jarred1414

1988 honda prelude 2.0 si 4wheel steering. Just put a new clutch pressure plate and throw out bearing in about a month ago. Car is only going into reverse. 1st gear barley catches. Tried putting it in higher gears and nothing. Whats going on? Clutch again? Rpms raise and no acceleration.

holmesnmanny

When you replace a clutch, you replace the entire clutch kit, not just parts. Exedy makes a great quality clutch kit at a great price.

Can you explain exactly what is happening when you try to put it into each gear, both with the car on, and with the car off. Also, what happens when you put it in reverse. Be specific.

98ekb18c

Make sure the bracket for the shifter cables is properly bolted down. Also make sure both retaining clips for the shifter cables are installed.

jarred1414

Its properly bolted down and has both clips in it still. Only catching in reverse and barley in first. Start taking off in first barley accelerates put it in 2nd 3rd 4th 5th rpms just raise up barley any acceleration. Just put clutch kit in a month ago.

98ekb18c

Sounds like the clutch is slipping. What clutch kit did you use? How did you break it in, nice and easy? Or lots of hard launches and high rpm shifting?

jarred1414

Well its my girlfriends car. I could remember one time parked on hill and she dont like that in stick shift. Couple hard launches. Maybe twice. Little smoke could smell clutch. So one or 2 time would burn out a brand new clutch?

holmesnmanny

So it goes into gears but its slipping. Sounds like you need a new clutch. Depending on flywheel condition you will either need to resurface or a new one altogether.

jarred1414

Great. Well got a lifetime warranty for the clutch. Anyone wanna buy a prelude. Haha

98ekb18c

This time, drive the car nicely for the first 500 miles. No hard launches, no high rpm shifting. No racing. Don't slip the clutch unnecessarily. Break it in nicely and it should last a long time.

jarred1414

Alright will do. So its clutch forsure you think? Heard pressure plate might not be close enough to grab

gstrudler

Was it ok when it was first installed? If so, then it's not the pressure plate being too far away; it doesn't just slip out. Irregardless you're dropping the tranny and doing a clutch job.