O.K. I've done clutchs and trans jobs before but never on a Subu. I've only done Honda , VW , Mazda , Chevy, and basicly any import and euro you can name. But I've never done one on a Subu. let alone a WRX. Well a kid owning a WRX comes into my shop this week and says his clutch is slipping. The WRX is a 02' body style I believe it is a 02' and only has 12,000 miles on it. I use to work for a dealership and warned him any other clutch but stock will VOID his warranty. He said he checked with a dealer and the tech. their said it won't void his warranty if his trans goes up. The dealership I worked at if a trans went up in a new car thats under warranty and I saw it had a racing clutch in it the job was customer pay warranty wouldn't cover it. Well any way the kid orders a SPEC racing stage #2 clutch kit ande I have to put it in tomorrow.
I checked with my friend thats a subu. tech. and asked him if there's anything special I need to know before I puul the trans ( i.e. any special tools or steps needed to take it out ) he said no it's just like doing any other 5 speed trans. Well my boss looked on the internet and said that there's a special plasic ring or something for the shift fork that if not removed right it will mess the trans up. Is this so ? Is there anything I need to be aware of or need to know when I do this. This is the first WRX clutch job the shop I work at has seen ( I work at a performance shop but it's a very new shop ). Thanks for your guys help.
