This man is genius. Replacing a clutch "just like that"..With common DIY equipment. No lifts, special jacks and engine hold bars. Also expert in electronics and electrical 👍

No love for the flywheel huh….a 120 grit roloc disk would help greatly here as opposed to actually getting the flywheel resurfaced…but major props for doing a clutch on the ground….she got every mile out of her old disc! Take care! I’d love to see a “no parts required” clutch job one day! 😅

There is a British YT channel, and all the guy does is mobile clutches, though he seems to swap flywheels as well, probably reduces comebacks. He is super set up, lays down some foam tiles, jacks the car up and, like most professionals, makes it look easy.

Ivan makes it look easy. He will have no shortage of customers just from repairing electronics instead of replace.

Laid on my creeper and installed many a clutch in the old days, that looks doable for a DIYer like myself, nice job 👍

Yours is a clever shortcut for replacing the clutch. At that mileage it is a good idea to get the flywheel resurfaced to guarantee chatter-free clutch action.

Watching this video brought back memories! I've done many clutch jobs and other work laying under a car. About 10 years ago I invested in a lift. Yes, I did have to get a few accessories, mainly a couple of support stands and a proper transmission lift, but it was the best money I ever spent on a tool!!! Even routine oil changes are much easier. If you decide to get a lift, you won't regret it!!

I guess we were all doing clutches last week, I did 3 a Hyundai, Mitsubishi and a Honda. But with a lift. I haven’t done one on jack stands since I was a teenager, before you were born, lol. I have a few different size bolts with the heads cut off, or i’ll use studs…I use them as guide pins for this type of job. (No charge) Nice work.

There's a channel here of a guy in europe who does clutch jobs all on the ground. Its what he does in his business and its crazy how fast he gets it done. No lift and in the rain.

Did a clutch this EXACT same way on my rare ‘00 V6 5MT Camry. Just had to bend one plastic panel support clip behind the driver wheel and plenty of room for tranny to move to the side. Radiator, steering shaft, and entire subframe didn’t have to be even loosened. With rusty exhaust bolts just begging to cause leaks on reassembly this is the way to go over dropping the subframe. Hardest part of the whole job was passenger axle intermediate bearing was seized in the rear motor mount. Had to remove axle and mount together then destroy axle bearing and replace. Rare V6 5MT axles meant the bearing had to be replaced instead of whole new axle assy.

The man loves his soldering iron..

Just finished a clutch replacement on my 07 Ford Escape, wrestled with the spline alignment for 45 minutes. Ivan makes it look too easy! Nice work.

Enjoyed your repair, Ivan. You do amazing work.

I have a 2006 Acura TSX 6MT that I bought used in 2008 with 10k miles on it. It has 289k miles on it now and still has the original clutch. Best car I've ever owned. Only "major" issues have been the steering rack (replaced around 125k) and water pump (replaced within the last 5k miles). Other than that, regular maintenance. Love these reliable little hot rods. :)

I've taken to wearing an IvanLight lol. That little led light on a headband is really convenient. 👍

Great repair work once again Ivan, not the typical diagnosis video, but still an informative one. Learned another way of changing out the clutch on these FWD vehicles. I usually take the subframe and transmission out. Agree that every time a new clutch is put in, the vehicle drives loads better. Cheers!

Flywheel looked checked and hot-spotted. I would have had it resurfaced and would have definitely replaced the throwout bearing.

Cold solder joints/cracked solder joints cause SO many problems. In the mid 2000s there was an "epidemic" of problems after RoHS forced board manufacturers to "get the lead out". The wave solder machines and processes needed time to "work out the kinks", but a lot of products suffered. The display in this Acura was probably manufactured in 2005 or 2006, right at the peak of these problems. Great job, Ivan!

Hi Ivan . Always love the no parts required soldering touch up . I don’t think I have ever seen you use a desolder tool . Another nice job 👍

In 45 years done maybe 150+ clutch jobs ! I have never done a clutch job without resurfacing flywheel and always replace throw out bearing!

Always enjoyed doing clutch replacements, try as you might it's gonna chirp the tires or stall the engine, something very satisfying about a fresh clutch

Im trying this next time, with my RSX Type-S!! On my Prelude, the clutch doesn't bleed that easy. There's high and low spots. I had to use my vacuum bleeder.

