Mustang 5.0 Clutch Job - Part Two - Rear Main Seal & Clutch Install

In this video I continue on with the clutch replacement in this customer's 1995 Ford Mustang with the big 5.0 302ci with almost 200hp! Now that the trans is out of the way I pop a new rear main seal in it, a new flywheel as well as a brand-new clutch set and get the trans ready to slide back in.
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[@SouthMainAuto]

*PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT* - If you are watching this video on 7/29/24 or 7/30/24 and you don't fall asleep before the end screen and you see that part III is listed as "Members Only." *DO NOT PANIC* Do not send me nasty emails, don't unsubscribe, don't tell me I am an asshole or a sellout in the comments and *DO NOT CALL MY SHOP* to tell me you can't watch it. The part III will be posted on the 31st at 5pm just like *I ALWAYS DO.* The reason it says members only is because there are some folks that support our KZbin channel by becoming a "KZbin Member" and it gives them early access to all videos I put out. Take a breath, slow down, everything is gonna be OK. Nothing has changed. It's still free like it has been for the past 10 years. Thanks for watching! -Eric O. Join here if you want early access - kzbin.info/door/tAGzm9e_liY7ko1PBhzTHAjoin

[@memybikeni9931]

You tell ‘em Mr O

[@Michael-yi4mc]

Getting Theatrical?

[@jimbonettles]

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[@Fidenziosr-qx5ow]

😅

[@DAdler-ow1ef]

😂😂

[@PickupsAreNotTrucks]

When my wife got her new car in 2019, there was 1 on the lot with a manual and the rest with CVTs, I HIGHLY recommended she get the manual and she reluctantly did. She thanks me on a regular basis now for talking her into getting the manual. All her friends cars have had the CVT fail at 100k miles and her little 5 speed is going strong at 170k miles. Shifts like new still. Plus, she’s so proud of herself for actually dedicating herself to learning to drive a manual. It’s a skill she takes a bunch of pride in now. Damn good woman!

[@mattyb7736]

Got a sticker on the rear window saying "millennial anti theft device fitted" ??? 😂😂😂

[@thx1138guy]

I love a manual until getting stuck in a traffic jam, then not so much.

[@oldschooldude8370]

Nissans cvts are trash. You made a good call.

[@donmears4090]

I live in the Los Angeles area and I switched to an automatic transmission years ago. I've been there, clutched that in traffic🤯🤪.

[@COBRO98]

@@mattyb7736 I think you mean zoomer anti theft device, majority of millennials can work a 3rd pedal

[@TStheDeplorable]

"You've got the drip" meant something very different when I was growing up. Like "you need a shot of penicillin."

[@geepeerces]

I looked it up in a modern slang dictionary, 'got that drip' means they are sexy or stylish. 'drip' is jewelry, especially diamonds.

[@andrewnajarian5994]

Yeah, these kids have really butchered the English language. They don’t even realize what they’re saying half the time. 😂

[@dawhiteman7033]

​@@geepeercesmfer look if you got da drip you got drippy DlCK!😂😂😂

[@beaverc2884]

Darn kids. You got the drip still means you need some Penicillin. 😬😬 😅🤣😂😁😄😆😅 bet cha they think differently when they wake up stuck to the sheets. 🤣😂😅😆😁😅

[@oldbiker9739]

nominally 3 , ask me how I know💉💉💉😂🤣

[@The_Redkween]

When I was a kid in the 80’s, a “selfie” was something COMPLETELY different. 😅

[@dougierotten]

😂😂😂😂

[@donakahorse]

Mrs. O, every single one of us that learned to drive stick have a story just like that. Some of us were fortunate enough not to have an audience, others of us, who will not be named, had this situation in traffic and needed to learn to feather the clutch on the spot. LOL

[@AlbeDarned89]

A family member got help from the vehical behind them once. Luckily I didn't have an audience. Still a little embarrassing

[@johnt.848]

Nope, not every single one of us.

[@kellyappel3015]

Taught my wife how to drive a stick shift back in 1992 in college when I first met her. Eventually, I gave up telling her to give a little gas as she let go of the clutch, and told her to put the pedal to the ground and let the clutch go. She learned how to light tires up and did a great job of that. Then, she did figure out how to start from a dead stop gently. 😀

[@johnhufnagel]

my wife of 24 years still to this day refuses to become competent with a manual. I've tried, she's "tried", she's Irish (stubborn). Back before the 'rona scam when she was commuting I'd tell her regularly "commute for a week with a stick and you'll have it down." Of course said advice fell on deaf ears.

