alright, well i was taking out the clutch out of my green Neon today to put in my red Neon. Well in the Haynes manual it said to use a pry bar to get the cover off and then to get the clutch disk off. well, as i was taking the cover off, it seemed like it got stuck on something so i thought maybe i missed a bolt. so u pushed it back on a little and i thought it was going to stay on...but no it fell. and the clutch disk fell with it. doesn't seem to be any damage to the cover nor the disk and they didn't fall into any oil. so would they still be alright?

 

Thats a tough one...lol how far did it drop??? Hell why am i asking that... look even if it dont look bad it could be... do you really want to put it on there and then have it come apart into a million pieaces and tear your whole transmission up???? I would just get a new clutch...imo

 

that cover u speek of... u meen the pressure plate?
so as my title states i do this kinda stuff for a living and let me tell you, this **** happens more often than you would like to know. i have seen countless mechanics drop a disc and still intall because there was no visible damage. the success of those disc really depends on what happens when they fell. check the center hub ( the part the trans. input shaft goes through) make sure it is not cocked or loose. then check the friction material for damage to the outer circumfrance. if all of this seems to be ok then check the rivets that hold the friction in place by taking a screw driver and pushing on them ( kinda gently ) if they seem to move or float, throw it away. make sure you pay good attention to weather or not everything still seems to be level and squared away. if anything seems to be out of place or in not good order get rid of it. i know that this sounds like a lot but its not that hard i can do it in about2 mins. but i do this stuff all the time. just use good common sence and you should be ok.

 

well the rivets dont move or anything. the center hub isn't messed up. and the outer edges are fine. didn't see any dings or chips or cracks.

so i guess it would seem that everything is still fine? the clutch and everything only have like 10,000 miles on them so thats why i really dont want to buy another one.

 

why did you take it apart???

 

The Haynes manual told me too....and the reason why i took it out the car is cause i've been stripping the green Neon.

When changing the clutch, do i have to take the transmission all the way out?

 

Well if you had to take the clutch out of the green one, shouldnt YOU know the answer to that?

 

well i was just hoping there was anoter way lol.

Another question though, do i need a clutch alignment tool? cause i went to Autozone then Advance and then to Carquest and none of them had that tool for a 95 Neon.

 

the alignment tool in nonexistant