420A Regular clutch on 2gNT (Saga Continues)

[Gavinrich25]

Alright bought this 1997 eclipse rs with a bad clutch didn’t think anything of it I get the transmission off and it’s not a modular clutch I looked the clutch up and it is a pretty expensive one so I was confused what was wrong. Another thing with the trans the clutch fork was broke and it had a bunch of like spacers with it. The throw out bearing was also trashed can sombody plz explain how they where able to do this on a 420a I tried seeing if they switched trans but there is no stamp just a sticker I looked up numbers on it and nothing came up so if sombody has an idea that would be nice.

Another thing if I buy a normal modular clutch for this car will it work now because doesn’t a modular clutch have a thing already on the crank that makes it work? Does anybody have any ideas on what I’m missing and what I should do

 

[Gavinrich25]

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Here’s a better pic

 

[AWD-Tony]

I thought this was familiar. Aren’t you missing something

https://www.dsmtuners.com/threads/clutch-fork.535812/

 

[Gavinrich25]

No not that Ik of, I replaced a already brand new clutch, new clutch fork , for my trans , new pivot ball the whole shabang

 

[Gavinrich25]

Like these are all the Oem parts and I can drive the car down the road; I’m no mechanic but I don’t think it should sit like that unless it like straightens out under pressure?

 

[AWD-Tony]

If you go to post #17 on the thread that’s linked, Twicks said you’re missing a plastic piece and the wrong fork. Did you replace those?

The fork is not sitting straight against the pivot ball. That is why the slave rod isn’t straight.

 

[Gavinrich25]

Yes sir, pivot ball got brand new with the plastic peice and yup it’s the right fork now

 

[Gavinrich25]

I was told that as long as it engages the clutch not to worry abt it but not sure

 

[AWD-Tony]

I have no experience with a 420a but there is clearly something wrong or missing

 

[Gavinrich25]

Okay thank you

 

[dustyboner]

you probably broke the tabs off on the throw out bearing. If it had them and was holding the TOB and fork together, the tips of the fork would be parallel to the clutch disc. Does that make sense?

unbolt your slave and move it out of the way so you can move the fork by hand while your look in there. it should be obvious when you do.

 

[Gavinrich25]

Yeah makes since I thought the tabs where there just for install purposes tho, ima gonna drop the trans again . Go with a new throw out bearing and stop going to advance

 

[dustyboner]

alot of them have plastic tabs instead of metal

if you want oem, you can try your local dodge
part number is 04670026ab
i guess you could try mitsu, but since its a mopar part, dodge is more likely to have it.

 

[BLACK'98DSM]

The slave rod should be sitting almost level like mine, and your dust boot shouldn't be hanging off the slave cylinder. You'll have to excuse my swollen dust boot on the belhousing, I never got around to buying a new one after I replaced the rear main seal

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