It's a snug fit, but not a press fit. You can tap it into place using a piece of wood to prevent damage.
We cooked our Subie’s clutch during a round of overzealous testing, but we had installed a replacement—with a lightened flywheel—from ACT. We figured this would also solve our issue with chatter, but alas, it was still jiggly on engagement with the new clutch.
Now that the engine is out, we had another look. The clutch release bearing rides on a part of the transmission case, and that part is made of aluminum. According to the guys at Sumo Parts, this soft metal is prone to wear under this kind of use, and that usually manifests in a chattering clutch.
Sure enough, our transmission housing showed significant wear on that spot—no big surprise after 200,000 miles. Thankfully, Sumo Parts offers a solution that doesn’t require replacing the trans case. They sell a stainless steel sleeve to slip over that shaft, and it comes with a new release bearing. That bearing has a larger inside diameter to accomodate the sleeved shaft.
The sleeve installs in minutes, but, of course, you need access to the clutch first. Once it’s all back together, our clutch should shake no more. But we still have a long way to go. Our engine is still in pieces.
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It's a snug fit, but not a press fit. You can tap it into place using a piece of wood to prevent damage.
We cooked our Subie's clutch during a round of overzealous testing, but we had installed a replacement—with a lightened flywheel—from ACT. We figured this would also solve our issue with chatter, but alas, it was still jiggly on engagement with the new clutch.
Now that the engine is out, we had another look. The clutch release bearing rides on a part of the transmission case, and that part is made of aluminum. According to the guys at Sumo Parts, this soft metal is prone to wear under this kind of use, and that usually manifests in a chattering clutch.
Sure enough, our transmission housing showed significant wear on that spot—no big surprise after 200,000 miles. Thankfully, Sumo Parts offers a solution that doesn't require replacing the trans case. They sell a stainless steel sleeve to slip over that shaft, and it comes with a new release bearing. That bearing has a larger inside diameter to accomodate the sleeved shaft.
The sleeve installs in minutes, but, of course, you need access to the clutch first. Once it's all back together, our clutch should shake no more. But we still have a long way to go. Our engine is still in pieces.
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What were the symptoms? Did it chatter all the time?
Mine 02 WRX does it but only when it is cold.
Ours chattered all the time.
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