Steve737
Viper Owner
Starting a project to change my exhaust and my motor mounts and noticed this but only as I was jacking the car.
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Need some help with this small leak please
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Steve737
Viper Owner
It did not look like trans fluid. To me it looked like dirty oil. but with a thin consistency. I have never noticed any fluid on the ground before.... Thank for the help.
dave6666
Enthusiast
Hydraulic fluid from clutch slave.
Steve737
Viper Owner
Hey dave do you think it needs replaced? I'm not very familiar. It is a little wet in there.
Smokin' 2
Enthusiast
I'm interested to know if you need to change it. You have an extra set of hands to help out. I can confirm that is NOT a location I've gotten fluid from on mine...yet
Steve737
Viper Owner
I just did a search and it seems like I may have to. I drove it today and I was thinking that the clutch felt soft. I thought it was just me. You want to help mike?
AZTVR
Enthusiast
What's it taste like ?
(no, don't.....just kidding. Dave's nailed it. Unless you have a cat with a bladder infection living in the garage?)
Steve737
Viper Owner
It doesn't taste that good, sort of burns.
SHELBYVIPER
Enthusiast
I agree with it being the clutch fluid as well. Did you check the fluid level in the reservoir?
Steve737
Viper Owner
No I haven't but I'm going to. What part of Cleveland are ya from? I grew up in Concord/Mentor area.
Steve737
Viper Owner
Hey guys when I was jacking it up I had the car at a pretty steep angle sideways could that have something to do with it? A vent or something?
dave6666
Enthusiast
You clutch slave is shot. Jacking the car has nothing to do with it. Replace the disk and pressure plate while the tranny is out. eBay clutch is the way to go.
Steve737
Viper Owner
Thanks dave. Looks like another project.
dave6666
Enthusiast
Pulling the tranny is not too bad. You really don't even have to remove the tranny from the tunnel, just slide it back.
I've done it twice and will again when I put my Fidanza and shifter in.
PM me if you want to chat on the phone some time about this. There are some sockets and extensions that are handy, as well as some other items that may not be apparent. If you can get the car 10" off the ground, you can do it. I used ramps and jack stands no problemo.
I've done it twice and will again when I put my Fidanza and shifter in.
PM me if you want to chat on the phone some time about this. There are some sockets and extensions that are handy, as well as some other items that may not be apparent. If you can get the car 10" off the ground, you can do it. I used ramps and jack stands no problemo.
AZTVR
Enthusiast
Dave, what I've read is to pull the transmission from the bell housing first, and then the bell housing? Is that the process you have found works for you?
dave6666
Enthusiast
Yup, slide the tranny back clear of the input shaft, and then you can get at the bellhousing. Amongst some other things purchased for that job, a tranny jack from Harbor Freight was sweet. I had to cut the ratchet straps mounts from it and replace the casters with something worthy of rolling, but $60 + $40 more for casters and some touch-up paint and it is a nice piece.
Smokin' 2
Enthusiast
Steve,
Get the list of sockets and extensions from Dave and I'll bring what you don't have. I'm ready to help once you are ready. I'm sure the two of us can make a real mess of the job
Get the list of sockets and extensions from Dave and I'll bring what you don't have. I'm ready to help once you are ready. I'm sure the two of us can make a real mess of the job
Steve737
Viper Owner
I'm going to take you up on that thanks. I need to learn how to do this. I don't think this will be the last time. Thanks for the motivation. Do you think I can change all the guts as well? ( clutch, slave, bearings, ....
dave6666
Enthusiast
Your #1 friend in all the work you mentioned above is not your tools (although they are a strong 2nd...) but patience.
I've done mine by myself twice now, the first time for the slave, and the second a few months later to replace the clutch I should have replaced while I had the tranny out for the slave (LOL).
Did it a few hours an evening for 3 nights each time.
My car is not a DD if I don't want it to be (I have 3 vehicles), I had no deadlines to make, no upcoming track events or anything else to alter my pace. If you need to stop due to confusion or parts or tools or whatever then stop and address that concern before proceeding.
Here's an off the top of my head list of key tools and stuff you'll need:
-> Tranny jack. As mentioned above I did the cheapo from Harbor Freight and slightly modified it.
-> Clutch kit. eBay kits for $190 have the wrong pilot bearing and alignment tool. Buy a dealer pilot bearing for $15 if you're going to replace it (I will next time) and I got a nice steel universal alignment tool from KD Tools for about $20.
-> U-joing strap and screw kit for driveshaft. Cheap dealer item, do not skip that step of replacing them.
-> Quality 8mm (or 5/16) socket for u-joint strap screws. They are loctited in, and I've broke good sockets before on them.
-> Long 30 - 36 inch 1/2" dr extension for upper tranny to bell housing screws. I bought a 20" wobble extension and use a 10" std. extension with it. A good quality 15mm socket for those screws too.
-> Once the tranny is out the bell housing comes off and some of the those screws were tricky on the passenger side. I found that metric flex sockets - the kind with the joint built in - were handy. I think they are 14 & 16mm but WTH, get the Craftsman set that has them all.
-> Various torque wrenches (probably need at least one 20 - 150 #). I have 4 going from 10 in. lbs. to 250 ft. lbs. but I like spending on tools.
-> DA sander with 400 grit PSA disk for flywheel cleaning.
-> Bottle jacks, blocks of wood, degreaser and so on.
-> Patience.
dave6666
Enthusiast
Oh yeah. Here's the special wrench I made to git the shifter shaft off the shifter. Next time I go in from the top after pulling the center console. I've already drilled the boot rivets and installed rivet-nuts there so I'm good to go.
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BOTTLEFED
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great info Dave!
Steve737
Viper Owner
Wow, thanks Dave.
VIPER GTSR 91
Enthusiast
Surprised you have not got more replies on this statement !!! Noticed you are right up the road from me. Any meaning from the 737?? Not the junk jet is it? Good looking GTS. Reminds me of the one I had.It doesn't taste that good, sort of burns.
Hey Dave does your tranny jack look something like this......................I too bought one of those jacks and cut the wheels off. I made a full size base so it can roll under my lift. The crappy wide ratchet strap had to be cut off and I welded a smaller nicer ratchet strap in it's place. I believe there was a tunnel interference issue. I also made a nice padded removable crossmember that supports the back of the block, this alows trans removal without stress to the motor mounts. It's the red oxide colored bar between the motor and the trans. By the way, were did you get your nut-sert tool, McMaster? I need one of those!
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dave6666
Enthusiast
Looks like it, but I didn't replace or re-engineer the strap. I figure rolling straight back in the tunnel, no need for containment. If I'm gonna drop the tranny their POS tilt mechanism wouldn't handle the angle anyway!
$60 worth of jack (including replaced casters) + $40 worth of replacement casters. Thank you China, but work on your casters LOL!
$60 worth of jack (including replaced casters) + $40 worth of replacement casters. Thank you China, but work on your casters LOL!
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carguy07
Viper Owner
That's awesome! I just used a crow's foot wrench to get it off, but if it had been much tighter I would have had to make something like that.
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SHELBYVIPER
Enthusiast
I am located in Columbia Station which is about 30 miles south of Mentor. Unless you miss the snow your not missing much. The Mentor area has been getting hit hard the past couple of days with lake effect.
Steve737
Viper Owner
I do miss it in the summer.