[@cj28739]

We all know you pay your neighbor to mow his lawn every time he sees you with your camera, but to get railroad to come to town and blow their horn on queue just shows what a great video maker you are. Keep up the good work my boy

[@wadepatton2433]

That town revolves around Eric's camera angles. Trains, mowers, tooters alike!

[@opiumtrail7032]

cue*

[@Larry-sf9nb]

Eric got pull.

[@45AMT]

That Mrs O story made the whole video worth watching. I could just picture the embarrassment in front of the road crew 😂😂😂

[@user-wt1ph7ye6m]

You and Rain Man repairs the only one I watch on KZbin that has a regular shop

[@oldbiker9739]

Don't forget Jimmy making it work he never see's rust .

[@scottzehrung4829]

It’s the combo that works for me as well, I’ll hang around to see what they’re up to doing.

[@walterdodds3925]

Sitting here drinking a cold beer fixing to devour some kabobs and watching Eric O work on an old mustang clutch job, life is good, oh hi Mrs O,lol.

[@kenmohler4081]

I learned to drive a stick shift in the Army. In the ‘60s, everything in the Army was manual transmission, even sedans. And you had to pass a specific test and have a specific license for each type of vehicle. When I went to get tested on the 2 and a half ton 6x6, I had never even sat in one. I had to get the tester to show me how to start it. End of that test. The next try I almost got out of the motor pool before failing. Third try was the charm.

[@SouthMainAuto]

😂

[@SeanBZA]

I went to do the drivers test on a Monday, while that previous Friday I had been de facto duty driver, because the actual one was off in the mountains on another duty. Had to take the driving instructor to his weekend lodging on the base, then did another load of driving changing guards at shift change. Did an entire tank of fuel in that 3 hour period, and also got the one mandated perimeter inspection done as well, though I did remember not to do what had been done the previous weekend, where the other person had sort of forgotten where the fence turned, and put the vehicle through the fence while airborne. Come the Monday I turn up for the whole thing, and get asked why I am there, respond for the test, and he asked why I was duty the weekend, and told him the RSM put me on there. I did pass first time, though was thankful I was doing it in the Datsun 680 pickup, not the 4 ton Bedford ambulance the medics showed up in, or the 40 ton Pathfinder the fire brigade was using. That thing would give you whiplash, with all the water sloshing in it.

[@afacelessname1378]

I learnt to drive in the late 80s with a stick shift, or manual transmission as we call it. As 99% of the cars in the UK are 'stick' it wasn't a big deal for me.

[@RB-qq1ky]

@kenmohler4081 My father got his car licence back in the days when you went to your local council and bought one (no test required). When he later joined the police just prior to WW2 they just ticked off his licence for all classes (there were 10) including the ‘wheels, tracks & rollers’ endorsements ‘just in case you ever had to move one’. As far as I know he never underwent any practical test whatsoever.

[@johnsb1550]

3rd times the charm, I'll bet the guys riding in the back wouldn't agree with you. The manual is written on a 6th grade level and even has pictures. Love to hear the whole story on this, seriously.

[@andycalabro5418]

Manual transmission story. Went hunting in the Catskill mountains, friends went one way ,I another. Driving a soft top CJ- 5 Jeep. Parked on the top of a hill, gravel ,snow covered road . After hunting all day , came back and the started spun out and would not start the engine. So I opened the door, put the key in the ignition to on, stick in neutral, pushed the jeep down hill, got up speed, jumped in and popped the clutch pedal to turn the engine over. Only problem was a sharp turn was coming up. I just made it in the Jeep to do all this. Now in my 60's, this happened when I was 20. Youth had no fear.

[@beefeekeefee]

Got to teach Mrs O the parking brake trick for getting going on inclines. Having said that my kid borrowed my old Land Cruiser one day to run an errand. He drove out one end of our driveway, got 100 feet down the road and remembered he had forgot something. Other end of the driveway has a really steep, 30 ft entrance. He came to a stop to let some traffic go by and then tried to climb the pitch in 3rd gear. He tried several times, slipped that clutch for all it was worth. I was out of earshot beside the shop but pretty soon I could smell what I thought were truck brakes on fire. That got my attention. Just about then he figured out he was in the wrong gear and met me in the driveway. New clutch didn't take that smell away. Good times!

