clutch swap questions

[subawhatsubawho]

I find myself needing to replace the clutch in my 90 Legacy 2WD wagon and I had a few questions.

1. Will either of these clutches do for everyday driving?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayI ... eName=WDVW

OR

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayI ... eName=WDVW


2. Does anything have to be done to the flywheel?

3. Are there any adjustments that need to be made to the cable before or after installing the new clutch?

4. Is it easier to pull the engine or tranny to do this? I only ask because I called a local mechanic who told me he always pulls the engine to do a clutch swap on all Subarus.


All suggestions are greatly appreciated.

[Legacy777]

yeah those clutches should work.

Depends how the flywheel looks

You shouldn't have to adjust the cable. You'll have to take the cable out of the fork....or at least should, so it shouldn't cause any issues.

I'd pull the tranny personally.

[vrg3]

I agree that either of those clutches should be okay for everyday driving.

If the flywheel looks bad, you should have it resurfaced. You also might consider removing the pilot bearing from the flywheel and pressing a new one in.

If you're not removing the flywheel, though, it could be easier to remove the engine... You don't have to disconnect everything; you can just drain the coolant, remove the radiator, unbolt the engine, and move it forward without removing it from the engine bay. You can get a few inches of space between the engine and transmission this way. I did it with my last clutch job.

You could probably also install a flywheel this way, but it'd be pretty hard to line it up through that narrow space. Maybe non-turbos can give you more room, though, since the exhaust manifold doesn't stick out at the front.