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NOT fun
The clutch on these cars is not exactly my idea of a good time. However, If you are good at working on cars it is possible to do. 10 hours is an underestimate by quite a bit. First timers are more likely to spend 30 or so hours and greater than that should the inevitable problem arise. If you have a good space to work, the needed tools, 4 good jackstands and a transmission jack you can knock it out and save a good deal of money. It will cost you a few skinned knuckles and a good deal of time but it is worth the bragging rights.
If you aren't confident / capable of doing the belts (and it appears you aren't as you are "having them done") you probably will be biting off much more than you can chew. The Belts IMHO are much easier than the clutch and I have done both jobs.
If you have never done a clutch...this is NOT the car to start on..or perhaps it is as every other car will seem like a piece of cake. The parts, machining, consumables, and beer will run you close to a grand before you are done. There are a lot of "while you are in there items, such as the R M seal, which you DEFINATELY want to replace while you are there, along with the shift fork bushings, Flywheel and clutch bolts, shift rod, and the proverbial partridge in the freakin pear tree. The only part you MIGHT want to reuse is the pressure plate and that is not recomended.
As far as the rod bearings and the mounts..If it isn't broke, Don't fix it. You have your hands full with what needs 2 B done. the engine can be lifted from underneath with a jack and a block of wood to protect the pan, or, from above with an engine hoist.
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There may be nothing quite as expensive as a cheap Porsche: Ruby Red 84 928S : White 87 924s 2.5L NA (Blinky) M44/07-43H10676 spoiler delete - 046/2B - Belts 9/12, Clutch and OC seals 8/08 andd Red 94 Del Sol: Please put your Make, Model and Year in Sig. Try not to break more than you fix.
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