[@Monkeh616]

'trick' - manual transmission 101. First thing you're supposed to learn is clutch control and the brake pedal isn't involved.

[@clintprice2123]

Mrs O, you are such a great sport for going along with Eric’s teasing about you and the clutch on a hill. I taught my kids to use the parking brake and as soon as you engage the disk and start to creep forward just release the brake and go. You won’t roll back at all. You two are a couple to be admired as it’s obvious that you both still adore each other. Watching your banter is as good as watching the repairs, both are quality content.

[@lennyhall87]

Being an old backyard mechanic, I have never seen this done standing up.I've done at least half a dozen laying down with tannies on my chest. Thanks for the memories. Hope You Have a Better Day, Boscawen,NH

[@georgeburns7251]

Great comment. I forgot about doing this.

[@kenmohler4081]

I did that with my 66 Falcon. Tranny on my chest and all.

[@mikemiller3565]

Keep the pace, perfect to follow and entertain. A real”clutch” job. Mrs O, we have all stalled or hopped down the street in first gear 😊.

[@johnmeyer6537]

After changing the clutch 3 times in a year and a half in our 67 chevy wagon with factory 396 3 on the tree. my dad (6 foot 6) finally bought a new car for my (4 foot 10 inch) mom. had home made pedal blocks so she could reach them. had it down to an hour and a half. jack stands and no power tools.

[@cycleguy666]

Ahhhh the good old days!! I 16 speed road ranger that weighed 2500 pounds and had a twin disc compound clutch unit!! The road Rangers on a jack always scared me no matter how many straps and chains held it from killing me. It was my job for a year right outta high school. Two years later I worked for VW / Audi for 35 years. Big difference!!

[@williamkraft5574]

I taught my girlfriend in High School how to drive a stick. I thought I was going to have to replace it after one full day. She learned and became pretty good at it. BTW, Happy Belated Birthday, Mrs. O. It's always a pleasure seeing you on the channel.

[@billylane6602]

Your favorite mother in law from your first wife had me rolling😂😂😂😂

[@SouthMainAuto]

Sometimes I introduce Vanessa as my ex girlfriend or my first wife. Both true statements.... Takes people a min to catch on but when they do you can usually see it in their face haha

[@kc360awareness]

@@SouthMainAutonothing like having a little fun with the otherwise obvious. My first wife is my baby momma.

[@williampierce5615]

I do mack trans. Mounts for rear are also rear engine support. Very fun.

[@logicalguy488]

I have the Snap-On pilot bearing tool you put your slide hammer on. Works 100%

[@brucejones2354]

When you mentioned the Mack tripple countershaft transmission...... Whoo.... that brought back memories had to remove and install using only 4×4 blocks and a 20 ton hydraulic jack...yeah, that was a workout for sure. But, back then we did what we had to.

[@ChuckKirchner-se6ib]

The three times I changed the clutch in MY mustang, I used a dollop of axle grease and a wooden dowel. The only issue was that I forgot to stand to the side, so I got a facefull of crud and grease ALL THREE TIMES!!! (NO I did not learn, I was pissed that the clutches didn't last). Spline lube. Ha Ha Ha. Another dollop of axle grease, and most of it removed before assembly. My clutch-centering tool was an actual transmission input shaft, too, not that piss-wobbly piece of plastic. Love it, Eric!! Keep on keepin on!!

[@Watchman999]

Bread works just as well. I’ve done it twice and was surprised each time

[@Moe44125]

I'm sure Ms's O knows how to drive a manual transmission just fine. In the early 80's in the USMC as a driving instructor you would not believe how many Jeep clutches got SMOKED 😂

[@ChrisR]

The seal-pulley-outtey tool is made by Lisle. When I use that tool I like to cut a triangle shaped section out of a plastic water bottle, kinda like a big guitar pick, and push that up under the lip of the seal before putting the puller tool in. Its just a CYA measure to try and prevent any damage to the sealing surface on the shaft......

[@Carcrafter7165]

19:06 thank you for sharing your story Beth. It happens to all of us in the past. Probably would happen to me now it’s been awhile since I’ve drove a stick shift.

