Do i need to drop the whole transmission, or can I just drop the bell housing to put a new clutch in? i have a 1995 saturn sc1

Drop the drive shaft, tranny cross member, transmission and bell housing. Remove the clutch pressure plate and disc and get new set. Use a pilot/clutch alignment tool in the crank shaft pilot bearing/bushing to center the disc and put the new pressure plate on and torque it down. Then put the bell housing, transmission, cross member, and drive shaft back in, and your done.

look for a code stamped on the bell housing mp6 and mp7 if there the same you can its about 2 half inches from the top bell housing bolts but before changing the whole trans check the fuses rev has a solenoid the controls the dog clutch that can go bad

get a service manual on CD over on ebay for about 5 bucks. jack car way up, drop the drive shaft, disconnect shifter and clutch linkage, unbolt the bell housing from the transmission and remove, unbolt pressure plate and take off flywheel, have flywheel resurfaced and reinstall, install new clutch and pressure plate, replace throwout bearing, put transmission and bell housing back in, connect shifter linkage and clutch cable or hydraulic, put drive shaft back in and you are done.

drop the transmission. the clutch assembly is in the bell housing of the transmission. you will also have to pull the driveshaft. there are four bolts on the diff. pull those, push the driveshaft towards the tranny (light prybar may be needed) then it should pull out.

my favourite job ,i love clutches like i love ,well think of something ??,anyway you will need to disconnect the clutch ,gear change mechanism ,front suspension off and drive shafts out ,reverse light connection ,now some front wheel drive vehicles you have to lower the subframe as well .iam asuming its front wheel drive as i have never seen one ,now another trick i do to save time is to just open the bell housing about 3 inches then undo one bolt on the clutch at a time and turn flywheel with a big screwdriver ,then work out where the clutch bolts are in relation to the bell housing then drill a hole that i can get my 10mm socket through and in line with the clutch bolts ,then place new clutch in position and finger tighten bolts ,then refit bellhousing with a wiggle and as the clutch is loose it can move and align up .then when i have the bellhousing in place and bolts in and tight ,i can then tighten clutch bolts one at a time by turning ringear with a screwdriver but go round twice and their you are one clutch change ,shouldnt take including teabreak more than 3 hours .

Unbolt the the two nuts that hold it onto the transmission. Then grab the slave cylinder and turn it counter clockwise and it should pop out. That is correct because holding it in the hole and turning it clockwise seats it back into the transmission.

Remember to remove the connection between the clutch pedal and the master cylinder or put a brick or something to hold the clutch pedal up or else removing the slave cylinder without the above note will ruin the hydraulics and allow air to get into this airless system.

sounds like you got a bad shift syncro for 3rd gear, its inside the trans,cuse ive never adjust shift cables on a s-series now matter what was done to the trans,and that cable controls more than just 3rd gear so its gotta be the syncro,,sorry,,,cheaper to get a used trans than to fix

It is the tranny, the sincronizer for second gear is worn, you have two options, replace the tranny or, dismantle it to repair it.

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.

Check the cable clips at the trans. Sometimes these clips come out and won't shift. Horseshoe clips that hold the cable housing.