How to Replace a Front Wheel Drive Clutch and Slave Cylinder (2013-2019 Nissan Versa/Note 1.6)

In this video, I replace the clutch and slave cylinder in my wife's 2015 Nissan Versa Note, and make it go from no shifty to shifty again. This process should be the same for all 2013-2019 Versas and Versa Notes with the 1.6 liter engine.
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[@sthawk01]

Thankfully I don't have to do this repair, but I own a manual 2020 Versa and I know this day will eventually come. This video was insanely detailed and completely removed any fears I had. Edit: Spelling

[@jkfeatherranch]

Thanks. Tried to cover everything to make it easier for everyone.

[@therenboster3024]

Getting ready to coach my brother in law through this. It will be his first vehicle repair. Very informative. Thanks

[@jkfeatherranch]

Glad it was helpful, and good luck! (:

[@zamgizi]

Thank you for this video. It encouraged me to do it myself. Had same issue with slave cylinder on Sentra 2013. With hand tools it took me 21 hours to finish. I never worked on car before besides oil change and struts replacement. Next time I think I would do it in 8. In my local shop they estimated $2200 for this job with parts( clutch kit + master + slave). Greetings from LA!

[@jkfeatherranch]

Yay!!! Glad we could help and encourage you to do it yourself!

[@esemiklo5833]

Same thing happened to mine 2 days ago and I was able pin point the problem thanks to your video and about to start this job as soon as I received my clutch kit ,thank you once again you guys did an awesome job.👍

[@jkfeatherranch]

You're welcome and best of luck to you. Sorry that you have to do this 😑. Let us know how it goes.

[@danklyrides3735]

Excellent video! This is just what I need for replacing the slave and clutch on my daughter's car. Thank you!!

[@jkfeatherranch]

Thanks! Glad it's helpful! And best of luck.

[@makestufftoo]

@JK Feather Ranch. I just replaced my clutch, pressure plate, and release bearing on my 2009 Nissan Versa base sedan. Your car has the same transmission and clutch system mine does and basically the exact subframe. Your video is spot on and even works for my 2009. I bought my clutch from Autozone with no issues for those reading. The air baffling is slightly different and a few fuse boxes are placed in other areas on my older 2009, but everything else is spot on. Thanks for the terrific video and I hope you see this comment! God Bless.

[@jkfeatherranch]

You're welcome, glad we could help (:

[@rodneycisneros716]

Thank you for the video. I followed it to a tee. I had great success!

[@jkfeatherranch]

You're welcome! Glad we could help and glad it worked out for you.

[@tomcat4341]

I was looking how to video to do this, and found yours and started to watch. Then I got so fixated till the end, because of your video was so GOOD to be explained how this job has done with great pace. Thank you very much for posting this. and... Big surprise was the ending clip of the cat that I wasn't expecting🤣 I used to have several cat, and .. I just couldn't stop laughing while watching that🤣🤣 Double thank you ! Excellent !!

[@jkfeatherranch]

Thank you, and glad the video helped! The cat likes to "assist" me by getting in my way!

[@tymajorie4089]

Thank you for the video. I just successfully removed my transmission. Should get easier from here.

[@jkfeatherranch]

That is the annoying part!

[@aspenair8988]

Great video, so much appreciation for what you do.

[@uvuvwe90]

I wish I had seen this before I did the replacement on my sentra. Very good video!

[@jkfeatherranch]

Thanks 👍. Hopefully it still went well.

[@matthewglaze5398]

Thanks a whole lot for this video I'm going to be tackling this job this weekend.

[@jkfeatherranch]

You're welcome and good luck!

[@dachaos5807]

2007 Versa here. Thanks for the help. I used a jack instead of opting to try & lift that ton of bricks. Mine had 9 bolts for pressure plate. Few other slight differences.

[@jkfeatherranch]

Glad it helped!

[@irongoose3865]

Good job, you made that look easy.