[@ChrisVargasrpht2000chris]

Mrs. O's stories are as entertaining as watching you work on cars. No need to feel embarrassed as we all had to learn the clutch process going uphill. We will have to wait for part 3.

[@user-sk2mb1sy9l]

Back in the old days we used bread or grease to push out a pilot bearing or bushing

[@billbrowning3021]

The drip means the you have swagger, dripping with money, confidence and designer clothes.

[@SouthMainAuto]

Ahhhhh so my kids don't have the drip then lol. They need what they call a J O B before they can catch the drip. They must have been just cappin' me with the skippity

[@Teknyk303]

​@@SouthMainAuto😂😂

[@billbrowning3021]

@@SouthMainAuto lol. Likely.

[@mrbill8542]

Or you need a shot of penicillin !!

[@taylorsutherland6973]

Lol, I have no idea what any of the crap means

[@AppalachianRancher]

Packing the crank with grease then pound in a doll rod or socket works the best I've found to get pilot bearings out.

[@phillipfritz7014]

It's unbelievable easy and this neat trick really works!

[@user-mv5bu2kk8b]

Bread?

[@cobrapond]

I tried it on an LS1 and knocked the plug out of the center of the crank I had no idea the crank wasn't solid on those.

[@ryans2kidz]

It takes me back in time watching since putting a clutch in was the very first job I had working on cars.

[@michaelferik8060]

For a long time my only road transport was my friends vehicles, which obligated me to help keep them on the street. Many a time we were either under the car on the ground or watching a chain hoist above our heads attached to a big shade tree branch. That is how I learned to work on vehicles.

[@samramirez2160]

Wow that really brings back memories. I had an 88 Mustang GT w/5 speed had the clutch replaced the "New Throw-out Bearing" was noisy. It needed more than a clutch job had the trans rebuilt. The Dealership that did the clutch job installed a rebuilt unit instead of a new factory clutch.

[@mwestberg1]

First clutch I did was my '78 F100 3-on the tree. I was 19. middle of January, -5F, No garage layining in a snowbank, no transmission jack. Worst part was getting the gear lube in there in the cold weather, Had to put the bottles in boiling water then run out and get what i could in the tranny b4 it wouldnt flow anymore. Taught me alot though.

[@oldgoatherder]

My friend helped me change my clutch in a 2002 Trans-Am, okay I helped him. I told him about the bread dough trick, he said that was for armatures. We tried a couple of different types of pullers, packed the back of the bushing with grease (what a mess) and finally he went back to his house and got a couple of slices of bread, we just wadded it up and stuffed it into the bushing, a few hits on the dowel pin and the bushing slid right out. The dough is thicker than the grease and doesn't squirt all over the place.

[@buscuttbutchie]

Lmao!! Coolest guy i know! Mechanically knowledgeable, down to earth, and funny as hell sometimes! I can't tell you how much knowledge I've gained by watching and had laugh or two while doing so😂

[@rjb6327]

Always nice to see Mrs. O.

[@Dave-mf5fv]

I thought I had "RING THAT BELL" without any flailing arms to get all the new content you had to offer. I for one saw part 3 listed before part 2. I thought about calling my attorney, Which I don't have so screw it. I simply scrolled down. Ah, there it is. And here we are. I remember doing a clutch on my sisters 82 5.0 mustang. Because I broke it.. That was a fun car. My wife had a little orange Chevette, 4 spd when we met. Try and teach a person to drive a 3 on the tree to their 4 spd. It took awhile. That's all I'm gonna say about that. Been married 35 years.

[@garyradtke3252]

Back in the day when there was a lot of manuals around we kept the input shafts with damaged gears for clutch alignment. I liked them much better than the tools but not enough of them around these days. We also used them with grease to hydraulic out the pilot bearings. Worked great on bushings but a little tougher on the needle bearing version. I have heard of the bread trick but never tried it. Always used grease.

