Best Auto Repair in Missouri City, TX

No they do not. Just as an OEM clutch basket is shipped, it is up to the owner to have the skills and tools to do the installation. Or to select a qualified shop for installation.

Yes! While there are some that manage without it, I can say for certain several clutch baskets are now broken and unusable from attempts to hold the hub with a large screwdriver or bar in an attempt to remove the 30mm nut on the hub! There are two types of tools used, one looks like a clutch disc and locks the basket and hub together ( what I sell here ), the other looks like a long nose set of vise-grips with the jaws bent at a 90 degree angle. This is a universal style and clamps onto the hub.

No. No reason at all to remove the water pump if it is not leaking and needing repair! There are bolts in the clutch cover that go through the water pump and the cover which must be removed to install the clutch. But there are other bolts that hold the water pump to the clutch cover housing and will keep it in place during installation.

Yes, maybe! The service manual will tell you to replace it. There is a flange on it that has an area peened down into the transmission shaft to lock it. This has to be lifted up to remove the nut. Sometimes that will bugger it up a bit. But, you can always just peen it down into a different slot on the shaft. However, should you bugger it up and not remove the loose metal pieces that isn't good. So it is a good idea to get a new one. I keep new ones in stock if desired.

Yes. When they arrive they are checked in and inspected. Then engraved with owners name. These baskets have first priority over new and exchange basket builds and are started on as soon as possible.