Hi Guys,
I've just replaced the clutch in my Pajero NS at home. Prior to having a crack at this, I did a fair bit of digging around on Pajero forums and couldn't find any decent advice on this job. I did find though, a lot of misconceptions about removing Pajero Gen 4 gearboxes and clutch replacement, i.e.:
There are certainly some challenges having a go at this job yourself as the Pajero gearbox is tightly fitted to the firewall and getting the gearbox back in requires at bit of dicking around with the engine block/car angles. Regardless, this job is no more difficult than any other 4wd that I've played with, and I thought I would write up my experience to help others who may be looking to do a clutch replacement down the track.
The following instructions are just based on my experience, I'm sure there's more efficient/better ways to do this job. Note: it's critical that you have access to a workshop manual to obtain the bolt torque settings etc.
Apologies if this topic has already been covered.
Cheers
Jase
I've just replaced the clutch in my Pajero NS at home. Prior to having a crack at this, I did a fair bit of digging around on Pajero forums and couldn't find any decent advice on this job. I did find though, a lot of misconceptions about removing Pajero Gen 4 gearboxes and clutch replacement, i.e.:
- always take the job to a mechanic
- the job is too difficult to do at home (on the garage floor) because the gearbox/transfer case is too heavy, unbalanced and needs many hands to remove and replace
- mis-aligning the clutch will cause shudders (this cannot happen as the clutch must be aligned to get the gearbox back in!)
There are certainly some challenges having a go at this job yourself as the Pajero gearbox is tightly fitted to the firewall and getting the gearbox back in requires at bit of dicking around with the engine block/car angles. Regardless, this job is no more difficult than any other 4wd that I've played with, and I thought I would write up my experience to help others who may be looking to do a clutch replacement down the track.
The following instructions are just based on my experience, I'm sure there's more efficient/better ways to do this job. Note: it's critical that you have access to a workshop manual to obtain the bolt torque settings etc.
Apologies if this topic has already been covered.
Cheers
Jase
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