OK, this post is two-pronged.
Vehicle is a 1987 Suzuki LTF250.
1) Does it need a new clutch? I have not had a professional look at the machine, but a person I work with who has a lifetime of experience told me that he thinks it does. I was plowing snow when I lost reverse. Forward gears worked fine. Shortly after, I lost forward gears. After sitting a while, it seemed the vehicle would crawl forward, I mean crawl as in about 1MPH in first gear. Shut it off, put it in neutral, pushed it into my garage, and there it sits. My co-worker said not to keep attempting to drive it.
2) Can a guy like me do this job myself? I have plenty of tools and a shop manual for the vehicle, but in all honesty I am not a mechanically-inclined person. I can change oil and do basic maintenance, I understand the "hows and whys" about how vehicles work, but generally do not get involved in things like opening up an engine to fix a clutch. I am a white-collar academic type who just seems to be missing that mechanic gene that many people have (and I wish I had!!!).
Thanks for looking
Vehicle is a 1987 Suzuki LTF250.
1) Does it need a new clutch? I have not had a professional look at the machine, but a person I work with who has a lifetime of experience told me that he thinks it does. I was plowing snow when I lost reverse. Forward gears worked fine. Shortly after, I lost forward gears. After sitting a while, it seemed the vehicle would crawl forward, I mean crawl as in about 1MPH in first gear. Shut it off, put it in neutral, pushed it into my garage, and there it sits. My co-worker said not to keep attempting to drive it.
2) Can a guy like me do this job myself? I have plenty of tools and a shop manual for the vehicle, but in all honesty I am not a mechanically-inclined person. I can change oil and do basic maintenance, I understand the "hows and whys" about how vehicles work, but generally do not get involved in things like opening up an engine to fix a clutch. I am a white-collar academic type who just seems to be missing that mechanic gene that many people have (and I wish I had!!!).
Thanks for looking