[@1blkpear]

Great vid man. It doesn’t seem as bad as some people describe it. Just a matter of remembering where the bolts and nuts go. Thanks.

[@jkfeatherranch]

Except for manhandling the transmission back into place, and being sore for a few days...

[@mrisrael144k]

Great video...you are a phenomenal teacher sir.

[@jkfeatherranch]

Thank you. Glad you enjoyed it. Our goal was to ensure that there is an understandable and easy to follow video to help others be able to also work on their own car. We put a lot of time and effort into the video so we are glad that it is well received.

[@shibinraj1333]

Neatly captured everything in video...👏👏

[@jkfeatherranch]

Thank you. We tried to be sure to get every part and angle in the video to make it easier for everyone to follow. Glad you enjoyed it!

[@tomasgaspar8065]

Thank you for the video. My slave just whent out. I feel confident I can do this with this video.

[@jkfeatherranch]

You Can Do It!!! Awesome, but not awesome because now you have to do this :( let us know how it goes.

[@tomasgaspar8065]

@@jkfeatherranch sorry for the late reply... everything whent fine thanks to your video. I owe u lunch, If ur ever in southwest Florida.

[@jkfeatherranch]

@@tomasgaspar8065 Awesome!!!! Glad we could help!

[@mikemooney4035]

Nice video. Thanks for posting. I'm replacing the slave (incarcerated) cylinder on my 2007 Versa. It's similar to what you're working on. It's helpful to get the socket sizes you're using, grease used on the drive shafts, etc. I've made (several) trips to the local shop to expand my tool collection. I've also found that a bunch of other parts needed to be replaced. I started the project back in January 2021. My son found that the gear selection cables could be released by pushing them back towards the firewall, rather than prying them up.

[@jkfeatherranch]

Sorry I did not even think about mentioning the socket sizes, mainly because I don't remember them when I'm editing the video. Grease was Lucas Red and Tacky, I use it for pretty much everything that requires grease.

[@finneganalexzander1317]

Instablaster.

[@spettro9]

"Incarcerated slave cylinder" lol seriously

[@ArtedeDonJulio]

Great videos, good details easy to follow, and tips.

[@jkfeatherranch]

Glad you liked it.

[@principeazul1694]

Wow...!! The best video i ever see about this task. Tanxs bro for sharing this.

[@jkfeatherranch]

Thanks. Glad you liked it.

[@mrpistonrecaro6483]

About to tackle 1. Ty for the upload

[@jkfeatherranch]

You're welcome and good luck! (:

[@antoniotorres7822]

Thanks for sharing your experience and knowledge. God bless you! Kind regards

[@jkfeatherranch]

You are welcome, glad it helped!

[@michaelking3523]

Great informative video. Thank you! Now I just need to go outside and hopefully find that it's not the slave cylinder..... Got my fingers crossed.

[@jkfeatherranch]

Hopefully it's either the master or the hose, those two are much easier. You'll still have to bleed the system, though. Good luck!

[@Alex-cq2mc]

Great video!

[@jkfeatherranch]

Thank you!

[@johnjohnston6518]

Thanks for your video. It's awesome

[@jkfeatherranch]

Thanks. Glad you liked it!

[@bimmercrazy1]

Thank you for this video. It is a guide for me (and our 13 year old daughter that doesn’t yet know). Lol.

[@jkfeatherranch]

Glad it was helpful!

[@fitzmeister5992]

Good job on the video.

[@jkfeatherranch]

Thank you!

[@mattbolton2959]

Thank you so much for the video, all in all this job looks pretty simple. Hoping to knock it out in a day, the only thing that would have made it easier is telling us what size the bolts were (mm), but other than that 10/10 thanks again!!

[@jkfeatherranch]

You are welcome. Since we were filming as we went along and only had a couple hours a day to work, it took about a week from start to finish. Sorry for the lack of bolt sizes, I didn't remember them myself when editing this :(

[@george6036]

Nice job on the video!!

