how hard are the clutches to replace in the st200? and are they dual mass or just normal??

 

They are just normal clutches. Can be a pita but you can do them by dropping the subframe on one side, sliding the box out just far anough to drop the clutch. But then you cant do the slave cylinder which is one of the things that fail most.

Can be done on a drive in less than a day with the right tools.

 

It's a big nuts and bolts job, not technically hard, just a bit 'full on'. I removed the passenger side suspension and slid the whole gearbox out (it was the diff that went on mine, so I had to get the 'box out). If you're taking the box out, you don't need to remove the starter (which I discovered after taking the box out, and struggling with seized nuts on the starter).

Your biggest issues are going to be seized nuts/bolts, snapped studs, and the captive nuts which hold the subframe bolts shearing - that's a complete arse, as you have to cut a hole in the floorpan to get access to them.

Definitely replace the release bearing and definitely replace the gearbox oil seal (I didn't do the latter, and it started to leak the week after I got it all back together).

 

Cheer's guys. Got a 2 poster at work so it'll be done on that. Hopefully it'll all go according to plan! Lol