Volvo 480 Club Europe

Have been trying to get prices for a replacement clutch from garages on a Saturday. Most are closed but with a quote of £295.99 from a clutch centre it is way too expensive. Especially as you can get a clutch kit delivered to your door for £105 from eurocarparts just now.

Now I know that you can do the change 2 different ways:

lift engine out (not an option for me just now

or

do it in situ (awkward but doable)

Can anyone outline how I should do the change in situ. Cerberus did it but he is no longer on the forum.

Ps
( I have read through the 6 pages of the forum dedicated to the transmission + how to section )

PPs just as I was about to finish this post I got a phone back from "same day clutches) £350 +vat

Wouldn't some Renault clutch fit?

Not an answer to your question (I lift the engine, there's always an additional job made easier) but if you plan the job on a Turbo, please use the original Volvo pressure plate. It is the strongest next to extraordinary expensive racing stuff. Renault friction plates will fit. They are covered with softer material than Volvo's and therefore have better grip, shorter lifespan though.

I've done 3, all the same way. In situ by separating the gearbox. On the first one I thought it was a big job, but now I've done 3 I can get it done in about 5 hours. It was all good practice for the Alfa 156 v6 I've just done....Having a garage and a million tools help. Get a 1/2" socket set and torque wrench to make handling the bigger bolts easier. Degreasing everything before starting was a good tactic too. Order a clutch release bearing at the same time if the kit doesn't include one. There's nothing too specialist or hard. Some bits are fiddly.