Deciding between a non-running '88 and a running 86. (Page 2/2) robmox MAR 21, 12:39 PM quote Originally posted by Dennis LaGrua: I would say a clutch replacement would take up to 12 hours of labor depending on your skills and how it is done. This assumes dropping the cradle out. If you wish to do the job by jacking up the vehicle, holding the engine in place with a piece of 2 x 4, , tipping the cradle down and working through the driver side wheelhouse that time could be cut in half. This is what I was originally thinking. Though, while I have the car on jacks and the trans pulled out, I'll wind up doing other stuff like rust repair (always a good idea on a 30 year old car).