[@jkfeatherranch]

Thanks

[@MrCsalcedo]

Good vídeo.

[@alg2012]

Grrat info...he made it seem easy..it was as long as u do what he says..

[@jkfeatherranch]

Glad it helped (:

[@XChaoticComposerX]

GREAT VIDEO!!! now it is my turn to fix mine... :)

[@jkfeatherranch]

Best of luck!

[@jkfeatherranch]

Thank you, and good luck!

[@yeti5225]

This was a very good video! Explanation was excellent, visual was good. If I had to critique one thing: only the wheel hub nut and lag bolts were told to torque and torque spec given, all the other bolts or nuts around the clutch assy. was not conveyed.

[@jkfeatherranch]

That's because, if we're honest, I didn't torque them beyond "feels tight." It's been a year and nothing has fallen off yet!

[@takchan1770]

Great Video! I just finished replacing the transmission and the slave cylinder. After button up everything and took it out for a test drive. Noticed a few drip of brake fluid from the same location as your car. I hope is not the slave cylinder because it was brand new. I am hoping is the o-ring on the tube that feeds the slave cylinder. Not wanting to remove the transmission again... errrr.

[@jkfeatherranch]

Owww hopefully it isn't. But hey if it is at least it'll go faster the second time 😂

[@pagethill6331]

Great job

[@jkfeatherranch]

Thank you!

[@gkireland7796]

Nice one

[@jkfeatherranch]

Thank you

[@migueleltorito]

Nice job

[@jkfeatherranch]

Thanks!

[@tiandao4702]

I need your help, I watched you video and did this work but I can't bleed my clutch after putting it all together, the fluid keeps going out the bleed valve.

[@user-bb9pf6ui5t]

Thanks you boss .❤❤❤❤❤

[@jkfeatherranch]

Glad it helped!

[@marcellanystrom8906]

Impressive.

[@jkfeatherranch]

Thanks!

[@a7i20ci7y]

What did you use on the trans drain plug? My 3/8 is too big, and 1/4 is too small. I'm about to grind down an extension.

[@jkfeatherranch]

I believe it was an 8mm square drive. Had to buy it from Amazon. Filing down an extension would probably work.

[@raymondjackson3473]

Great video appreciate you posting this video will be doing my clutch and everything soon but how long did this process take you?

[@jkfeatherranch]

Glad it helped! It took about a week but that was only working on it for a couple hours each day and also filming the process.

[@ginost-pierre4986]

very good thanks

[@jkfeatherranch]

You are welcome :)

[@coleyamos]

Thank You So Much🙏🏻

[@jkfeatherranch]

You're welcome.

[@sempergumby8734]

😂" jack stands that haven't been recalled"

[@idelivermeats2952]

Thanks for making this video! I've got a 2008 versa and your video is the closest year that I can find. 2008 is Gen 1 so some stuff is different. Driver cv axle came out fine. Passenger cv axle is stuck. I even unbolted the mount that the bearing is in but I can't get the axle out of the transmission. Any idea how to get it out with just a rubber mallet and a few giant flathead screwdrivers? I've spent all my money on parts so I can't afford more tools. And I use this car for work so I'm trying to get it done tomorrow. :) thanks again

[@jkfeatherranch]

You're welcome. Rent a slide hammer from AutoZone? I imagine it's just stuck in there tight if the other one came out. Tool rental is free but you will be charged a deposit temporarily.

[@flip831]

Great job this was very helpful. I noticed my clutch making a noise until I push the clutch in then it's quiet. It also slips when I punch it on 3rd n 4th. Any help is appreciated. 2018 versa s approx. 93,000 miles

[@jkfeatherranch]

Never had a problem with noise, but if a clutch slips under load, that's a sign that it's worn out and needs to be replaced.