[@johnwesner3935]

Back in the day....., I fell in with a bad crowd and ended up driving Mopar. Dodge and Plymouth. With the oil- lite bronze pilot bushings I just used the old grease in the hole and metal rod same diameter as the input shaft and used hydraulic pressure to drive them out. Don't forget the rag around the dummy shaft!😮 The best part was if you wanted to take an automatic crankshaft engine and put it front of the manual, the end of the crank wasn't counter bored to fit the standard bushing. You had to turn the bushing to make it work. Don't get me started on the transition years from push button shift to column shift and big block vs small block. The Chevy guys have it so easy!😅

[@lvsqcsl]

I did this job when I was 16 on my 1974 Ford Maverick with a three-on-the-floor and a bench seat. It had a 3.3 liter (200 c.i.d.) Falcon 6 cylinder engine. Dad had a shop and we had it on the lift and I was doing everything Eric did in this video while he watched. I learned very quickly what pilot bearings, throw-out bearings, clutch facings were, etc. Then I had to put axle bearings in it. I drove that car for 4 years after that. The company I work for bought a 1992 Ford L9000 and it had an 8-speed Road Ranger transmission. I had to learn to drive it and shift it without the clutch. It was a rough ride for the first 3 blocks, but I finally got it. GREAT VIDEO!

[@mousegouse]

Came here to see the conclusion of the clutch job video, but I keep replaying the section from @17:03 to 19:06 over and over....Wow 😍 Maybe one day I will eventually seen the ending 🤣

[@Bowhunters6go8xz6x]

That is a pretty slick little seal removal tool that you used on that rear main seal !

[@jmurphy1973]

I tried to teach my wife how to drive a manual transmission when we first got together wayyy back in 1998. My first attempt was in the 1991 Cavalier I i drove and that was a miserable failure. You know... inexperience coupled with no horsepower, no torque and nerves made for several stalls. Fast forward to the 1996 Chevy 3500HD with the 6.5 turbo diesel that i had. I thiught this would be a foolproof way to learn the ways of the manual transmission. While taking off from a dead stop was super simple due to the steep gearing and the diesel engine, it was the 1-2 shift that she just couldn't accomplish. I've never felt like such a failure nor have I ever felt more sorry for two vehicles. Edit: fixed spelling

[@bassiclymike]

When I did my '86 Mercury Capri 5.0, in the pre-KZbin days, I pulled the tranny and bellhousing all together, since that's what everything I read said to do. At the time I didn't realize you could do them separately. Doing them that way looks A LOT easier and keeps the number of socket extensions required to a minimum. And as I mentioned last video, no air or power tools involved at that time. Pulled the rear main seal by drilling two small holes, threading in some screws and then pulling on them. Probably used a claw hammer. Worked like a charm. A Tuttoroso crushed tomatoes can and a wood block was a perfect installation tool for the new one. I tried several methods to get the pilot bearing out, the only thing that worked was a slide hammer. Turned the two hook attachment inside-out, put the hooks in one at a time then connected them to the slide hammer. Whole thing came out in 3-4 pops. All this while on my back and the car on jackstands. Oh, to have a lift then...

[@barrywalker300]

A little check i used to do was check the clutch plate fits on gearbox shaft (before fitting clutch plate pressure plate). I had a small burr in one clutch plate and the gearbox shaft would not go in when refitting. Strip plate out again to find/remove burr in spline…only happened once.

[@RainManFights]

I had to use bread. My pilot bearing removal tool just collapsed. Also, I spent the big money to see part 3 before the rest of the world. 🤣🤣🤣

[@michaelbruns473]

Good to see you doing stuff, that I have done a bazillion times! Good job so far. Slight addendum on the reason for the locktite on the flywheel bolts - it also acts as a leak stop, since the holes are open towards the oil..

[@8avexp]

Best theft deterrent around these days - a manual transmission. Been driving them myself since 1978 and still love them. Nice Bb7 chord from that train horn! OK, so I have a musical background!:)

[@luism1089]

Bb7. Right. Duh. Standard train horn tuning. ;-)

[@slikrhodez3336]

Usually I use the bread method to remove pilot bushings and bearings, but the last time I had to use the break-it-into-little-pieces-with-a-chisel-method. Both can be effective. I've replaced the clutch in my 95 Camaro Z28 a few times. I'm pretty good at it now. Well, you did say that if you could do it then I could do it!

[@kain0m]

I can relate to Vanessa's story. Something similar happened to me in San Marino. There was a stop sign at the top of a *very* steep road. If I had to guess, the slope was probaly about 30%. I grew up (and learned to drive stick for the first fifteen years) in the Alps, so I'm no stranger to driving stick on a steep hill, but that one was ridiculous. I stalled the van like four times trying to get through there. The last attempt it went from a one tire fire to stalling, without moving any appreciatable distance. I finally sent one of my buddies ahead and blew through the stop sign at probably 10 mph...

