Hey all-

I came across a free NOS still-in-baggie volvo clutch disc and sachs pressure plate and have decided to forgo bringing in my '82 240 to have the clutch replaced and do it in my driveway instead. My main reasons for this are: I'm having a hell of a time getting into first and second with a properly adjusted clutch cable, and I'm getting some kind of whirring bearing noise in 3rd and 4th (not really in OD though). Beyond that, I haven't experienced ANY slippage.

I'm also a first timer at tranny dropping / clutch jobs- I figure it's as good a time as any to start.

Does anyone have words of wisdom? I plan on bringing a friend, picking up a cheap tranny jack and I purchased a rear main seal, a pilot bearing, a throwout bearing and a few socket extensions.

Do I need an alignment tool, any sort of gaskets, any sort of special tools for pulling the bearings/seals? Any other bearings/things I should replace in there, and anything special I need to do with the OD? I'm assuming I just leave it alone/connected. And the flywheel... resurface? leave it? Pull it and check for > 1mm deviations?

And what should I clean my newish pressure plate with? It seems to have a light grease on it and about 20 years of little fuzzies that stuck to said grease.

The bentley manual seems overly complicated in the procedure and yet not very detailed...Are there any good videos out there on doing an m46/is it pretty much the same as an m47?

Thanks!

Z