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by chrisr
Tue Oct 11, 2011 10:18 am
Forum: Tech Info & Do-It-Yourself Info
Topic: Changing the clutch in a Pontiac Vibe or Toyota Matrix
Replies: 72
Views: 111462

Re: Clutch Change (tiiguy)

Quote, originally posted by tiiguy »chrisr, not sure I follow. How do you leave the "cup" in place? Are you talking about taking the CV joint apart? Is that really easier than pulling the whole axle assembly out (which most of the guys seems to be doing)?Yeah, this job definitely looks a ...
by chrisr
Fri Oct 07, 2011 12:23 pm
Forum: Tech Info & Do-It-Yourself Info
Topic: Changing the clutch in a Pontiac Vibe or Toyota Matrix
Replies: 72
Views: 111462

Re: Clutch Change (tiiguy)

Quote, originally posted by tiiguy »Great post, I need to do this job soon. Quick question on the drive shafts: the factory manual (41-16) shows the snap rings holding the inner shafts are "non-reusable" parts.Does the snap ring come out with the shaft? No one mentioned replacing them, bu...
by chrisr
Wed Oct 05, 2011 11:49 am
Forum: Tech Info & Do-It-Yourself Info
Topic: Changing the clutch in a Pontiac Vibe or Toyota Matrix
Replies: 72
Views: 111462

Re: (Bedlam)

Quote, originally posted by Bedlam »Not removing the passenger axle ahead of time is folly. You need to at least break it loose so when the time to pull the transmission comes, it just slides right out. I'm not sure if there is a difference between 5 and 6 speed axles but mine had snap rings on bot...
by chrisr
Sun Oct 02, 2011 12:34 pm
Forum: Tech Info & Do-It-Yourself Info
Topic: Changing the clutch in a Pontiac Vibe or Toyota Matrix
Replies: 72
Views: 111462

Clutch Change

Just finished this job (sort of) 5 minutes ago, thought I'd chip in my 2 cents. Used the writeup (thanks). First off what a ***** of a job! I've changed clutches before but I swear I was swearing more at this thing than anything else I've worked on.Couple of points - I see no reason why the hood has...
by chrisr
Tue Nov 02, 2010 12:24 pm
Forum: Tech Info & Do-It-Yourself Info
Topic: Trailer Hitch
Replies: 29
Views: 13762

Re: hitch and mileage (truepath)

I was wondering about the GT fitment. The rear bumper on my 03 GT looks no different than the one on Truepath's 05, I hate those hitches where most of the cross-member is exposed and would really prefer the 12234 as on his vibe.Anybody know of any reason why this would be a problem, are the bumpers ...
by chrisr
Fri Sep 24, 2010 9:39 am
Forum: Engine & Transmission
Topic: High idle
Replies: 1
Views: 718

High idle

Just bought an 03 GT with 74K, loving it so far but it had one minor annoyance.It idles high intermittently at about 1500 RPM or there abouts. If I blip the throttle it will usually settle to 1K then after a few seconds to just below that. This also happens after the car is fully warmed up and frequ...