Hi folks, This is my first post. I have a 2001 Mitsubishi Eclipse GT with a V6. I am in the middle of replacing the clutch and have EVERYTHING disconnected except the throwout bearing...Being a typical back yard mechanic I attempted to remove the bearing without following the instructions as layed out in the tech service manual and now I think that I may have completely messed up everything. I believe I may have jamed the O-ring release mechinism into the throwout plate and can't push it back in far enough to release the bearing. Any Guru's out there with Idea's???? Thanks.

Mike

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To the board, and Andy Z. I did get it to release. I rotated the flywheel 90 to 180 degree's to get a fresh starting point. I used a pry bar to re-seat the throwout bearing up against the presure plate. This time I noticed that it moved almost flush to the presure plate. Then, while applying presure to the T/O bearing using the release fork moving it away from the motor, I inserted a screwdriver between the T/O bearing and the spring loaded tin looking o-ring and twisted the screwdriver and it popped off.

Andy....send me your email address if you need anything else.

Mike

Welp, i guess you did it as any "typical back yard mechanic" would have done it. Hahahaha. :thumbsup:

Well, the good news is I did get the clutch, presure plate and throw out bearing replaced as any back yard mechanic would......The bad news is, I re-installed EVERYTHING and it didn't fix my problem. The car acted like a slipping clutch but I should have realized that something else was wrong twice. Once when draining the trany fluid......a lot of shavings on the magnetic drain plug and then again when replacing the clutch itself...It wasn't warn down to the rivets as I thought it should have been. Does anyone have a 2001 Mitsubishi Eclipse V6 transmission for sale in the Detroit area?

Thanks for reading.....


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