You made it look easy with the clutch job. This is where you have to be creative when you don't have a hoist that allows 6 foot or more clearance. Good one Ivan! I put a Luk clutch in an old Ford Ranger I had many years ago and like you said, very smooth operation when pushing in and releasing the clutch.

that girl is chewing through those clutches, huh? I'm still getting stellar performance out of the original clutch on my 08 Altima 6 speed with 320k miles and climbing. You're a lot like scotty, in that you make these things look easy!

Nice job, Ivan! Pretty much what I'd do ìn this job with no lift. Now my body hates me after 30 years of not using lift, i ache lol. Oh well lol. Neat job on ratchet straps, wish it were that easy back in 90s when i did clutch jobs, lol. Great job, awesome video!

I'm getting ready to do this job on a 2007 Acura TSX in the next day or two. For all those saying "machine the flywheel, Ivan!" Well, Alldata says NOT to machine the flywheel. If the runout is over spec then you're supposed to replace it. I bought an Exedy kit for this job that comes with a flywheel for less than $300. Gotta love RockAuto!

Also look at the pivot ball stud for the clutch fork . A small amount or wear is greatly amplified . Way back , the 3 and 4 speed manuals were pulled out on your chest . I ONCE pulled a 727 torqueflite out on my chest = OUCH ! I am a skinny runt , no fun ! I did a FWD. GM. TH125. ( POS ) with a floor jack and plywood . Big mistake . Heavy and unbalanced . Wasted time trying to get it flush to the engine on the locating pins . Buy or rent a transmission jack ! Great to see you save time and labor .

Great video again! Not sure if you have ever seen the guy who does mobile clutch repairs in the UK. Williams Mobile Clutch Service. It is amazing what this guy can do in the driveway.

I guess I am going to go to Pennsylvania to get my electronic cluster display repaired. Great video!

Those are cool looking cars, in my rear view mirror. 🤣

Wow this car is so similar to my 2006 Accord coupe. Bought with 155k miles so I've been going wild watching any and all auto repair videos to help keep the car going as long as possible. Great little car! Hopefully won't have to do the clutch! Anyway, Thank you very much for the video!

I got my clutch replaced by a brake and clutch specialist back in 2008 because I had to take the day off work to get it replaced in my car that I just bought,the pressure plate blew up at about 183,000 kilometres (114,000 miles). I got them to supply & fit a new flywheel & pressure plate kit since the 5.7 litre Chevrolet LS1 V8 engines are fitted with a disposable flywheel which can't really be machined. I drove the car for another 8 years & at about 325,000 kilometres (about 202,000 miles) I had to replace a leaking rear main oil seal & I was unemployed at the time,the clutch release bearing had also been sticking on The shaft that it slides on as well,I replaced it in 2012 as it leaked. I was unemployed at the time meaning that I was short of money so I couldn't afford a new clutch kit so I just ordered a Banhoff 11" 26 spline clutch disc as well as the rear main oil seal & carrier gasket. I reset the cam ring inside of the clutch pressure plate on a hydraulic press so it can adjust itself to the new clutch disc,I only wished that I could've replaced the flywheel back in 2016 because it had high spots on the flywheel, it's o.k. but sometimes when I reverse uphill it has a shudder. The old clutch disc had done 142,000 kilometres (88,000 miles) but I decided to throw a new clutch disc in while I had the clutch & flywheel removed from the engine,I couldn't afford new flywheel bolts so I reused the OEM bolts that the clutch specialist Probably never replaced anyway. They're only 11 millimetre diameter bolts which I did up to over 100 Newton Metres so I was worried about reusing them. I also pulled the clutch release bearing apart, cleaned & regreased the ball bearing & the races, I also put a small smear of grease on the shaft that the clutch release bearing sits around to prevent it from sticking again which did cause the clutch to slip under load. At almost 368,000 kilometres (228,709 miles) the car is going good now, note that I replaced the rear transmission mount in 2018 when I did a hydraulic lifter & Timing chain kit replacement,I used one to suit my model of Holden VY Commodore which is fitted with the 4L60E automatic transmission & 3.8 litre Buick L36 V6 engine in rear wheel drive form, mine is a manual Chevrolet LS1 V8 powered Holden VY Commodore but. It was cheaper than the T56 Tremec 6 speed manual transmission mount which is fitted into my car standard which runs the 5.7 litre Chevrolet LS1 V8 engine,it cured a tailshaft vibration problem on takeoff & slipping out of 2nd & 3rd gear while turning 90° right into a cross intersection which is on the left hand lane in Australia. So a $23 AUD 4L60E transmission mount fixed 2 problems at once as the original mount got too soft !

