How do you change a clutch on a Fiat Punto?

Answer 1

The process is reasonably simple. The only equipment needed it simple jacking equipment, basic mechanics tools (spanners and sockets etc) and one specialist tool. The specialist tool is a universal clutch alignment tool (About £10 form any motor spares shop). It's better to have two people for moral support and someone to make the brews

First remove passenger side wheel (for RHD cars). Take out bolts attaching the swing arm to the sub-frame. This will allow you to remove the drive shaft from the gear box.

Now start on the Top. Remove the battery and battery tray. Remove clutch slave cylinder, and pop off the reverse gear linkage. Loosen the forward gear linkage and cable tie everything out of the way.

Removing the bell housing. Support the gear box with a jack. Remove bolts connecting the G-Box to the sub-frame. Remove all bolts around the bell housing including the nut at the back and three small ones holding the dust cover on at the back.

Slide out bell housing (relasing the clip on the drive shaft) 2 people will be needed for this, and replace clutch and bearing (The entire assembly should be replaced - usually about £45 for all three parts).

Reverse the process to re-fit the components. Once everything back in, make sure you have a full range of movement in the gear stick to allow you to select all gears.