Last night I pulled the clutch out and discovered that there isn’t actually any oil that I can find on the clutch, and the rear main seal doesn’t appear to be leaking. For now, I think I’m going to go ahead and re-use the OEM LuK modular clutch. That should get me through the GRM $2012 Challenge with some extra budget for other things. “They” say that the clutch should be unbolted before the transmission and then come out on the input shaft, but as long as you hold the clutch assembly up, I find it easier to pull the transmission first and then bolt the clutch to the drive plate.
At this point, I’m making the list of things that I want to pull off the car, and it seems like a pretty short list:
- Radiator (always good to have a spare)
- Starter (see: Radiator)
- Coil
- Bobble strut, just in case
- The part of the wiring harness that goes to the front marker lights
- Washer fluid bottle and pump
- Window cranks (more specifically, the little clips that hold them on, but a spare would be nice, just in case)
Other than that, I can see pulling some things to try to sell off and then taking off things like the catalytic converter and the condenser to scrap separately. Once that’s done, I’ll see if I can dig up two more donut spares and then drag the car to the scrapyard and see what I can get for it.