Instead of a Mugen Twin Loop, it looks like I need a new clutch.
And i cant JUST get the clutch, might as well get a lighter flywheel, I'm going with the Exedy organic clutch and (9lb) flywheel combo.
My thing is, how many are for, and against installing it myself?
I've put in simple things, struts, shifter, intake, brake crap, but something about the tranny is just creepy. I guess this is kind of a poll, thanks all.
And yes I have the trusty Helms manual......

 

if you are pretty good with a wrench and you have a helms i would do it. i wasnt confident about doin it myself but it was actually simple as hell. only hard thing for me was gettin one of the mounts lined back up when i was puttin the tranny back in. you should get some help from one of your friends. you wont be able to do it all by yourself.

 

the hardest part is trying to get the tranny back onto the block.

i did mine before i did ANYTHING major on my car.
works fine.

 

I did mine last year on my GSR sedan.
it took me a few days of working like a slowpoke and because I was working alone.
if you have the right tools, and a breaker bar, 12pt sockets for the flywheel and pressure plate, then you can get it done pretty quickly with a friend to help.

go for it! you will save so much loot doing it yourself, plus you do not need to split open the tranny so it really isnt that scary.
check out http://www.c-speedracing.com for tips, I think they had a page that helped me out, plus the LSD install info on HYBRID helped me too.

really this is onestep ahead to further your mechanic experience, its not that tough at all. really. be patient, work with a friend and you will have it done in two days I bet, if not less.

 

i used to do trannies on my vw golf every other month, the main shafts are garbage. so i bought an 8yr old hinda and i needed a new clutch, miss me with paying a mechanic to do the same job i can do in my own garage. the first honda clutch job took a total of 2:30(with out air), and was many times easier than that of a VW.

my advise is to do it. good experience and then you can come here and tell us how easy it was when you're done

 

Thanks all for your input. Reading into it and with my other chilton manual (crappy book but it's another way of looking at it) I dont have an impact wrench and it looks like I now need a torque wrench, BTW if it's craftsmen make, what do those go for? Thanks.

 

so the flywheel/pressure plate bolts are 12-pt and not 6-pt bolts?

 

go visit forced induction section, Rocket is having a group buy for action clutch.. lots of peeps are into it.. he got all kinds of set ups

 

right, those 2 sets of bolts are 12pt. pressure plate is 10mm 12pt and flywheel is something much bigger but still 12pt.

you do NOT need an impact wrench!

you can make do with a pepboys or whatever torque wrench, just make sure the torque specs you need are not at either end of the wrenchs scale, that is where they get inaccurate.

 

flywheel bolt is a 12pt 17mm.


[Modified by kinesistech, 8:06 PM 7/30/2002]

 

I just learned something that was a bit unsettling. I'm geting the clutch and flywheel, and I've heard that this needs to be done for the flywheel:

"The step height on the flywheel needs to be machined to the specs listed in the installation instructions"
"If it is not the release bearing will be pushed too far into the diaphram when the pedal is depressed and it makes an aweful noise. There is a workaround, but it is best to have the flywheel machined and balanced. "

WTF ?

 

The step height should be good on the fly wheel you purchase. Btw its .110 thou. When you drop the tranny some (myself included) find it easier to just drop the lca's and sway bar and wiggle the drive shafts out as opposed to messing with the ball joints. If you do go the ball joint route, buy yourself some more boots. They will tear and theyr'e only like a 1.50 from the dealer anyway. Also if your'e going to use the ball joint fork, it helps to have two people. One to hold the fork (you might wanna rig something up so his hands won't be in harms way) and one to swing the sledge hammer. Yes, use a sledge hammer-you'll be banging all day if you don't.

Oh yeah, if I remember correctly the helms has the pp bolts somewhere around 18 ft-lbs. FYI-they backed out on me. Use more torque on those bolts. At least 25 ft-lbs and some thread locker.

hth

 

BAH.... nevermind such nonsense.