how hard is it to install a clutch?
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how hard is it to install a clutch?
well, I am curious to know how hard it would be to install a new clutch into a '97 H22. Should I attempt it myself? I am mildly mechanically skilled, but never attempted something like this myself. thanx in advance. Oh, and what kind of tools are needed.
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Re: how hard is it to install a clutch? (DC2_Jspec)
Its not hard. If you have air tools, patience and time, then you could do it yourself. I've done it twice. Once to my prelude, and another one in a CRX....
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Re: how hard is it to install a clutch? (prelude1897)
well lets see.. if i remember this rite... take off the tires... pull the axles.. remove the tranny... then its rite there rite? thats a nut shell for ya...
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Re: how hard is it to install a clutch? (smokin rubber)
Why would you need air tools. All you need is a friend and some beer. Just be ready to lay a 100lb tranny on your chest.
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Re: how hard is it to install a clutch? (DC2_Jspec)
well, i'm in the middle of installing my new tranny, act xtss clutch, cm flywheel, aem adj. cam gears, ur crank pulley, replace cv boots, and cleaning up the engine bay a little bit. just be prepared to be without a car for a few days IF you run into problems like a spindle nut that absolutely will not come off w/o the aid of a serious impact wrench or it raining for 3-4 days straight 
...btw, this is IF you're doing the install in your driveway for the first time.
tools:
floor jack (need around 18-20" of clearance to get tranny out from underneath car)
tranny jack(not required but it helps...)
jack stands
breaker bar-preferably a 3/4" bar /w cheaters(impact wrench IF breaker bar don't do the trick)
torque wrench
typical wrench/rachet set
36mm socket (1 7/16" equiv...i think, i'll double check that at home) for the spindle nut(s)
BIG hammer/mallet
and a few beers...
i'll add later if i remember anything else i used...
Del
...btw, this is IF you're doing the install in your driveway for the first time.tools:
floor jack (need around 18-20" of clearance to get tranny out from underneath car)
tranny jack(not required but it helps...)
jack stands
breaker bar-preferably a 3/4" bar /w cheaters(impact wrench IF breaker bar don't do the trick)
torque wrench
typical wrench/rachet set
36mm socket (1 7/16" equiv...i think, i'll double check that at home) for the spindle nut(s)
BIG hammer/mallet
and a few beers...
i'll add later if i remember anything else i used...
Del
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Re: how hard is it to install a clutch? (smokin rubber)
Why would you need air tools. All you need is a friend and some beer. Just be ready to lay a 100lb tranny on your chest.
i just changed my clutch this past weekend and let me just tell you.... it's a pain in the ***. i'm never gonna do it again. i changed it on my CRX before, and it wasn't as hard, on my EG was pretty easy too. but on the prelude.... air tools or electric tools are crucial if you want to have it done in one day. it's a lot of work, a lot of dirty work. every bolt needs to tightened to exact torque specs, everything needs to be done by the book, a friend to help you is highly suggested.
you and your buddy, a six pack, and basic tools WILL NOT be enough. unless you're a world class mechanic.
you will also need to dissconect a whole bunch of sensors, hoses, remove battery, and a whole buncha brackets, axles, etc etc.
i am never gonna do it myself again, that's for sure. i'd rather pay $300 for labor.
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Re: how hard is it to install a clutch? (BB1)
BB1 is right on the money; you need air tools to do this job, period! