As the title suggests here is a few pics from a clutch change I done on a mk1 1.6 petrol focus at the weekend.

These are just pictures I took along the way, just a little insight into what your likely to encounter should you ever need to do this job. Not a difficult job, time consuming and horrible to do on the driveway, a lift would be so much nicer.

Total cost of parts was £140 which included the following.

Luk clutch kit (I was sent a Valeo kit instead)

Sachs slave cylinder

3 litres of 75w/90 gearbox oil

2x genuine ford gearbox seals

2x genuine ford pinch bolts

1x litre of brake fluid

First of all, the problem; a leaking slave cylinder

Not looking so good;

The clutch itself, flywheel side;

Gearbox side;

The hole under the bonnet with no gearbox;

The mess when you spill about 2 litres of gearbox oil.. I didn't have time to get a picture of the oil as I was too busy trying to get sand lol;

New clutch fitted and lined up;

Brake fluid cleaned out and new slave cylinder fitted;

Old oil seals removed, note how they get a bit mangled trying to get them out;

New oil seal going in, I was trying to find my set of seal drivers at this point;

Gearbox read to fit back in;

View from underneath. It's not a hard gearbox to refit but it is awkward on your own, having to push it up and roll it round a bit;

And a nice new cv boot. Didn't have the right pliers with me so had to settle for a pair of end cutters instead. Only difference is the proper tool pushes the crimped bit flat - not an issue you need to worry about on the focus;

Nice little glymps into the mk 1 clutch change Stef , BUT weekends are for RESTING you know lol

did you manage to undo the piston return spring with the left handed hammer ok ? lol

Nice little glymps into the mk 1 clutch change Stef , BUT weekends are for RESTING you know lol

did you manage to undo the piston return spring with the left handed hammer ok ? lol

Haha, no rest for the wicked sir.

Aye left handed hammer on it, no trouble at all.

I so get you with the oil, when I had a bit of time out of the trade I had to do my 52 plate 1600 clutch on my parents driveway , My pops wasn't impressed when he saw stinky oil on his newly laid driveway but thanks to brick cleaner and a jet wash all was clean and no naughty step for me lol.

Haha, aye and 2 litres of oil always seems like it's 500 litres!

I was gonna get some of that driveway cleaner bit then I thought nah what's the point.. I will only get oil on it again next weekend lol

Heres one I did earlier lol :D

Pfft, that clutch is in good nick. The metal around the springs and into the material ripped apart on mine.

Interesting to see kind of how it is done though. :)

Pfft, that clutch is in good nick. The metal around the springs and into the material ripped apart on mine.

Interesting to see kind of how it is done though. :)

Unfortunately I wasn't changing it because it was worn, it was because of the slave cylinder leaking.

All good fun eh lol