I'm helping another member replace his clutch on his 1980 F-150 with an 300 cid I6. The tranny is 4 speed and 4th is overdrive (3rd is 1:1). How difficult is it to get out? Any special tools needed? Any suggestion would be great help.


Thanks,
Jon

 

Not really - once you get under there it's pretty stright forward.

 

Good deal! Thanks!

 

I should have mentioned that you'll need a clutch alignment tool - that should come with the new clutch. You should also have the flywheel face resurfaced/turned at a machine shop.

 

Got it covered. Thanks.

 

what else helped me was putting the front end up on a set of ramps. something else that might make it ezer is to remove the tranny cross member to make it ezer to get out. i removed the floor pan istead of the cross memeber and its a bit more work and lots more fun to get back in. also when you take the flywheel off put some red thread locker on the flywheel bolts.

 

Thanks guys, it's my truck. I don't know the first thing about trannys so Jon is helping me out.

 

Oh yeah..we'll have it up in the air.