I have been having problems with clutch slipping and now i have got the opportunity to replace it, I will be replacing it with southbend stg4+ from zzp
But before I do so, was wondering if I can get any advise on easier ways to do the swap? What others have had problems with and anything that will be useful for me to know?
I will be using a lift to do so
All help is appreciated

 

Good luck and im in for info as well, looking to replace my clutch now that i have access to a lift and im at 80k ( dont need it yet but just want to get it out of the way now)

 

Easiest way would be getting a shop to do it lol.

 

Goodluck to you too! What clutch are you planning to upgrade to?

Good advise Tom,but I have to save up for zfr lol

 

What's your location?

Support the motor and drop the subframe.

 

South Texas, and yeah subframe will be coming down

 

Well i was planning on going for a zfr but plans have changed for now. If anything maybe ill get the KO4+ but im sure a stock clutch with handle it. If anything ill put a stage one but thats about it lol
Hey blue i was looking at alldata do you have to remove the fuse box? Seemed liek that but only glanced at the steps for removal of tranny

 

Yup.

Fuse box is the first thing to pull. You don't have to technically, but it's way more work that it is worth to leave it in.

 

Yup it seemed like that how long did it take you to do it all?

 

Can do it in like 6 hours now.

First time about 12 moving slow. It was also the very first thing I did on my LSJ and I know nothing about the platform.

I had help from a member I met here. Now we've done it so many times that together we can bust one out in no time if we don't dick around and nothing gives us trouble. Hell, we just dropped the motor out of his with nothing except hand tools and a couple rachet straps. Right onto the ground lol.

 

Lol nice

 

I can't remember who, but someone did a DIY on it. I think he had "Frog" in his name somewhere.

 

I've been meaning to do the write up, I just haven't had time.

It's really not that hard.
Support the motor from top.
Pull out fuse box and bracket.
Pull wheels, ball joint pins, brakes, axles, motor mounts, steering shaft.
Undo any clip attached to the trans.
Drop the cradle.
Undo top trans mount and bell housing bolts.
It falls right out.

 

It's not terribly difficult, just lots of little **** to remove and put back together. I've done more clutch jobs on these cars than I care to keep track of at this point and they're still by far my least favorite trans to drop. There's just not a whole lot of short cuts you can take in doing the job to make it quicker. It's actually far easier dropping the 350+lb Allison in a duramax than a stupid little cobalt trans. lol

 

RWD is almost always easier.

Cobalt ones aren't that bad, getting it back in can be a pita tho.

 

Yeah doesnt sound to bad

 

For the most part, that's true. However, FWD Honda and DSM trans are cake compared to a cobalt.

 

I think the same thing is posted on this site somewhere, but this is a pretty good write-up: 2.0 liter LNF - Clutch install (go to the pdf attachment).

 

All advice regarding the torx bolts on the slave/TOB is real. They will strip very easily, even with the correct bit. An impact driver may work.

 

Don't impact them!

Use a socket and rock the wrench bak and forth while pushing it down hard. They pop right out.
Replace them is an option

 

Do NOT use an impact on them.

I would strongly recommend having all 3 on hand. 8 out of 10 times, especially if the tob have ever been replaced, there is at least 1 bolt that I have had to weld a T30 torx bit onto in order to get it out. People LOVE to over torque those things.

 

Def. not an impact wrench, but i heard a driver might work. I had to weld all three to get them out. All the force I could put into it didn't help. Mine had a ton of loctite from the factory. Replaced them with some hex key bolts and the proper amount of torque.

And i mean the manual ones, not powered. Like I said, i only heard it.

 

Also heat didn't help me either. Tried torching to loosen the loctite.

 

Thanks for the help,I will start on this , next coming up Tuesday hopeing for the best,

 

Too bad you are in Texas. I would have said bring it to my house lol