[@DocScience2]

I have a 2008 Nissan versa, SL Sedan-4-door, and the clutch pedal went to the floor. With engine off, I put into 1st gear, and then started the engine. I drove home in 1st gear. . . is this yr 2008 somewhat similar to your video instructions??

[@jkfeatherranch]

I think the 2008 has a different engine/transmission.

[@matthewbowman9868]

Do I need to resurface pressure plate? and what about the alignment with taking the suspension off?

[@jkfeatherranch]

No issues with alignment since I put everything back the way it came off. That's exactly why I didn't remove the ball joints or anything. You can resurface the pressure plate if you want or yours is bad; I didn't go that far because the clutch was fine, just the slave cylinder had failed.

[@WarrenVasquez]

My clutch pedal does not go to the floor. When I shift into 1st and release the clutch in hear a loud knock and then it starts to go. I watched your video and it will be extremely helpful when I replace my clutch as that appears to be my issue. Thanks!

[@wasatchm]

did you find out what the problem was?

[@WarrenVasquez]

@@wasatchm the transmission mount was broken and stretched the transmission cable. A mechanic replaced the transmission mount and cable.

[@spettro9]

This is an awesome video, thank you! Can you reuse the axle nut on these? Cause of the split pin? Or no..

[@jkfeatherranch]

Not sure and unfortunately we don't have the car anymore so I can't check at this moment.

[@godsmackssa]

In a vw, peugeot, fiat, honda...etc etc...tons of brands...you would only have to remove 2 or 3 bolts to have the slave cylinder out... and then replace it. Thankfully nissan likes their owners and made this whole process "a bit more" complicated.

[@jkfeatherranch]

Yeah 😂

[@williamfrench9973]

The slave cylinder is integral with the throwout bearing. Probably saved them $ during manufacture.

[@DM-vt9xb]

Will a aftermarket clutch work?(any suggestions) Or does it have to be OEM? About to loose 2000$ on this and might as well customize it if possible.

[@jkfeatherranch]

Anything that fits should work, I have no idea if they make high performance clutches for a Versa or why you'd need one though...

[@bradleysanders988]

Trying to replace the master cylinder in my 07, can't get it to bleed! Any advice?

[@jkfeatherranch]

I haven't messed with the master cylinder at all and unfortunately we don't own the car anymore but I would expect it to be a similar process.

[@juannunez151]

I will unfortunately have to do this to my 2015 Nissan Versa. I was wondering how can I find out what torque pressure to put on what bolts? I noticed you used the torque pressure wrench to tighten the transmission.

[@jkfeatherranch]

They are probably in a repair manual if you can find one but I just tightened them until they felt tight. The only thing I used a torque wrench on was the lug nuts and axle nuts.

[@jkfeatherranch]

@Jadiel Koda why are you stupid spammers even here???? well I guess that's a compliment apparently our channel has enough traffic that spammers are going to want to leave comments on here but sesh get lost stupid scammers

[@jkfeatherranch]

@Anthony Steven why are you stupid scammers even here???? why in the world with the two of us be hacking into each other's accounts to spy on each other????? Seriously what is the scam even trying to accomplish?

[@Gageleavitt25]

I’m about to do this on my sisters car because the same thing happened last night I’m just waiting on parts, I’ll let you know how it went after I’m done.

[@jkfeatherranch]

Best of luck and have fun!!!

[@mcjay7288]

Your video is the closest I can find any tutorial on how to do my clutch slave on my 2010 versa 1.8L what tools would you recommend have in order to make this a smoother process?

[@jkfeatherranch]

Impact wrench and a bunch of different length extensions and flexy joints

[@mcjay7288]

Thanks for your reply I appreciate it ok I’ll go ahead and buy those tools and also noticed since yours was a hatchback mine is a 4dr sedan I’d take it that my transmission may be heavier but the process should relatively be the same?

[@bigboi9597]

Did you remove the starter and loosen the bolts for the fly wheel

[@jkfeatherranch]

I did not remove the starter and I unbolted the transmission from the fly wheel but did not remove the flywheel itself or loosen any bolts.

