Clutch Replacement on 1953 M38A1

You can't get at the clutch from underneath, the engine & tranny will have to come apart.

Everybody says to pull the tranny/xfer case out but personally I found it easier the pull the engine out & leave the t/x in place. Pulling the t/x is probably easier IF you have a lift & a tranny jack, I don't & getting those !*&$#s back into place with the vehicle on the ground is *not* fun. if you *have* to get the tranny or xfer case off for some reason it's almost easier to pull the tub off (four guys, not heavy) & lift then out.

It only takes about half an hour (including lottsa beer breaks) to take the fenders & grill/rad off. You will spend a little more time this way unbolting the bellhousing from the engine but it's easier to get the engine out by it's self, Should take a a little over an hour for the whole process. The t/t will pretty much just sit there balanced on the mount. A little wiggling will get them apart, a little more needed to get them back togeather.

Enjoy,

H.

I appreciate your response to my question. I guess I should have written in my post that there is a bull bar welded to the front bumper. It is in the way of convenient powerplant extraction. I have the means to remove the tranny/transfer from underneath but I am concerned there may not be clearance for wrenches and digits.

Now I know why the side of my jeep looks like it went through the wringer.