[@claddagh1000]

I remember changing the transmission and clutch in my 88 mustang GT on the ground on my back by myself. It wasn’t bad

[@Dogbone384]

You can torque those bell housing bolts … The equation T=(DS(A+B))/A is used to calculate the change in torque using an extension device with T being torque, DS being dial setting, A being distance from the center of where you hold the handle to the center of the socket adapter, and B being the distance from the socket adapter to the center of bolt rotation…. One of the few things I remember from college physics… “If I can do it, you can”

[@DonDegidio]

Hi Eric, You are correct about supporting the Mack transmissions. Since they have three countershafts the bottom of the case is shaped like a V. The Roadmaster series have only two countershafts, so the bottom of the case is more flat. Had to rebuilt several of each type of transmissions for my father's and uncle's trucking companies. Most of the trucks were tri-axle dumps. Only kept two tandem dump trucks. You and the family stay safe.

[@stevenlatham4397]

This made me think of the story you told years ago about the guy working in your dad’s shop that crushed his fingers with a large semi-truck flywheel. It still makes my fingers hurt while doing a clutch replacement. 😬

[@scottyparker2534]

Good story Mrs O Eric enjoyed both videos nice to see some old school, keep up the good work love watching your videos

[@keithehrman5490]

Nice work. Obviously you are a highly skilled mechanic. Good to see.

[@gerrywray42]

I really enjoy your channel Eric and your skills as a mechanic, videographer, editor and most of all teacher are exceptional. Having been a mechanic in Europe for 25 years, where everything has a clutch, I have found the best way to align a clutch plate with a clutch cover/pressure plate, if you don't have an actual pilot shaft, is to use the three spaces in the cover where there the drive straps are located to feel for the correct alignment before final tightening of the cover. The alignment mandrels provided with the clutch assemblies are often too slack to provide accurate alignment. Also the reason the fingers didn't move on the old clutch when removing was because the clutch was worn thin and there wasn't any compression of the clutch diaphragm spring. That's why the clutch need to be replaced.

[@kenmohler4081]

I got the clutch changed on a Buick Skyhawk. After it was done the mechanic said he could tell me how to get more mileage out of this one. I told him this clutch had 90,000 miles on it. His reply? "Forget I mentioned it." With a smile. By the way, it was my wife's car.

[@rickwhepley3377]

It takes me back to my old F150 with a column shifter that would break on a regular basis. The real challenge was taking off in second gear on a incline.

[@colinsmith8347]

Just a tip for removing pins, either in bellhousing or flywheel. A claw hammer. Use claw on pin and hit head with another hammer. Pop right out

[@donkaiser6704]

Special thanx to Mrs. O for (bravely) sharing!

[@serafinsilva1055]

I used to pack bearing grease in behind the pilot bushing (or bearing) find a bolt just a little smaller than the ID of the bushing and hammer it out. Used the hydraulics of the grease to push it out.

[@asaprulers226]

The drip and the gyatt made me die laughing when you said that did not expect it from Eric o

[@truthsmiles]

Because of you, even when working alone I’ll make the “tongue click” torque sound when tightening non-critical fasteners by feel haha.

[@matopezuta2050]

I'm glad I never spent the money on one of those pilot bearing/bushing pullers. I'm still using the gun grease and hammer routine.

[@calholli]

I've used the bread trick to pull out a stubborn pilot bearing more than once. lol.. I'm not afraid to admit it

[@johnbragg2014]

Haha stuck in s main auto prison. Reminds me of a place I worked at called Alarm device in Syosset NY. We all used to sing "we are all just prisoners here at alarm device". Thanks for the memories..haha

[@paulcharman44]

Part of the trouble with those thin head bolts as on the flywheel / Crankshaft is the chamfer or lead in on the socket, barely half of the head is engaged with the hex. Personally i have a small number if sockets where i have removed the chamfer on a lathe. This prevents slipping. just found one of the seal tools on EBay and ordered it. Great video.

[@ElChupa_Cabra]

The sticker slap joke was funny 😂

[@dandiy4958]

Eric, you are the one doing the job, so, you can the clutch parts anything you want. ✌✌✌ Damn good videos!!

