Help with clutch

[new mike]

Was stopped on a hill let out the clutch and BANG no more clutch
85 dodge ram 250 royal se 4 speed 4 wheel drive 318 cid how much trouble am i looking at to fix myself i can turn a wrench but have not done this before

[volaredon]

it takes time but not real "difficult"; borrow a trans jack or rent one at the local yard; youll be glad you did;

[Speed Dragon]

Hmm, clutches don't usually go bang, something else may have broke.

[cribbs74]

Probably the throwout bearing grenaded. Either way you need to pull the trans. Before you do however, check your linkage to be sure something didn't just disconnect.

[buck99]

I had a clutch "Bang" out on me once. Side stepped her at 5 G's. Knocked the center right out of it. (....young & stupid....) :crazy:

You'll also have to borrow or buy a clutch alignment tool.

[acton mike]

the last two clutches that I bought came with their own plastic aligning tools
what a great idea

[impuresoul2k3]

I had never rebuilt or replaced an engine or clutch before, but my first time doing it, both the engine swap and the clutch replacement went smoothly.

[dodgensince74]

I would also check the pilot bushing/bearing, clutch fork and fork pivot ball for wear while you have the tranny out, if it has a pilot bearing I would change it while you have everything apart(jmo). Good luck.