Replaced Clutch, no reverse gear now

[al83s]

Not too bad. I never replaced the clutch before, so I had nothing to compare it to.
I did have access to a lift though, which makes it a bit faster than doing it on jack stands.
My buddy, who was helping me with the process said that it was much easier than replacing clutch on his trans-am.
Once you remove the Bumper, exhaust, braces, sway bar etc, transmission becomes easily accessible.
We supported the rear side of the engine from the top (bar across).
Unbolt the cv axles from the tranny and hang them down, remove the trans mounts (from transmission and the body, not the big nut on the mount as it will ruine it).
Unbolt the slave cylinder and pull it out, pop off the linkages and a reverse switch cable and you are ready to pull the transmission.
It is held be several bolts, nut and one hex (we had to cut a Snap-on socket as it was hitting the transmission to get that sucker out).
These clutches are push type, so once transmission is unbolter - you just ply it off.
We kept the original flywheel, as it had litle wear and almost no burn marks.
Clutch, pressure plate, pilot and throw-out bearing were replaced along with all the bolts.
It took me almost an hour to install new rear main seal because I lubricated the outside edge of it (Mistake, as it only makes installation harder).
Overall its not hard, just time consuming. It took me $500 in parts and 8 hours with pizza breaks, looking for tools, screwing around etc.
If I was to do it again - would have been done in 5-6 hours.
Alex