Can a get a DIY Clutch Removal?

[Maple50175]

Well i looked under the swaps at the tranny swap auto to manual and yeah I was wondering if anyone is going to change out there clutch anytime soon? because i was wondering if anyone can take some pictures on how to remove it Every bolt etc. Please let me know Because i was thinkin of getting some new racing clutch. Well let me know! Because I think if i could do that myself that would be sweet


~Wayne

[Slateboy]

Lemme poke around my service manuals.

[Slateboy]

The pain is removing a transmission from a FWD vehicle. It's no fun. Once you get it out, replacing the clutch (clutch plate, pressure plate, throw bearing, resurfacing the flywheel) is a breeze. If you have any questions, just PM me.

Here's the Honda Service Manual:

Removal:
http://members.cox.net/slateboy/8-9.pdf

Installation:
http://members.cox.net/slateboy/8-13.pdf

[Maple50175]

ok thanks dude. damn seems like quite a lot of work. have you replaced yours yourself? How hard is it really. Thanks alot

[NutBucket]

From my experience, major PITA.

[Slateboy]

Originally posted by Maple50175
ok thanks dude. damn seems like quite a lot of work. have you replaced yours yourself? How hard is it really. Thanks alot

I cheated, I had mine done when we rebuilt the motor. I have done others' FWD clutches though....as favors. They owed me big time for that....like "100 wendy's frostees" owed me.

[mysta2]

I've done it a couple of times in my mr2 (FF, MR basicly the same) and yeah it's a major pain not to mention a serious cost over OEM spec for no reason if you don't have a heavily modded car.

I wouldn't recommend it, if you don't really need it, go OEM spec.

[ZigenBallZ]

It is kind of a pain with the engine still in the car...

My only complaints are the tight spaces and then the balancing of the tranny without a tranny jack...

It's fairly easy considering you're only removing the tranny to car mount, like 8 bolts, the shift cable bracket and fluid line and pulling off the tranny from the input shaft... but the actual task is much more complicated and harder than it sounds when it's put that way...the confines of the engine bay coupled with the placement and high tq on the bolts are a perfect recipe for bloody knuckles...

The hardest part IMO is balancing the damn thing during reinstallation... bleh... personally I'd rather just pull the whole motor and tranny and do what needs to be done all at once then just pull the tranny itself...

[theone]

damn, now i see what i have to look foward too....

i have my stage 1 clutch, been sitting seems like forever, dont want to pay to get it put in so im waiting until i start tech school

then i can get it put in for free

also waiting to get enuff money up for act flywheel