you are stuck for hours, disengage shatever gear you are in. If stuck for even longer shut off your engine
and here I am, shifting back to neutral at every red light, gotta protect that clutch
I mean why wouldn't you take the car out of gear while sitting? If you don't do that you're killing your throwout bearing, your thrust bearings, your slave cylinder, your diaphragm spring, your leg. Why anyone would sit at a light or in traffic holding the clutch disengaged is beyond me.
Great demonstration of what it's actually like trying to install/reinstall a clutch and gearbox in the comfort of your own home (or driveway in this case). Getting that gearbox installed again without a jack was very reminiscent of when I had to change my clutch on my 200SX; such a pain getting everything lined up with the weight of the thing and you end up having to bench press it multiple times, along with a lot of swearing. Keep up the good work, guys :)
My Grandma had a Pontiac sedan in 1972 (I was just learning to drive stick shift) that she had them put a tractor clutch in. The engagement was about a half-inch - it was literally an on/off switch and the disk pushed back so hard I couldn't tell when it was starting to engage. My Mom had a Subaru in 73 that was also a stick, and when I tried to shift - it was like a miracle, I could tell instantly when it was starting to engage. Your fears for drivability were like a flashback for me :)
Zach is like the Dad I never had teaching me about how to work on cars
Also chrisfix, but he is almost too perfect at fixing the cars
Unfortunately he doesn't ask you to hold the flash light while shouting at the car
Some cigarettes are really hard to find. He will be back someday, don't lose hope!
Kinda sad you gotta learn from donut😂 they are extremely bias
Wait... you didn’t have a dad? Or you didn’t have a dad that taught you about carsb
I'm so glad that they showed him fighting with it and struggling. Bc other channels edit that out. I have not worked on one car where I did not struggle at one point during the build
3:40 this is such a good tip. I've been restoring a 1993 Honda CN250 (big boy scooter) and find it hard to keep organized with this stuff since I don't have much mechanical experience at all. Good stuff. Also very cool to learn some stuff about the mysterious world of clutches/transmissions. I know how to drive with them but I sure haven't understood them well until recently.
I've done a clutch replacement with my dad on my Saab do to a malfunction with the shifter linkage it was a great learning experience and thanks to you even though this videos been out for a while I definitely felt more comfortable doing a clutch replacement so THANK YOU!
it is like when in Forza sometimes where an upgrade statistically makes your car worse but it is still technically an upgrade.
Hahaha
Yes i know what you mean
sometimes it be like that
😂
I want a new Gran Turismo soooooooo bad.......... I had to say it
😂 the story of every backyard mechanic, early morning “it only took 8 minutes to pull it out” and then several hours later “it’s dark it’s late I’m tired, I’ll finish it in the morning”
LMAO. Dude. Every. Single. Time. 😆
Great video thanks for sharing. You fellas just bought back some real memories. My worst gearbox job was on my 1980 ZJ Ford Fairlane (Aussie model) which I did a manual conversion on as Fairlanes here were auto only from the factory. The job took 2 days I reversed out of the shed and the box dropped its guts all over the driveway. The fact the box was out of another one of my cars and worked great our guess was the new setup was way to much for it.
What a great video, informational and to the point. Couldn't ask for a more straight forward video. Great Job!
11:05 😂😂 I like how he hits his head or knee or any part of his body almost in every video he makes. My favorite part LOL.
Reminds me of myself, I’m very accident prone. 😂🤕
I just feel bad :(
It's a lucky day for me when I finish up under the hood without a bloody knuckle or hitting some part of my body on my car
I've hit my head on the bottom of my car so much I know the searing pain he felt there and it makes it even funnier
Daslynnter haven’t done any work on any of our cars lately but I still remember the pain of hitting your head or hitting your knuckles. 😂
Weird story time: I have had a new in box “performance” clutch for a late 90’s (I think) Dodge Neon for YEARS. My former college roommate’s ex-boyfriend randomly left it in her room one day. After a while, she just let me have it since she didn’t know what it was, or why he left it there in the first place. The weird part is: he didn’t drive a Dodge Neon. My guess is that he ordered the wrong clutch (probably from eBay) and just didn’t want to deal with trying to return or exchange it. If anyone reads this and has any use for it, let me know and I’ll give you more details on the part! I’ll probably let you have it for free fifty, or for the cost of shipping!