Out standing fix,,your doing great fixes that almost anyone can do,,

I dunno Ivan, a namebrand lift, transmission jack, and a few tall safety stands easily cost less than a professional grade scan tool. Some day your body will wish you had worked smarter and not harder.

Nice work love watching your videos 👍

Nice work. Limited recording usually come with big jobs because you're more concerned with getting it done. The people only need to see the highlights 😄👍

Smashing clutch repair ivan :-D I bet she was so happy with the new clutch, feels new and smooth again :-D You made that look easy, but i know doing some transverse clutches are a pain. Depending on how much crap you have to remove to get there lol.

Another successful repair Ivan to the girls 👧 rescue

I've changed the clutch on a 2007 VW Beetle on the ground so I can feel Ivan's pain. Mating the engine and transmission was like docking with the ISS. Yet another NPR repair with the display.

Nice work Ivan. Thanks!

Wow nice! Ratchet straps are genius!

Love your hands on repairs. 👍

Ivan, I use to like to do clutch jobs. I think was because of the difference they made to the car as an end result. So it was fun watching you do this one. Just as great was how you repaired the solder joints on that display. I suspect most shops would be ordering a new part at the expense of their customer. Appreciate the skill you demonstrate with a soldering iron. Thanks for Sharing!

Damn that clutch job with the straps was awesome! And the snow brush works perfect, I’ve used my longer snow brush before for the same along with checking your brake lights.

Another excellent video from one of the best mechanics on KZfaq.. Next ovcourse to Eric O..! Great work keep on filming. Love your work.. Good luck from Al in Scotland.. 😁😉😎👏

heres some food for thought use some metric thread rod to support motor subrframe with nut and washer to drop it to get clearance i done that to help align transmissions back to engine

Ivan, Great fixes and video - thank you! Paul (in MA)

I getting told to roll around on the ground. LOL. Great job my friend.

Ivan, you need a bigger shop. Separate from your home. That way your wife can have the garage back.

Nicely done👍

Much respect for doing that on the floor. Fan boys don't do floors. They just have their mommy take it in. At least it doesn't snow there...

Clutch is done!

Here in Southern Ontario we have hiway 401....THE BUSIEST HIWAY IN NORTH AMERICA....crazy because the US has way larger population. If you have ever been caught in a GTA traffic jam, the last thing you want is a stick. I actually know people who have switched vehicles to go automatic for this very reason.i think a reliable automatic with proper maintenence will out last any clutch and pressure plate. I personally am way too old for a stick shift. The way you tackled that repair was very clever.

LUK is the OEM brand for a bunch of Toyotas made in Europe. Either LUK or Sachs in my experience.

You got the space to put in a single bay garage ( I would go bay and a half wide ) and lift. But like you said all the extras you need.

i did the same on my truck put three long bolts in the trans slid it back changed everything and slid it back together and bolted it up. took about a half hour.

Nice work!

Here in south africa, we have to remove the whole trans as to line up the clutch with our eyes, the clucth kits we buy here does not come with the alignment tool, that makes it easier to install in small space. Thanks Great vids

I like the NPR portions, will never be found at the stealerships.

I've done plenty of clutches on the ground... a few on the side of the road, back in the early '90s. I have a photo of me laying under the front of an '80s Nissan Sunny or Toyota Corolla doing one, that the owner took and gave me, somewhere.

Great video 👍

It's still a good idea to rough up and take the glazing off of the flywheel if you can. All the best from Canada

Many automakers use leadfree solder which cannot withstand heat or vibration as well as normal solder.

Nice work Ivan.

Replacing the throwout bearing is always part of the clutch job (at least in Europe) and that flywheel needed also a bit of love. By the way, if you do jobs like this, it is painfully obvious that your shop needs some enlargement and investment. For your own body's sake.

