taffettaek9

ok i installed a new clutch and i was breaking it in today never hit over 5500rpms. so im in second then i engae the clutch and go into third and im guessing the throw bearing is stuck or the clutch stayed engaged. i can turn the car on in gear and go thru every gear and the car wont budge nor stall out. i got a good pedal still. so i wanna know how rare is the throw out bearing to get stuck and is this a likely cauz to my not not being able to drive lemme im trying to rule out a blown trans. also it grinds high rs like 75-7800rpms

95jeremie

so what clutch and what car?
you only have 5 post per day so make them count.

B18C5-EH2

I will bet that one of your axles popped out of the tranny.

When this happens the car won't move at all.

Dos your speedometer still register speed if you run the rpm up while in gear, clutch out? If it does then again likely one of the axles popped out. It may not have clicked all the way in - it's a very easy mistake, and thankfully very easy to fix.

Just try to determine which one popped out, then take the wheel off, move the spindle out of the way, and try to reclick the axle back into the tranny.

Do you see any tranny fluid coming out at either axle inner joint?

B18C5-EH2

BTW if a throw out bearing seized it'd be a totally different set of symptoms. There would be a lot of noise coming from the tranny/clutch housing area.

taffettaek9

i took of the tranny on sunday and mechanically everything seem correct. i put iot back on and started the car in gear without the clutch and and it didnt grind make any noise of any kind and the revs seemed to be slow ful it doest sound like a clean rev i go up to 7 when i release the throttle it drops quickly its a bs napa oem clutch i know bad choice but ineeded to get my car on the road. it sounds like the clutch is engaged. ican still go trhu every gear with the car runnig without the clutch being engaged. im thinkng trans gone but hoping its noit

95jeremie

pull and inspect the clutch
is sounds like a past problem that i had with a CC clutch
one of the springs on the pressure plate broke and popped out
sometimes it would drive normal and sometimes it wouldn't go in gear (like your problem)

taffettaek9

yea tat was it. a defective pressure plate. but go figure i exchange for a new one this monrning and the same problem with the new clutch. i say ban on the napa clutches im getting my money back and going to spend the extra 150 on a morew reliable clutch kit this is awful im tired of pulling the tranny on and off but this the life of a honda enthusiaist

95jeremie

what are your goals for the car?
we (H-T) can help you to pick up a reliable product for your goals
glad you found your problem

Schister66

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I've been there before...it was frustrating to say the least

taffettaek9

some thing that can handle bolt on perfomance mild head work just something to have fun till the winter when it goes under full rebuild i found an exedy with a findanza 7.5 flywheel

95jeremie

pick up an exedy stg 1
more than what you need for now but if you drive hard you will like it
make sure to get the one with the Organic pads
like this one
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors...ZWDVW

and only $230 is not a bad price (what did you spend on that napa pos?)
my best friend has it in his car and loves it
96 civic with basic bolt ons (Intake, headers, exhaust, skunk 2 intake manifold, Frankenstein motor)

as for your fly wheel selection...
are you going NA or FI?
regardless IMHO 7.5lb will be to lite...
i run a 10lb fadanza fly.
if you go to light you will fall out of the power range when you shift due to the lighter rotating mass. given it will rev faster.... stick with something around 10lb and you will be happy that you don't need to rev match all the time.


Modified by 95jeremie at 10:59 AM 3/27/2008

blk92_d16

LSD performance clutches are good!

taffettaek9

i picked up an stage one exedy and a 7.5 pound flywheel from fidanza i paid 317 for that napa bs and for 20 bucks more i got the fidanza flywheel so all together 337.00 ftw