You should be ashamed that you want money for *that*
@Lucas Blanchard Ay that's good of you man
@@angelesc2033 why lmao shit costs money
Getting a 1994 plymouth that shares most of the same parts soon, I can't for the life of me confirm compatibility though.
@@angelesc2033 you won't become financially successful with an attitude like that /s
Ones I made this work on a Ford Escord without having a centering tool for the clutch. So I had to use the spindle of the gearbox and tighten the screws each by each through the clutch lever window. After each screw I had to rotate the fan a little bit until I found the right position of the next screw . This procedure was very time consuming because I did it all alone without anyone telling me to stop rotating the fan on the right position. But finally it worked.
I was a vehicle mechanic for over thirty years , working for main agents and independent workshops . Just yesterday I was under my daughters car to change a starter motor lying on my yard , ouch what a struggle I do not miss that kind of job . You advised to grease the gearbox spline and release bearing , I would never do this but ensure they were cleaned and dry ,as clutch dust would gather in the grease and possibly cause binding over time resulting in stiff pedal action and possibly clutch slip . Another tip would be to check a new clutch disc on the gearbox spline before assembly to ensure when you are lifting the transmission it will enter the spline nicely .
10:01 that’s a OHSA approved technique right there!
when you are the support stand
Looks like he's trying to get intimate with that transmission.
Authentic tech technique there.
RangerCustom92 they really missed the opportunity for the 70s porn music
That rest while it's still on your chest. Those breaks that aren't really restful
The sound everyone hates 10:46 😂
"Oh... yay..."
lol yes you for sure know the sound my friend!!! BUT what we hope is to hear the clank of it hitting the GROUND HAHA!!!! Since it only happens 10% of the time i usually say FU very LOUD haha!
"FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUDGE!!
Juan Manuel Penaloza confirmed
it's almost as miserable as the sound of car keys falling down a drainage grate
Imagine needing to wait a week for a video when I’m just binge watching 10 months later after release
Watching this process makes me appreciate the Triumph Spitfire even more. I used to own a 1974 Spitfire 1500 and one day when I went to go home from work I noticed a puddle of fluid under the car. It was fluid from the hydraulic clutch (the clutch pedal was on the floor). After power shifting all the way home I set about replacing the slave cylinder which was the source of the leak, requiring removing the transmission (put a new clutch in just for fun). In the Spitfire the transmission is removed from the top, you literally get to sit in the driver and passenger seat while doing all of the work. It isn't even possible to take the transmission out the bottom because the classic hard frame that the Spitfire has is in the way.
You bring back good memories. When I was a kid my father had a '62 Triumph Spitfire Mk1 that he drove almost 200 miles round trip every day for work which was a lot more driving than it was really designed for. A couple times per year he'd come home from work on Friday and we'd start stripping for an engine rebuild and have it up and tested after dark on Sunday night. We used a Massey Ferguson TO35 with boom to lift the engine. I used to think I loved working on cars but after he died I realized it wasn't working on cars that I'd liked so much, it was working on cars with him.
@@andrulV2 I absolutely loved taking the transmission out through the passenger compartment to replace the clutch. My 74 had the factory hardtop, six bolts, ten minutes, and it was half an inch lower than the rag. How often did you lift the inside rear wheel off the ground in tight turns? I also loved being able to do a U-turn inside the lines of two standard 12 foot wide lanes. I found out that the little plastic spoiler on the front actually worked. Near top speed, at around 90MPH, the front would crank down and bring the cat close to its braking stance, with all four tires square to the road.
@@letstrytouserealscienceoka3564 I do remember that tight turn radius. Never lifted the rear tire though, my dad would have skinned me alive then made me rub the salt in myself!
@@andrulV2 Probably a good thing because if you did not know that the car would do that, it could quickly lead to rolling it. The car would exhibit typical understeer in hard cornering until the inside rear wheel lifted and then jump to hard oversteer so you had to be ready to change your steering angle to keep it steady. It was a little dangerous, but a real blast.
