lo_bux..awesome write up! one question, is it really necessary to have someone help you do this ? or is there a way you can you do it by yourself , the reason is i have no one that can help me..at all.

 

For $100, you'll need to help, but if you want to do it here, sure, no problem.

 

The only thing you will have trouble with is getting the gearbox down and back up. The rest you can do by yourself. The geabox is not well balanced for the spot where you can put the jack so you need one person operating the jack and the other holding the gearbox steady. If you have a transmission jack, or a jack with a wideish plate (flat surface) on it, you could do this alone.

 

***UPDATE***

It is possible to do this without dropping the subframe. You have to use a three point engine support, and you'll need to crank on the forward mount point to rotate the engine until the header is about 1/2" away from the fans in front, and you'll need to completely remove the rear engine mount "insulator" from the top of the subframe (not as hard as it sounds). Everything else is the same.

I did another one yesterday, it went like clockwork, but the time expands to 4 hours if you are doing this alone and have a few beers along the way. I've pretty much got it down to a science now, it's pretty simple.


/***UPDATE***

 

i gotta question, w/ this new cluth and flyhweel does it allow you to shifter quicker and launch better? i've always heard that this is what it does, but how does exactly work?

 

i used to have a light flywheel in my old car.. it accelerates quicker... not necessarily faster shifts because when you start to shift, the flywheel slows down faster and actually drops revs... i dont know how that works with drive by wire.. i had a cable set up and as soon i started to shift, the revs would start to drop.. so you would have to press the gas a lil earlier.. other than that man i climbed up those revs like nothing

oh lance.. awesome write up man..

 

So Lance... do you recommend this mod on a daily driver car? or even at all?

 

I have a Fidanza flywheel and Spec stage 3 clutch in my daily driven TC and love it.

 

I didn't want to spend more money on the clutch, so I have the flywheel in my daily driver (and I know I'm just 3 hours from installing any clutch I want anyway) and I love it.

100% no drawbacks mod.

 

wow lance. just wow. 2 hours and 45 minutes to do that install. yer either some kind of car god.. or a terminator sent back from the future to kill sarah conner...... SHOW ME YOUR GREEN CARD!

 

Sweet, going to add it to my list of mods! Thanks Lance!

 

I've got a floor jack, four 6 ton stands, and air tools. If I had a lift, it wouldn't be any easier. Now I can even do it without dropping the subframe...

 

Sheesh. Well I am gonna take a trip up there and whats your going rate? I have a floor jack, and 4 3.5 ton jack stands (needless to say no where near big enough ) and access to a lift. But I am not that mechanically inclined. With your write up it probably wouldnt' be that bad. (it really is a good write up) But I have the flywheel, clutch, and I am SOO close to just buying the phantom grip LSD cause really I haven't heard anything about the quafie LSD from QUAFIE, the entire thread started by some guy who said he e-mailed them and got a reply... Okay done venting on the entire LSD issue. SO yah, the flywheel, clutch, and most likely the Phantom girp LSD will be going in at the same time. I saw an install for a Posi-trac type LSD on the speed channel.. and it didn't look too fun How long you think it would take?

 

The clutch is fairly quick but I would insist you come up the night before and let the car cool off overnight. I have enough trouble working on a still quite warm flywheel, I really don't want the gearbox to still be hot.

The LSD install requires access to a press. I have access, but don't have it in my garage. The install also requires you disassemble the gearbox to major components, so it might take a bit of time. The last gearbox I did was a Getrag 233 from my Supra, and it took awhile. I don't think the tC transaxle is nearly as challenging as that was, but we'd have to plan for problems and allow significant time to complete the job. I would want to get started on a Saturday morning and expect to finish on Sunday, although it could go a lot quicker, it just depends on the details of getting the transaxle apart and back together. The worst possible thing is finding out you really need a rare tool (like a 41mm socket), or you have to fabricate tools (but I don't see anything in the Toyco manual that looks exotic.)

If you are serious, PM me.

 

Hey lo_bux_racer, good write up...Im gonna put mine in next weekend.

Couple of questions...which axel nut do I need "just incase?" Also, where did you get your engine support bar? TIA!

 

Is upgrading the clutch necessary? What is the longevity of the OEM clutch w/a lighter flywheel?

 

Why would you wanna go through all that work just to change the flywheel? If you go in there you should change everything. That way you won't have to do it again.

 

Something that needs to be added to the list of things you need...

The 32mm deep well socket for the axel, is actually a 30mm 12point Deep Well socket. Almost impossible to find just about everywhere...

so dont be like me and start thinking you have all the right tools and have evrything torn apart come to find out you are missing an essential tool. I would suggest checking ebay and/or your local dealer!

Its fun...trust me!

 

Seems like these instructions belong in the tech section.

 

if it had pics it would help. However it is still helpful as I am considering the lightened flywheel and new clutch.