Man, I have to say this is one botched up clutch job! He should have at least put some rags between the chain and valve cover to prevent it from being scratched up. It's pretty obvious this guy is a careless "mechanic." He can't even figure out how to separate the transfer case from the tranny. Damn, I dunno if I want this guy putting everything back together. Get him a torque wrench at least! Your clutch and flywheel will be spinning up to 7500 rpm. You do not want those things coming loose. And put some loctite on the flywheel bolts.

Good luck on putting your car back together.

 

Oh, and please tell me you have a clutch alignment tool.

 

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when this guy said to you "were going to have to pull the motor" you should have kicked him in the junk & had someone else help you!!!!! that is the most careless job i have ever seen, good luck to you!

 

I imagine the sound your tranny is gonna make when that sealant busts loose on a launch

CLANG!!!!

 

WOW just WOW. I think I would have done a better job (trust me on this) although I hate clutches but daaaammmmm. I feel your pain but i am speachless.

 

wow someone needs to call evo services and get that evo in a loving home far away from the absuive mechanic hands its in now!!

 

why is the motor out anyway???? I have no idea.......

 

"Don't worry, dude, my dad is a TV repairman, he has an awesome set of tools, I can fix it" - Jeff Spicoli

 

oh my god. what makes you think that he can finish this job? its obvious he's in over his head. i've repaired hack jobs like this before and it is absolutely unacceptable. anyone that has access to the vin # on this car needs to post it because safety is an issue here. people's lives are at stake.

 

correction: The mechanic is a family friend, not family, and the thing is...hes a good mechanic wit regular cars, like he knows how to take ane engine out and drop it back in and piece everything together, i just dont think hes ever worked with a performance car like the evo. And yes i did make am mistake by letting him touch the car, but once we get past this stage and get the tranny and engine together and its in the bay im pretty sure its all go from there cuz he can hook everything back up, i just need to go get a torque wrench and have him torque everything down to spec

 

wow... ouch. all i can say is... the mechanic really did a number on him... trying to show off his abilities and ended up screwing up instead.

personally i wouldnt fix anything belonging to someone elses unless i was sure about what i was doing, and even then i would cover it if i damage it from a stupid mistake....

now if i didnt know much but the other person still asked for my help i would let them know im unsure of how its going to turn out. that way i dust my hands off if damage is occurred

 

Look guys stop scaring the guy. Everything is repairable you just need to find a good welder that can weld aluminum. And yes you should bring the TC and Tranny down so that everything will line up. The good news is that it is just one of the ears of the 6 bolts that holds the TC to the tranny. At first look i thought it was a ear that holds the rear motor mount (ouch!!!) but you got lucky there. I just sent you the shop manual directions so just follow those and take your time and everything will work out. OH YEA GET A GOOD TORQUE WRENCH!!! AND GOOD LUCK AND LIKE I SAID CALL ME IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.

Chris

 

and i really advise anyone and every1 to take ur car to someone who knows what theyre doing because the evo is not a regular "patient" as i might put it at this point.

 

thanks to Chris for helping me out in my time of need. Really appreciate it bro, still nothing new, went to get something to eat before i get back to this nightmare which i hope will end out ok. Will post in a few hours to see how its going