[@UtahDarkHorse]

Great story Mrs. O. You'll probably never run into something like that again, but if you do, use your emergency brake to hold the vehicle in place while your getting your gas and clutch ready to go. Then just slowly release the brake and away you go. I used to drive stick a lot and had to use that trick more than once. Thanks for another great video.

[@davidkettell1073]

I remember when i was a teen my friend came over to ask me to look at his car because he was having trouble shifting gears. I opened the hood and looked . When he pushed in the clutch the whole transmission moved backwards a quarter inch . Every bolt was that loose but by a miracle none had fallen out.

[@aussiebloke609]

I'm not surprised Mrs O had a little trouble with a steep hill start - there's a technique that's required in Oz that doesn't seem to be a thing in the US for some reason. We use the parking brake to hold the vehicle, so your feet are free to work the clutch and throttle without having to jump so quickly off the brake and onto the gas. Instead, you can feed in the throttle, start easing off the clutch until you feel it bite...then release the parking brake and you just drive off. No problem with rolling into the vehicle behind you, no high speed dancing on the pedals...much easier, especially if you're less experienced with driving stick.

[@davaogary7042]

I spent more time removing that STUPID pilot bearing in my 95 c1500 than the entire clutch job took. At least I did not need to remove the exhaust. Love your channel.

[@RJon2006]

I used bread and jam-packed it behind the pilot bearing to remove it on my Cobra. Real DIYer here!

[@Mike_Engel]

We feel for ya Ms O. it was good you could back down the hill. Some of us had traffic behind us and was forced to get it to go... after being honked at for 20 minutes.. LOL!!! Love your videos from SMA!!!!!

[@jerrycann6374]

I was at a friend's shop today, they were doing a clutch on a 5.0 Mustang and were searching for parts. The dealer here north of the border has no stock on the pressure plate and could not find an aftermarket pressure plate. He is going to resurface the pressure plate that was on there. He first got approval from the owner, he does not hide things from the customers.

[@tchads_57]

I wish manual transmissions were still available. I have a Subaru with a CVT and am gonna trade it in soon. Don’t want to take the risk as I hear that replacements are hard to find. My wife bought her first car with a stick. The fact that she never drove one before never slowed her down. Ran that car to 110,000+ mi on the original clutch. Thanks for the video and the cameo by Mrs. O.

[@aussiebloke609]

They are still around (even Cadillac theoretically offer stick shift in some models)...just very hard to find, and you never seem to find one on a dealer forecourt, even if it's technically offered by the factory. I looked around for about 6 months before I found mine. Best bet (but more expensive) is to simply order the car as you want it and wait for the factory to put it together. No discounts that way, but at least you'll have something you enjoy driving.

[@KendrasEdge757]

Haha yall are so cute together!! Mrs. O is oh so innocent and Mr. O is so not lol. My first car was a 1990 Ford Escort 5spd manual with power absolutely nothing. No power steering no power brakes-I believe it was drums all around. At any rate; the steering wasn’t power and the first road drive my mother took me to a big hill at a red light and taught me the proper way to take off while on a hill driving a manual. She also taught me how to do it using the parking brake to assist, and I never stalled out on a hill or rolled backwards into anyone. I once ran into the back of a van at a stop light because there was a car full of girls I was too busy smiling at to watch in front of me and they all laughed at me as I realized what I had just done in front of a car full of beautiful woman. I never made that mistake again!! lol nonetheless that one stuck with me being a young 16yr old boy acting like I was a man until I made a childish mistake lol good stuff as always Eric & Mrs. O!! Soli Deo Gloria~

[@littleshopintheshed]

Mrs.O. Ease out on the clutch, and PUSH PUSH PUSH PUSH!!! We’ve all been there. Without a hand brake I’d be screwed on hills.

[@mikeybhoutex]

Replacing my '06 GT clutch. After trying to remove the pilot bearing with this tool, and a slide hammer, I and pretty much destroying the old bearing, I went back to the youtubes and found the bread method. "What the hell" says I. I got a loaf of Kroger whole wheat, and made a dowel with a big ol bolt and some electrical tape wrapped *just* enough to get into the left over bushing, and with a deadblow hammer, that all came out in less time than you were messin' with the 'right' tool. I was just so damned impressed. I'll never go back to any other method, the bread trick worked too good to not use it from here on out... ...on Fords. I've heard say how the GMs and possibly other crankshafts will not like this method and you'll be buying/fixing a crankshaft if you try it. So buyer beware and whatever on that.

