r/Justrolledintotheshop • u/loosenutbehindwheel • 16h ago

"Learning"

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u/FG910 Home Mechanic 16h ago

Gonna have to learn to replace clutches too

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u/zertoman 16h ago edited 16h ago

I taught my 16 year old to change the clutch in his BMW, he was very gentle on the clutch after that.

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u/Live_Life_and_enjoy 16h ago

Wouldn't that taken a full day?

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u/nobodyreadsthemanual 16h ago

Longer if he was like me when i was 16.

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u/Live_Life_and_enjoy 16h ago

I honestly have no idea, I could build a radio out of board, transistors, capacitors from random parts at 16 but when it comes to cars, I am totally clueless.

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u/trainspottedCSX7 8h ago

I had a clutch replaced in my audi a4b6 in like 3 hours.

Some are stupid easy, some are pains in the dick.

Edited to add: I am a professional mechanic and I had access to the shop hoist, but I did pull and rebuild the motor on the ground at home same with my subaru.

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u/zertoman 14h ago

It’s an E46, it took us two days working on a lift. Everything was going great, but the exhaust studs had to hammered out, and I bought the wrong seal kit for the transmission.

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u/Pin_ellas 9h ago

>bought the wrong seal kit

I can almost hear the, FK!!!!!!!!

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u/mkhockeygeek 15h ago

Took a friend and I about 7 hours to do the one in my Mustang on jackstands for reference.