This gives me flashbacks to dropping my transmission 12 times on my back
Bout to do it for my 3rd time. Hopefully its the last
Looking for a fidanza before i get in there😁
I was channeling my inner Greg on this one for sure
Those alignment plugs suck. If you wrap an extension with tape to friction fit (lightly) into the friction disk and pilot bushing the trans will line up easier.
@@jasonpeizer9042 Or once you break enough transmissions you'll have a spare input shaft to use 😆 the best clutch alignment tool I've ever had
9:51 I love the hard cut from not wanting to put it on his belly to just him struggling underneath it lmao
Well I wish I would have seen this video when doing my Miata's clutch! Original purpose of the video aside, you show so much more so much more clearly than most other miata specific clutch replacement videos.
I gotta say having a 6 puck sprung clutch in my eg hatch was living hell on the street. Thank God it was sprung, but exactly like you said, on off switch, and had to Rev it pretty high on top of it. Traffic was just out of the question, there's no inching up.
“No weird noises” BEEEEEEEEEEE BEEEEB EEEEEEPPP BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP
that's the noise the car makes on startup, i think
@@baldrickthesphereofamusement it's because of the open door, he can just unplug one switch underneath the dash and it's goooooone
Its the alarm to remember that the e brake is still on
as an owner of a 1997 model it beeps when your seatbelt isn't in when the car is started.
there are 4 different answers and i don't know which is right
Zach’s doing a great job with this series, been following (almost) every mod with my own miata. Keep up the great work, this series has been on of the best on Donut
Thank you for sharing. One point you didn't mention. Some engine's are externaly balanced by the flywheel. And you can purchase a flywheel that will fit but is not weighted to balance the crank shaft imbalance. Also ring grears often have different tooth counts.
I work at railyards we use moly grease also. I've never heard about that until 2019. Im 39 now, you are the only other person i have use that outside of this last job. They want it used on mostly cylinder pins. It looks green and comes in 5 gallon buckets. INTERESTING 👍🏻
Do more videos with this guy, my ADHD makes it hard to focus on “long” videos like this but he kept my attention, didnt even wanna stop the video to leave this comment.
Yup same boat well said
I agree with you buddy
Me too I have it
I feel you bro i got ADHD too
Clicked reply, got distracted, had to scroll up to see what I was replying to.
10:01 this got intimate.
Janelle Rae now why why why would you say that? 😂
Brought back memories of replacing gearboxes in the old Ford mk3 zephyr and Cortina without a gearbox jack and using knees to lift rear of gearbox. Must have done it hundreds of times. Best wishes to you all, from, Auckland, New Zealand. 👑🏅⭐👍✅💯%❤
i had a 6 puck in my stock frs and took it on a road trip to san francisco. the hills made me learn to engage that clutch as if it were a full sized comfort disc. it was literally an on off button
9:51 (stutters) (mutters) _"I don't really want to"_ Yeaa, we can see why. 😂
When you're bench pressing your transmission, and you hear your Harbor freight jackstand starting to creak...
When paul walker comes to check out your build afterwards
@@bustahoneynut9873 and Senna wants to drive it.
Lol. I think this comment predates the recall!
I always stack mounted wheels or blocks of wood under the car, just in case.
@@donellmuniz590 good tip. just gettin started on working on my vehicles myself so thanks
Reminded me of changing the transmission on my 1988 GMC Jimmy. I rode that "struggle bus", 😁 3 times in a row, underneath the truck, I felt like a contortionist, bench pressing the transmission with my knees assisting, albeit I had more room than you, I did have a transfer case for 4 wheel drive attached. I can totally relate. 😉
Seeing you under the car with the transmission laying on your chest, brought back memories of my first clutch change. I did the same thing it was not a Miata, but a Mazda 626. It was the summer of 1983, and I was twenty.
F for Zach and anyone who's had to do a transmission without a jack. There's a lot more cussing that probably got edited out lol.
Oh yeah I was thinking the same thing
And magically now the neighbour's little kid knows a lot more words
Had to do a FWD Trans without one. First time ever doing a clutch. Pulled the whole engine and it took 3 days all up
Been there done that... Was helping a friend replace a clutch and boy o boy it was a shitshow.