[@johnchambers12]

I was taught to apply the ebrake and let it hold the hill while you let out the clutch and floor it thru the embarrassment Mrs.O ,?only those of us who are brave enough to learn how to drive a stick shift car or truck can appreciate that story. My good friend Tom learned how to drive stick in my VW bug to move to driving his 1969 Chevy Camaro with a 327 that would leave more rubber on the road on a hill than i ever did!

[@badasssamurai4954]

Can't believe you don't do the bread trick! Always works!!!

[@frtsnfr7504]

Learned a stick on a tractor when I was real young. Good thing I learned because. all the Bordens milk trucks were all standard.

[@courtneyjones4472]

We bought a 2006 Honda Civic with the 5 speed back in early 2019. Ended up replacing the engine after barely limping it home from the auction (IYKYK) and replaced the flywheel and clutch kit while we had it apart. My wife tried driving it a couple times during its first week back on the road. Kept stalling it and it gave her so much anxiety she gave up. I drove it exclusively for 4 years and we decided to get something else with an automatic so she wouldn't have to do errands by herself in the van.

[@kknows3512]

Still driving my 1998 Nissan Pathy. Great hunting, fishing, parts run car. Quite a bit of repairs to get it to 175k.

[@ichabodjones65]

love doing clutch jobs 3or 4 hours no one bothers you. mostly pretty simple. good satisfaction on a job well done

[@xboxbml]

Awe!... good story!..lol.. you're such a good sport Mrs O.!

[@pudermcgavin4462]

If you live in a snow state and dont have AWD id rather have a manual anyday of the week! Better than any traction control system I've ever dealt with!

[@threecpete1]

IMO it's more about the tires than anything else

[@CrimeVid]

I notice that several of the youtube mechanics have largely migrated back to air powered tools these days.

[@markgrygar415]

Helped my buddy change the clutch in a 68 Camaro back on '73-'74. Did it in my dad's garage with dirt floor, no lift or power tools. We were 16-17 years old and strong farm boys. It had a chatter which led us to assume bad clutch. Chatter was still there after changing it. Turned out to be the drive shaft rear universal joint. Just like his dad said it was beforehand. D'oh! Hahaha!😂

[@franksprecisionguesswork501]

In the mid 70s I worked for a truck repair company. One day a dump truck was towed in with a load of dirt plus its transmission in the dump bed. Apparently the driver was trying to get started after stopping on uphill stop sign. After stalling it several times, he finally wound up the motorand managed to get the clutch in to shift the first gear and just dropped his foot off the clutch pedal. The clutch exploded and broke the transmission bell housing completely off the truck. shrapnel cut the brake lines so he ended up rolling back down the hill, pushing about 20 cars with him. Fortunately, no one was hurt..

[@cycleguy666]

Wow!! Your impact sounded sooo familiar when you were taking off the pressure plate and flywheel...... my old Chicago Pneumatic and Snap on guns still live here in Ole Virginny in my retirement!!

[@oby-1607]

Can we all agree that Mrs. O was looking pretty darn good on this one.

[@theharleymechanic]

we use bread and a shaft to press the throw out bearing .works well

[@radarmike4429]

The surprise of the seal puller working was great. Thank you sir for the enjoyable and educational video!

[@paulb5284]

I used to use bread, I am glad you mentioned it

[@freetolook3727]

Learned to drive stick shift on my cousins farm with an International pickup at twelve years old on a hill in the field!!! 😂😂😂

[@eeengineer8851]

Did this job on a '85 Thunderbird Turbo-coupe years ago. Was my winter beater for about 16yrs until the rust got beyond any patching. Not mentioned is the trip to the machine shop to have the flywheel surfaced.

[@randybeard6040]

My wife some 55 years or so took her Drivers Test in a 4 in the Floor Manual Shift Mustang, State Trooper told her any girl that takes a Test driving a Manual shift car deserves to Pass the Test and so she did, she still likes manual shift vehicles...

[@dennissmith8199]

Eric, I agree, the Fuller Road Raangers 10,13 and 18 speed units weren't to bad to take in and out for clutch jobs, but the Spicer 4X4s were no fun at all. And don;t get me started on those old R96 10 speeds, those were big old cast iron brutes, about 3 feet long and weighed 700 ponds. You had to have a GOOD transmission jack to handle those things.