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Hey everyone, just picked up a mint condition 89 with 115,000 miles on it and yes it needs a clutch. I bought a Center Force and was woundering how hard the install was, time wise, and also if the is a way to adjust the clutch (other than on the pedle under the dash) thanks for viewing

If you've never done it before, it's far from easy and will take you at least a couple of days in my opinion. Maybe a bit faster if you have air tools. Most shops can cut you a deal and install one for $250 or so. I say its worth not having the hassle of doing it yourself. Plus you get the car back the same day.

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Jason Veraldi
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agreed, it took me and my buddy an entire day with proper tools to do it on my driveway. But I know of another guy that swapped my honda clutch in about an hour. If you haven't done it before and don't have the proper tools / some helping hands except some serious downtime and trouble.

Also.. don't clutches have to be balanced properly when you put them on ? I remeber my buddy talking about getting the kit for it.

I've never balanced a clutch in my life. Flywheels, of course, but not a clutch. On a Colt, Clinton and I could swap a clutch in under an hour. Colts are alot easier than the DSM's, less stuff in the way.

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Darin
1986 GMC 3/4 Ton 4x4 Diesel (soon to be Greasel)
1993 Colt GL

lol, sorry guys mabye i should have been more clear, My good friends shop puts out 6 second cars so i will be using there lift, tools, an extra set of hands etc... I had a 12 second talon a few years back that i worked on quite offten, never did a clutch, but a bunch of other crap. I did a clutch on an integra for a friend a while back and that was really straight foward and easy. Ill let you all know what kind of time i make after wed when we install it.

If you have a fair amount of mechanical experience I say do it yourself. Even if you don't have access to a lift and air tools like you do. Why? Because nobody will do as good a job on your car as you will. Take it to a shop and they pound out the job as fast as they can not caring if they break off harness connectors, let tranny fluid run down under the tranny and crossmember and not clean it up, not put back some bolts, etc etc. You get the idea.

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Trent
'89 Colt GT
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As long as you can put somethign back together the way it came apart, it shouldn't take long especially on a lift, there's no balancing the clutch and most clutch kits come with the pilot tool. Don't trust a shop with your car

Got the clutch in last week, sorry for the delay. Fairly easy install and man does the clutch rip. About ten thosand times nicer feeling then an act 2600 with all the grabbing power. After i put it in i finally got to see what my stock 89 had in it. I ran my friend with a 2002 nissan spec-v and suprisingly i was in front of him untill he shifted into forth.

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89 Colt GT, 4G63T, 60-1 @ 30 psi, NX wet 75 shot...

97 Jeep Wrangler