The throwout bearing in my 01 accent has always had a whine to it, but a week ago it started making grinding sounds whenever the clutch would be engaged. I ordered a new clutch kit and flywheel and waiting on it. I have a few ?'s to those who have done this before. I figured that since my car has almost 130K miles on it, I should replace the clutch since I'm down there.

I will be having someone who knows what they are doing helping me to learn how to do this.

I looked up some info on the hma service site. Do I have to drain the gear oil before I do this?

What important things should I look for when I tear into this?

I'm sure there are other ?'s that will come up, but this is a good start.

bump for the weekend...

just another bump. Noone has done their clutch before or there are no helpful hints to a newbie?

Sorry never done it.

Saturday, a buddy of mine and I completed the clutch replacement. Using the HMA documentation, we had no problem until we got to the next to last step: remove subframe... SCREW THAT!!!!

We just moved the tranny as far over as we could and changed it that way.

The only thing that I'm not sure of is this:
The clutch grabs much sooner than before... Say about 1 1/2 to 2 inches from the floor as opposed to about half way. I'm getting used to the new feel and it does seem to be fully engaging / disengaging. Just curious if there is something I should check or if I am fine.

Thanks!

how much is a clutch kit- including throw-out bearing etc...