General Manual ?'s

[ShadowKnight006]

OK I have decided I am going to convert my car to manual since the engine I bought already has the manual transmission on it. I have been reading lists of what I will need on the boards and other places and I read 4 articles on the web about how manual transmissions and clutches work. Don't flame me for not being technical about this but I have never driven manual before. First of all I want to make sure I have how the clutch pedal works to operate the clutch down. Fluid in the master cylinder is forced through a single line, when the clutch pedal is depressed, into the slave cyl which causes the rod to come out of the slave cyl and push the tab on the trans, correct?

Second of all, since the transmission is already on the engine, I just have to hook up the shifter, get the manual driveshaft, install the clutch master and slave cylinders and the clutch line, correct? I already have the stock shifter and the rubber(ribbed looking) boot.

Next what is the clutch release bearing and where is it located?I saw aftermarket one on nopi was wondering what it is.

Last of all, what clutches are people using and with what kind of power? I ran a search for just the word clutch and only got 2 results, neither of which helped. Like I said I am new to manuals, so any help is appreciated.

--Levi

[Onizuka]

to the 1st question, yes

to the 2nd question, you might want to pick up the pedals from a manual car

to the 3rd question, i dunno

to the 4th question, ACT, JWT and Spec make clutches for the 240.

hope that helped

[ShadowKnight006]

Yes it helps a lot J-Spec, I forgot about the pedals. The install listing on zilvia.net said he just cut the auto brake pedal to fit but I think I will try to track down both clutch and brake pedals. The other thing was that I will need the manual transmission "crossmember" right? Thanks for the help, I didn't know JWT made a clutch.

[ShadowKnight006]

Ok now I have another favor/question to ask, if someone has a picture of their clutch master cyl from either engine compartment or the mounting inside, could you post it or describe it. I think I know where it goes but I want to make sure I am looking at the right thing. Thanks a lot.