My long list of chores for my supra how difficult will this be?

[bahlorm]

Alright I took my 86 supra into Sears to get a free suspension check. I knew there was a boot broken but I wasn't for sure on what the name of the part was, also knew my clutch was going bad since I have to push it all the way to the floor to get it to shift. Anyway I am wondering how hard it will be to change everything in this list myself who has mostly experience with engines but very little in suspension and transmission. Suspension wise I have changed ball joints once and a wheel bearing that took 10 hours on my girlfriends integra. Here is the list


Inner Tie Rod
Lower Ball Joint
Rack&Pinion
Shocks
Struts
Clutch kit
Trans flush
Driveshaft Carrier Bearing
Also found out that I have a small coolant leak dripping somewhere above my starter. Has anyone replaced any of this on a supra and can give me advice on what to do if I do it myself to lower my repair bill quite a bit? Sears is charging $2100 total to repair everything which isn't bad but I am getting shorted hours at work from getting 12-15 hours a day to more like 2-3 hours.

[celipra]

Wow, I never realized how expensive mechanics can be. I guess I'm lucky my dad's a mechanic and doesn't charge me. lol. If you can't afford the $2100, you can always see if any forum members in your area can help you with the repairs for less money. Also, are you sure you need a new clutch? You might have already done this, but in case you haven't, have you checked the fluid reservoir for the clutch slave cylinder to see if it has fluid? If it has a slow leak and loses enough fluid, it can make it difficult or impossible to shift, depending on the amount of fluid loss. I know this because it happened to my car. If yours is empty, fill it up with DOT-3 brake fluid and after pumping the clutch a bit, it will work as it should, but you may need to replace the slave cylinder, as that might be the cause of the leak. Well, good luck with your car.

[bahlorm]

Yeah my fluid is full. They said they checked my clutch and the slave cyl is good but there is hardly anything left of the clutch. I will probably have to take it somewhere to get that done since I don't have a garage and a few days to drop the whole transmission myself in a yard full of dirt.

[Xpress]

Hardly anything left of the clutch... did they yank the trans out to verify? If not, then your issue sounds more like the slave cyl isn't pushing on the clutch enough. Bleed the clutch to rid it of air, it should be very easy to shift if your clutch is worn out.

[bahlorm]

I have actually gone through a full bottle of fluid bleeding the clutch. I actually hit a line on my clutch while drilling a hole for my amp kit about a month ago which forced me to fix the line and bleed the line. But even before then it took my petal going all the way to the floor. I have more free play in the petal than I do anything and it usually gets stuck right where the free play starts which is maybe an inch away from the floor. So you suspect it is the slave cyl instead of the clutch itself? I have always thought when a clutch goes out usually it makes the transmission slip which this one does not do. It is just a huge pain to shift. Sometimes I can't even get it in 3rd and reverse takes me pushing down as hard as I can a few times to get the transmission to stop spinning.

[Xpress]

Freeplay you say? Then there is your problem, the clutch pedal should be pushed all the way out and feel relatively tight, if it isn't being pushed all the way out then you need to adjust the pedal at the master cyl. If that doesn't resolve the issue, and you still have play in the pedal, then perhaps there is air in the lines and you need to bleed it again.

[bahlorm]

Xpress has solved my clutch issue. It actually grabs like a clutch should now and about mid ways with the petal adjusted. This just saved me over $300. The only other big expense I have is the rack and pinion which I don't seem to have any symptoms of it being about gone but they did show me where it was leaking so that will probably be the last thing to fix on the list. The tie rod and ball joints I would assume would be next then to get rid of these tires that is almost bald and completely dry rotted and then off to the shocks and struts lol. Long list to try and sort out.

[Xpress]

Join the club, we have an 85 project that has a long laundry list of issues. One thing at a time...

Good to hear you got that issue out of the way. Half the fun of these older cars is figuring out the issues. And of course the obligatory test drive

[maximaj30]

Alright I took my 86 supra into Sears to get a free suspension check. I knew there was a boot broken but I wasn't for sure on what the name of the part was, also knew my clutch was going bad since I have to push it all the way to the floor to get it to shift. Anyway I am wondering how hard it will be to change everything in this list myself who has mostly experience with engines but very little in suspension and transmission. Suspension wise I have changed ball joints once and a wheel bearing that took 10 hours on my girlfriends integra. Here is the list


Inner Tie Rod
Lower Ball Joint
Rack&Pinion
Shocks
Struts
Clutch kit
Trans flush
Driveshaft Carrier Bearing
Also found out that I have a small coolant leak dripping somewhere above my starter. Has anyone replaced any of this on a supra and can give me advice on what to do if I do it myself to lower my repair bill quite a bit? Sears is charging $2100 total to repair everything which isn't bad but I am getting shorted hours at work from getting 12-15 hours a day to more like 2-3 hours.

do you have access to a hoist? the clutch and rack/pinion will be miserable without one. out of personal experience, i hate dropping trannies unless i have a hoist and air tools. also, you cant flush a stickshift, only automatics. just drain the old fluid and fill the tranny again. shocks will be miserable to do if the bolts are rusty as well

if $2100 is parts+labour, thats really cheap. even just labour, thats not too bad. where i work, parts+labour would probably be close to 4 grand or more

[bahlorm]

I do but not easy to get it out to the car with no garage to keep it in and everything so with the I will Probably take it to a shop