just want to hear all the things that I need to do like how do I adjust the clutch once I install it what do I need to do I have never done a clutch before but there is no way I will pay a shop to install it for me! please all comments will help thanks
its a 88-91 civic clutchmaster stage 1 with a 11.5lb flywheel if that helps and I need to know what kinda tranny oil I need and how much! like I said I have never done this before so I need all the help I can get
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[Modified by -=TWITCH=-, 9:18 AM 4/26/2002]

 

just adust it from the cluch cable. tightwen or loistern it.
and rember to align tthe clutch disk with the flywheel so thye imput shaft sits in there right the bolt down.

 

Do you mean to say you don't have the factory servace manual? My brother and I did my clutch and flywheel and it was a big job for us being first timers. We needed the manual. Torque specs are important.
Honda MTF will be all that you need for your tranny fill up, just over two bottles.

 

how did you guys get the tranny off? any special tools or jack?

 

After you get all the bolts out, not forgeting to remove the starter....the tranny just slides off really. We tried a second jack with some old text books too keep it up and pull it off that way, no luck. I just ended up bench pressing the thing. Its not too heavy, just akward. We did use a jack under the oil pan to keep the motor up.

 

yea your gonna need the torque specs for the flywheel (IMPORTANT!: my friend had a bolt from his flywheel come off while he was driving. ate his clutch and flywheel, also only have 1 left that was torqued. the rest were finger tight)

make SURE you get the starter bolt. that damn thing held my tranny on. and you can start to pry with a scre driver till you get a hand on the inside of the bell housing to grab it. someone already said it. its not heavy just akward (about 70lbs)

 

ok thanks im just nervous ill **** something up doing this but hey I learn alot

 

Its really cool to take it all apart and see how everything works. When you are done, you realize that pulling the whole motor is not alot more work than what you have just finished!

 

get a helms manual they help out a lot.

 

i was too when i did mine (did it before the swap, the only thing i had done to a car was an oil change. it was all book intelligence)
no problems its fun to learn about it. just make sure you have a clutch alingment tool hehehe.

 

aren't clutch alignment tools included with the clutch?

 

I'm surprised nobody's posted this yet:

http://www.c-speedracing.com/howto.html

 

Plus you'll learn a whole bunch off stuff too.