Hi, great video.👍 When you reflowed the solder joints, it would be advisable to remove the old solder. It is probably lead free and has due to heating, oxidized. Removing the old solder, with solder wik or sucker, and using fresh solder will mean a more reliable joint as you are not mixing old with new. Also not sure what solder you are using, but mixing lead and unleaded solder in not recommended for reliability reasons. 👍

Finaly somethin different from ivan✌

Somebody is abusing their clutch. Also, 6 inches, or 6 feet, if it's heavy enough it really doesn't make much difference. Great video

Nice, Almost done with that tandy/shack role. Wick and flux next. Fighting a mk4 clutch myself now.

Omg I learn so much from you!!!

Great work as always!

@4:31 looks like a pilot bushing not a bearing. as loose as the install tool was i think it shouldda been replaced. quite often its easier to wing it rather than doing the shop manual way.

I've owned a few of these. Both manual and auto. I know the non nav. cars have issues with the displays on the radio as well. When it goes so does the HVAC display. Never owned one with nav. Which nowadays is WAY out of date.

you should change the pilot bearing and turn the flywheel.

Muy sweet. Improvising d best made it look easy.

Watch and learn, watch this guy do this summer and winter outside. williams mobile clutch service

I use to do them that way when I was your age, not anymore. $2000 10,000 pound lift one of the best investments I’ve made.

Yeah. I think it's a matter of who does the job. I know as a tech at a shop we would have replaced the Pilot bushing and Flywheel. Because if it comes back it's on you. Personally I try to avoid any reason for a comeback. Specially at a shop. If you only write it up for a clutch and no Flywheel and Pilot bearing/bushing and it comes back they'll ask why you didn't write it up for those. I have replaced the clutch kit, Flywheel, Pilot and the clutch slave and master regularly. Again Because I don't want the car to come back. Often customers don't understand that when replacing the clutch that you are not replacing the hydraulics. So if it does fail after clutch replacement all they know is that they have the same problem after just spending 1k to 1500. But as far as how Ivan is doing it. That's up to him. He's a grown man running his own business. So I'm sure he'll deal with whatever may or may not come the right way.

Blows my mind how fast some people go through clutches. I have 270K on my 06 Focus on it's original clutch. A friend of mine has an 03 Focus with over 330K on his original clutch. lol

Good video 👍👍

You are good!

Nice hot spot on that flywheel hope there is no chatter.Smart with rachet straps.

Nice job as usual!

and i thought changing my own oil and filter was satisfying. as long as it goes swimmingly i suppose. wish we gone along the test drive though.

Ive always used my fingers to center the disk when possible. , always had the trans "slap" in all the way.

My RSX AC and heater head unit doesn't work or power on when the weather outside is too cold (below about 30 deg. F.) I'm not sure how to diag. because I live in Texas and it's not cold right now.

Hey Ivan, I have the same car haha, the video will definitely be a future reference when my clutch goes out, thanks a lot! Quick question where did you purchase the clutch? Rockauto?

With all that land available maybe build a tall shed with a lift for bigger trucks?

I would definitely get an oem throw out bearing. Aftermarket bearings quality will not hold the life of the clutch in most cases.

Great job 👍

I "tried" to do a clutch replacement video recently on a Maxima that I highlighted in a few videos, but it went HORRIBLY. ...and to top it off, all the video is on a dead hard drive that needs to go out for data recovery, if I find a place I'm comfortable with...

Good job 👍

You don't need to drop the sub you can do it all from the bottom very similar technic personally I avoid dropping subs to avoid alignments afterward but your way had way more room.

did you put lock tight on the pressure plate bolts?

Hey Ivan have you ever considered something like the MaxJax lift for your garage? They are fantastic!!

Good job

Hey Ivan is that OSHA approved footwear you have on white fixin that display?

Doing a clutch on jack stands. Not my idea of a good time. You might want to consider a low rise lift?

Did you have to remove any starter bolts?

Hey, got a 04 tsx 6 speed, toasted clutch, bad 3rd synchro (can shift it without grinding)…. Can i change the clutch and flywheel without rebuilding the trans? Also, what i would be installing it’s a stage 2 action clutch and lightened flywheel .. please let me know. Idk if it’s okay to do that. I wanna rebuild ut later on with a lsd and new shifter box and cables and the whole 9 yards.. but for now i wanna have it driving again.. it only grinds third on hard acceleration.