I did one once on an Alfa Spider, in an apartment parking lot, in the middle of winter with snow falling. Every single part was a solid block of freezing metal sucking as much heat out of my hands as possible. And yet, I kinda miss those days.
"Putting this stuff back is basically like taking it off....but in reverse" big brainnn
" Installation is the reverse of disassembly. " - Every Haynes book ever
5head
It's big brain time
For many yrs in alaska. I had a clutch that looked a lot like your new one. Ceramic on one side Kevlar on the other. it was in a 87 Ford F350 4dr with 5.9 Cummins. For twenty yrs never slipped once. never failed. lots of snow lots of mud trails. lots of water. i hope you have the same luck I had.
I think the main point of the ceramic clutch is that it wont warp under abusive use (lots of slipping) along with the more aggressive grab. When my dad was using a 2wd 1984 F250 diesel to pull a 8000 lb fuel trailer he switched to a ceramic clutch because there was a lot of backing up to tractors on the farm in fields (lots of clutch feathering) and the fiber clutches were ruined fairly quickly. I have no idea how many miles that clutch lasted, but when I was driving it in high school it worked fine, until one day the clutch started slipping climbing a hill. Pulled the clutch and replaced it with a fiber one (we have heavier 1 ton trucks with 4L to move that same fuel trailer most of the time) The ceramic clutch pads were in good shape when we pulled it, but there was a serious trench made in the flywheel where the ceramic pads had wore it down until the clutch no longer had enough movement to clamp the clutch with enough force.
Exedy rates their torque numbers at the wheels so it easier to determine which clutch you probably need instead of guessing what crank torque is from a wheel torque rating.
@10:00, I felt the struggle, y’all captured that “garage-built” jack stand struggle perfectly
My friend and I when we changed my clutch didn't have a specialized jack for transmissions so what we did was attach a tiedown strap from one of the door latch catches around the bottom of the transmission through the hole for the shifter then attached to the other latch catch. I was able to slowly let the strap down as she lowered it from below. It actually worked rather well and we were able to get it back up into the car the same way.
Quite a few years back, I needed a new clutch in my 83 Nissan Sentra wagon. I think a quote to get it done was under $200. I decided to do it myself. It went well. Front wheel drive; rip one wheel off and get that half-shaft out of the way. Trans out, pressure plate off, old clutch isn't any good as a Frisbee either. The new clutch was (if I remember correctly) less than $50ish. Started putting it all back. As I was going around the pressure plate with that one final click, the wrench slipped and I sliced the back of one finger along the edge of the engine. So, after a trip to urgent care for stitches, and a case of beer for my neighbor who helped me put it all back together, I saved about $2.00 on the job. Success!
"You saw me ride that struggle bus." - Zach 2020
i would just like to say thank you for actually showing the way the clutch operates. i understood it in principal but seeing that visuals with the arm in the trans finally made sense.
wow u do a awesome job man ! and i mean ur teaching is 5 start.. cameraman 5 star .. job done 5 start u have nice light evrywhere for us to see propely ... the quality of work here is insane good job ! - i dont even own a miata and learn so much from this video
You had me at “be sure not to help your friend, content is king.” I love it.
“Content is *king” 😂😂😂😂
"king" not friend
This series is the best part of my week
Big same, it's making me want a project Miata in the worst way
Nathan Barndt me too, I’ve already got a project saab and I don’t have room for a miata
Loved this video reminded me of doing the same thing on various cars in my youth. Transmission on the chest and all. One note should be that a brand new clutch and plates are going grab more aggressively before they are broken in say 500 miles depending on the type of driving.
I know this is well late. But when I did this. What really helped align the gearbox was for my friend to just push on the rear of the engine from the top down. That lowered the face of the engine and let us slide the gearbox in and it all pulled itself back in place when he stopped pushing on the engine 👍
I love how the editor has a sense of humor. Camera: *presses into the rug* Editor: *adds explosion sound*
or in 10:25 and leaves a funny message where not help your firends if your the one recording
This was randomly recommended to me but I was too captivated by those ocean eyes that I forgot I don't even own a car.
