How to take off a gearbox to replace clutch

It is the slave cylinder inside the bell housing. These are notorious in going out and it looks to be quite entailed. I found a video on it but it only shows how to replace the slave cylinder AFTER the bell housing has been removed.

You will need an 8mm, long barrel, socket plus an extension( to keep from busting up the knuckles) to remove three bolts that holds the slave cylinder to the wall of the bell housing. Once the old one is removed, get some bearing grease and grease down the shaft. this will allow for an easier mount and get it ready to have the bell housing re-assembled.

Here's the link, though it the music is kinda creepy....

Hope this helps. How to Change Clutch Slave Cylinder On Ford Fiesta IB5 Gearbox

1 Remove battery earth cable.
2 Remove gear shift lever - usually just pulls out.
3 Remove starter motor.
4 Remove bolts holding prop shaft to gearbox final drive, and remove the prop shaft.
5 Remove all bolts around bell housing holding bell housing to engine.
6 Slide gearbox back to slide spigot shaft from clutch plate.
7 Slide gearbox from under vehicle.
Gearbox is now removed out.

why are you replacing the bellhousing?,it means you are going to have to pull out the motor or the gearbox/transfer case,whichever is easieast

disconnect battery, remove screws holding floor down, the part covering the gearbox, remove starter motor, unbolt driveshaft at gearbox end, remove tin cover bottom of bellhousing, undo rear mount bolts, remove all bell housing bolts, with front seats removed you can lift the gearbox out of the car, ensure anexact alignment of the clutch plate and pilot bearing in the flywheel when fitting new parts, you can use a small socket and extension bar to align them. reverse procedure to refit components. good luck.

Your problem is probably that you have the clutch plate out of position and the clutch shaft is not being allowed to line up with the spigot bearing in the end of the crankshaft. . Get a cheap clutch aligning tool, loosen off the pressure plate bolts and align the clutch plate. Having done that retension the pressure plate bolts. Keep the gearbox evenly spaced around the bell housing as any misalignment will not allow the clutch shaft to engage in the clutch plate and the spigot bearing.

not a bad little car i think,done one last year for a new clutch and i it was that easy that i honestly do not remember having any problems with it ,only one tip i will offer though and i do this on all motors and thats to drill a hole in the bellhousing with a hole cutter big enough to get a 10mm socket 1/4 drive through the hole to tighten the clutch bolts ,getting to old to struggle now so i make a hle that aligns up with the clutch bolts then fit bolts holding the clutch finger tight then once the box goes in nice and easy as the clutch plate can move a bit then two big bell housing bolts in and then rotate the flywheel twic tightening the bolts one by one .easy better than hurting ones back with a struggle

you must take loose the torque converter bolts from the flywheel to converter. should be an access through bell housing to do this. good luck.

No its internal meaning that its in the bell housing.The bell housing is bolted to the gearbox to hous the clutch befor being bolted to the engine.It has no seal on it.So when your slave cylinder leaks,The fluid drips from the bell housing.And the only way to get at it is to remove the gearbox.

I just recently replaced my clutch. Make absolutely sure there isn't a bolt still in place (like a bolt for the Bell housing splash plate). Also make sure nothing is obstructing the transmision from backing out completely, including the motor mount or a bracket you may have missed. Once you're sure of those things, it should come off. I used a crow bar an pry off the housing evenly on all sides. If everything is unhooked, there's no other reason why it shouldn't come right off with a little prying.

If you're sure you have all the bell housing bolts out. try to soak the bell housing alignment steel dowels, they are on both lower sides of bell housing. some times they freeze into the housing.
good luck , chris