Nissan Repair: clutch, clutch slave cylinder, rust coating

Question
how do u replace a clutch on a 350z

Answer
Justin,

Get a clutch kit from rockauto.com or courtesyparts.com or your local parts store.  Get a complete clutch kit.  Also, you have a hual mass flywheel so you will need one of those too.  And, be sure to get new clutch cover bolts.  There are six of them.  Now, you will need to pull the shifter knob off to get the transmission to drop.  The exhaust will have to come off at the H-Pipe.  The driveshaft has to be removed.  The wires to the transmission have to be unplugged.  This would be the backup light switch.  There are two connectors for the oxygen sensors that have to be unplugged.  Now that you are to this point the transmission has to be unbolted from the bellhousing.  Be sure to support the transmission with a jack and another person to keep it from falling.  Now, pull back on the transmission and it will clear the bellhousing.  Now, remove the bellhousing and related goodies.  The clutch slave cylinder can be disconnected and tied up and out of the way.  The clutch cover is inside and you will need to remove the six bolts that hold it on.  Remove these bolts one turn at a time until all are loose as not to warp the clutch cover.  Installation is the same but use the new bolts for the clutch cover.  Remember how the clutch plate comes out and install the new one the same way.  Remove the flywheel and replace it with the new one.  Be sure to clean the surface of the new one if it has a protective rust coating.  Get a Haynes Manual for torque specifications.  Have a good torque wrench to torque the flywheel to crank bolts as well as the clutch cover bolts.  Be sure to replace the pilot buchi8ng/bearing along with the new throw out bearing that comes with the kit.  Install the new clutch and clutch cover using the alignment tool and make sure as you tighten one bolt a turn at a time that you switch from one side to the other in a star pattern to keep from warping the clutch cover.  The rest is just a matter of installing things in reverse of how it was removed.  Bleeding the clutch would be a good thing to do as well once you have the new clutch installed.