[@vitovito5032]

Hola buen video amigo, lo único que falto fue cambiar el retenedor del cigueñal detrás de la volanta

[@louisvillalba7695]

Jesus loves you

[@kimkaiju1060]

Hi, good video. Quick question, im.buying a new clutch disc..how many splines teeth are there on the clutch disc shaft? 26? Please assist

[@jkfeatherranch]

We no longer have that vehicle but fortunately we saved the clutch and yes it does have 26.

[@tomcat4341]

@@jkfeatherranch How was the car while your ownership to you? Any other issue came up??

[@jkfeatherranch]

@@tomcat4341 Besides the clutch and slave cylinder, we had a wheel bearing replaced under warranty because it was making noise, the catalytic converter needed replacing, and the clock spring made the steering wheel make a clicking noise when turning. My wife sold the car to her dad in 2021 and he hasn't had any further problems with it. It now has 170,000 miles on it.

[@tomcat4341]

@@jkfeatherranch Thank you for the updates. Everything about your car sounds reasonable. I appreciate for all these answers.

[@papatech1843]

did the hot spots on the flywheel cause the new clutch to chatter ?

[@jkfeatherranch]

My wife gave this car to her dad a few months after doing this job, however it has 170,000 miles on it now and he hasn't reported any issues.

[@ic5720]

Hola cuántos litros lleva esta caja?

[@blublur32]

What would you say is a fair price to have this done at my local mechanic? I think mine just went out and if I'm being honest I'm not very car savvy.

[@jkfeatherranch]

It's all labor so that would be dependent on labor costs in your area.

[@williamfrench9973]

According to AllData, it’s between 6.3 and 7 hours labor depending upon flywheel. Parts, not including flywheel, should be a couple hundred bucks.

[@pappym.8421]

Please what type of socket is needed to drain the transmission. Is a square recessed?

[@pappym.8421]

8mm 4 point for anyone else wondering

[@jkfeatherranch]

Yes it is a special 8mm square-drive socket, I had to get one on Amazon. It looks suspiciously like a 3/8" extension will fit in there but it doesn't :(

[@kennyarbogast5572]

How long would you say it took you?

[@jkfeatherranch]

Well in my case a little over a week only because I worked on it for a few hours a day in my spare time, and of course the filming made it take twice as long as it otherwise would have. Could probably be done in a weekend if you put your mind to it.

[@thesonicshark]

Where is the housing?I can't find it on my car.I know this sounds stupid but i've done everything up until that

[@jkfeatherranch]

Not sure what you mean by housing

[@13J460]

Wow! How long did this take you from start to finish? Im about to embark on this journey. Yay😅

[@jkfeatherranch]

We split it up over a week since we took our time because we were filming it. The filming process makes it take a lot longer. Way more than twice as long. We also only did a few hours a day as we had another vehicle that could be used.

[@eWrcktion]

Anyone know if this is similar to a 2011 versa hatch Cause I can't find any tutorials on my car And they wanna charge me 1 $1000 on labor alone

[@jkfeatherranch]

It probably won't be exactly the same but the process is similar for most front wheel drive cars. I think the engine changed in 2014-2015, so yours will probably be a bit different.

[@williamfrench9973]

It is relatively similar from what I saw. You may want to watch this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mpLakGSveZiEiZI. He is removing an AT instead of MT, but the model engine setup is much closer to our 2011 hatch’s (I’ve got the same - in brilliant silver). Hope this helps.

[@jacobpierson8995]

how many miles did you get out of it before doing this?

[@jkfeatherranch]

Approximately 130,000. Clutch could have gone longer, but it's one of those "might as well while you're in there" kind of things.

[@ericmorales6737]

Hello boss. I am getting a code: p2859 clutch a pressure disengagement. Is this what I need to do? Thanks in advance.