Lmao I didn’t know Zach Efron could work on cars
gaaay!
Right? SOO Dreamy!!!
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@bread replied to my comment and now I'm watching it again. Dude, how are his eyes that blue????
I learned to drive on a 1955 Morris Minor with about 1/4" pedal travel between disengaged and fully engaged. After that, every other clutch was easy! In fact, I like a short clutch travel - makes gearchanges quicker and easier. A lightweight flywheel should also make gearchanges much quicker and maybe slicker, certainly does on my old Escort. Don't know about the three-lobe clutch though. Trick for reinstalling gearbox - drop a chain through the gear lever hole in the tunnel and attach it to the box. Then a helper inside the car can lift the back end of the box via the chain (or if doing it single-handed, pull the chain up in stages and secure it with a screwdriver thrust through the links across the top of the centre tunnel. This requires a lot of scrambling out from under the car and back, but if there's no helper handy... All my clutch changes are done in my driveway (or in a carport).
thanks for showing me what happens when I'm pressing down on the clutch pedal in my car. great explanation!
Fidget spinners, so yesterday
Didn't expect you here not gonna lie.
I just looked at this guy's Channel why is he not verified if he has a million subscribers
Honestly I have learned so many things from this series's and I'm just looking for each episode so that I learn more 💙 I hope also hope the HI LOW series continues cause i really loved it❤
Same here, really enjoy Money pit and the Hi Low series, but that could be because i also own a Miata and a 350Z xD perfect combo! :P
Had one in my 65 gto, used to run mid 12’s in quarter mile. It was called the “cleaning lady” made by Zoom.. 3200lb pressure plate if I remember correctly. Long time ago. Never had an issue with it. 400 plus hp...a little chatter on the street,but drivable..
When I was a teenager I had a 91 eclipse. My first standard car I learned to drive on. The clutch had a super tight window I'm talking like 1/2" probably less. I stalled out often and everywhere. Stopping on hills gave me absolute nightmares. TIL it had an aftermarket clutch.
8:19 Me everytime I see Zach working on that sweet Miata.
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imagine doing this in a gravel driveway cuz that's all I got
Go to Walmart and buy you some cardboard boxes, or if you're fancy grab a yoga mat/nap mat, or the kids foam puzzle mats
I'm in the same boat every time I have to go under one of my cars. It's kind of a drag knowing I got to work on my car when I used to really enjoy it. Can't wait to move told the family next move we are getting a place with at least a concrete pad so I can enjoy working on my cars
I just use 3/4 inch plywood in my gravel driveway. Holds up by 3800# blazer on jack stands no problem. Also is nice so you can move jacks and engine hoists around
I use Wool bale covers when under my car
@@chapa435ify My dad and I replaced the rotors on his BMW, we have an extremely small garage and a gravel driveway. We indeed used large cardboard box panels on the gravel to save our knees
This one was fun. One of my faves- more like this please!
Should have explained and shown that an OEM clutch have wavy flat springs between the friction plates that make the engagement smoother and your new street clutch didn’t have those springs. Then there are the hub springs that soften the impact on fast shifting.
16:33 GTR spotted.. Love the videos! You have a great personality :)
“This clutch makes no sense to me, so imma install it in my car” me: this socket makes no sense to me, so imma install a fork in it.
forksocket gang
It's mad how you can put forks in American plugs.
@@lukecarlin9946 we just like having the option to die whenever we want.
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@@lukecarlin9946 Australian plugs will also boot you if you mess with them enough
This is really well explained, good video
I'm way late to this party, but that was a great video man! I've got a bachelor's in automotive tech and ase blah blah. But I've done quite a bit of teaching, from 13 year old's that are dying to get their hands dirty to college students on a university. The way you seamlessly interjected SO MUCH teaching on such a relatable level is very impressive. Trying not talk over people's heads while not insulting the intelligence of another is not easy. I'm sure you know that. But just wanted to complimented you! That video was a lot of fun to watch! (Also, my DD right now is a 14 Silverado I lowered 7" . Seeing you fight for room under the car lol, my heart went out to ya man!)