I'm want replace my clutch...its my first time...just wonder how hard its gonna be for my 97 gsr?...what tools do I need?..will I need a cherry picker?

 

search... teamintegra.net has a step by step...

 

for a newb like you very hard if you have to ask

 

no too difficult.

- take the axle nuts off (car still on ground)
- jack the car up and drain the tranny fluid
- take out the pressure fit that connects the hub to the lower control arms (hub will be free to move out and about)
- disconnect the shock forks from the lower control arms, take the axles (and half shaft, drivers side) out of the tranny and hubs (might take a little bit of encouragement from a plastic hammer)
- disconnect the clutch slave cylinder
- take out the starter
- loosen and take out the tranny stiffeners
- take out all of the tranny->engine bolts
- support the engine and transmission with jacks (or cherry pickers)
- take off the tranny mount
- lower the engine and tranny so that the transmission can slide out of the engine and not hit the frame (be careful, the tranny is a little heavy and bulky)
- with the tranny out, the pressureplate will be visible.
- with some allan (hex keys) wrenches, take off the pressure plate. to keep the motor from spinning, have a friend jam a blade screwdriver between the flywheel gear and the engine block.
- with the pressure plate off, the clutch disk will be loose, so don't let it hit you in the face.
- if you want the flywheel off, it'll be those 6 bolts in the middle. same deal, screwdriver between the gear and the block to keep it from moving.

Install is reverse. Be sure to clean everything before installing the new parts. Don't let any oil/grease get on the friction surfaces. Also, go easy on the clutch for 500 miles so that it'll break in alright.

If that procedure seems to hard, then you shouldn't do the clutch yourself. Also, get a shop manual. Good luck