[@jkfeatherranch]

Is yours an automatic? From what I can find from a quick google search, it looks like this code has to do with one of the solenoids (valves) that control the clutches inside of an automatic transmission, which is not the same thing as the clutch in a manual transmission.

[@ericmorales6737]

​@@jkfeatherranchthanks for your reply. Mine is automatic cvt.

[@jkfeatherranch]

You are welcome. Unfortunately the CVT may as well be magic to me and I don't know the first thing about fixing them :(

[@angelrosario9937]

Gracias

[@jkfeatherranch]

De nada

[@ItchyKneeSon]

lol The only torque specs were for the lug nuts!?! Even so, thank you for the walk-through.

[@jkfeatherranch]

Torque it like the Germans, gütenteit!

[@jeffreycoulter4095]

Agreed. Great video. Tools sponsored by harbor freight

[@jkfeatherranch]

Thank you. Hey, they're cheap!

[@livingston5390]

The 13th Amendment made slavery illegal, except as a form of punishment (wonder if that has any relation to the Unites States' disproportionate incarceration rate, nah probably just a coincidence), so I'd prefer if you'd call it an incarcerated cylinder. Thanks.

[@jkfeatherranch]

incarcerated cylinder it is then

[@erod6468]

As a stand up citizen with a past incarceration, I was never a slave in the system. I had 2 free meals daily, room and board free of charge, shower time, access to equipment or at least space to partake in physical activities and improve my physical fitness, free dental, visual and health care and I studied regularly without ever having to work a second while in the system. Slavery? Idk about that. More like a vacation you can't leave from temporarily to help you reflect on your current situation and what to do to better yourself. Sometimes you do have to participate in some violent activities and always have to be aware of everyone and everything around you, but that can be said of any vacation anywhere, take a safari vacation for example.....

[@dodgeking9194]

Leave it to Nissan to put something like a hydraulic release bearing inside of the transmission another great design by Nissan

[@jkfeatherranch]

:(

[@wasatchm]

no kidding. I just did the master and slave cylinder on my 2006 sentra and it took less than 30 minutes. but's the mileage is over 270K so I was looking for a newer car (preferably nissan). however, I think I will steer clear on the versa. are other car manufacturers putting the slave cylinder inside the transmission housing?

[@MainelyMoto207]

I would've cleaned and painted the battery tray while it was out.

[@mkrp4]

6:02 It's a back up switch!

[@jkfeatherranch]

Ah, ok. Tbh I had no idea what it was, just that it had to be removed!

[@mkrp4]

@@jkfeatherranch does it need to be removed to prevent damage to it? (I will be using homemade Equpment jack to support and lower the transmission)

[@jkfeatherranch]

If you can support the transmission without damaging it, then it probably doesn't have to be removed. I did because it was a piece that sticks out and I was just relying on brute strength and sore arms to pull the transmission out.

[@mkrp4]

@@jkfeatherranch TY!

[@iammike2u]

OK, the video has a bunch of helpful information, although when showing the nuts and bolts to take off sometimes you have to figure out where this nut or bolt is as he doesn't tell you. Then when putting the clutch plate in he uses an impact driver (he just destroyed the plate), but uses a torque wrench on wheel lug nuts ... WTF???

[@mkrp4]

BTW the wheel lug nuts are 83 foot-pounds not 100

[@marshal6013]

Literally finding 6 videos just to see how to remove the CV shaft, and you just pried it out. But then didn't show the other side... maddening... it's different on the other side.

[@godsmackssa]

The slave cylinder is placed inside the transmission box. What an example of bad engineering mr nissan :)

[@jkfeatherranch]

Nissan likes to do things like that. In the Xterra they have a coolant pipe routed through a hole in the timing cover which makes the whole thing very hard to remove and put back. Putting it back is even harder than removing. Thank you Nissan.

[@mkrp4]

@@jkfeatherranch Old 1990 Mazda Miata mounted the coolant bypass pipe on the stud of the exhaust header