Today I replaced the Delorean clutch line. Overall it was not a difficult task but it was a major pain at the same time. The total time to complete the project was 3 hrs 10 minutes. The hardest part was getting to the bleed screw and getting the clear tubing on the bleed screw. The bleed screw is just in a very ackward location and took us a very long time to get that part of the project done.
Brief Delorean Clutch Line Replacement Tutorial
Open the bonnet and remove the screws for the plastic cover near where you fill up your gas tank. This will give you access to the master cylinder where the clutch line is. The original Delorean clutch line is a black plastic hose. Unscrew it and brake fluid will pour out of it. Then have the car jacked up and pull the old line out and there is a few zip ties that need to be cut. The slave cylinder is directly above the transmission. Have the car still jacked up from the back tire and come in from the rear.
This also took a fair bit of time to get the other part of the hose disconnected and new part connected. Connect new stainless steel braided clutch line, unscrew bleed screw put on the clear hose. Pour brake fluid evenly, pump clutch wait for bubble (need 2 people). Close bleed screw. Put the clutch line back into its cover a few zip ties will be a good idea. Close back up the panel in the bonnet.
 And it is as simple as that. I’ll update this post with some pictures.
After it was all done it felt like a new car. Shifts were so much more smoother with no grinding. This was a much needed upgrade.
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replacing a clutch is not a technically demanding job, but it does involve a lot of work. You have two distinct advantages going for you. First it’s not 4WD and you have lots of room under there to work with.
As far as tools go, there is nothing really odd that you need except for the clutch alignment tool. These are specific for each make and model car or truck. You can buy a universal alignment tool that has several adapters for the different size pilot holes and clutch discs for not a lot of money. You will need a special tool to disconnect the hydraulic lines from the clutch slave cylinder. Ford decided the tried and true methods of attaching hydraulic lines wasn’t screwed up enough and they went ahead and corrected that.
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