Hey guys, its time to replace the clutch on my teg... I have 123 miles on this baby. I called the dealer and they want 1000 bucks . I dont need the whole assembly, I am guessing just the plate is fine. Any of you guys know a trustworthy place I can have this done around owings mills (MD) area?

 

yeah your garage do it yourself it is very easy and youll learn a lot from it.... i did mine all by myself in my garage it was pretty easy. i can walk you through it if you really need help just IM me

 

it is easy ? paps told me that it requires taking the engine out or the tranny ? sorry i dont really know much about that stuff

 

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depends...
1)if you had a hard time installing an intake...then take it to the shop.
2)if this is your daily driver...then take it to the shop. (this can turn into days w/o having a car for some weekend mechanics)
3)if it's non of the above and if you're willing to learn then, get yourself a helms manual and go for it.

 

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it sounds like you should take it to a shop. if you had some mechanical inclined friends to help you out you can probably do it in under two hours but, if you've never done it before and don’t have a manual to reference it's best to leave it to a pro.

 

hehe, yes i installed my intake alright. my father has been a mechanic (bmw.merc) for years... he never done any of that work on acuras though. what exactly would be involved in doing this ? and can it be done without a lift with only a jack ?

 

My car is my daily driver, and I installed it by myself. I have another car I use as a beater car though.

You dont need a lift to do it, but definatly some jackstands, a creeper, and maybe 2 jacks.

IMO, some people can pull the engine out faster than they can pull the tranny while it's in the car. If this is your case, pulling the engine makes it a whole lot faster.

also, if you dont have a helms, you prolly shouldn't atempt this. It's very labor intensive and the helms guides you through it step by step.

 

If your dad's a mechanic he should have most of the tools etc to DIY and it's fairly straightforward except for getting the tranny on which can be a bit of trial and error.
I did a write up of mine: http://www.integraxsi.orcon.net.nz/clutch

 

where can u find a helms book

 

i agree, its a pretty easy and straightforward project, just very labor intensive. I got mine done with the help of a former mechanic in about a week. I had to replace lots of rusted and corroded parts so it took a little longer. We didn't have an engine hoist, only 1 jack, and two jackstands. We didn't have to pulle the motor or trans either. You can just undo a few of the motor and trans mounts and there is enough room to slide the tranny off the engine. Make sure you get 3 or 4 strong freinds to help when it comes time to separate the two, the tranny is very heavy and aquard to manuver. Good luck

 

would it be ok to just replace the disc itself and adjust the pedal ? I got one by exedy... I am low on funds.

 

you really should get a kit that has a new pressure plate and everything.

don't want to have to open up the tranny twice, do you?

 

I am selling the car in less than a year, I just dont want clutch slippage