So I'm in the process of replacing my clutch, gotten pretty far I suppose for one day. Subframes out, exhaust is out, etc etc.....but I've got a few questions....Did you place your radiator into service mode, or remove it and the support completely when replacing the clutch? Or was there some way around this? If there was, what was it? Also if you removed the radiator/support, what are the steps involved with that? And what fluids needed to be drained, if any? I know it's a dumb question, but did you drain the clutch and the trans of fluid before pulling out the units? And what did you use to seal the units of the trans/clutch back together, was it anaerobic flange sealant as specified in the writeup by lonestar mini club? Thanks for all the help, I truly appreciate it.

 

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I was trying to avoid that, but it looks like I may have to bite the bullet. I'm a good way through the repair, subframe's out, bumper/bumper cover are off, radiator support has been extended (but I might need to drain the radiator to extend it farther), and I even popped out the driver side drive axle. Any trick to the passenger side axle, or is it the same?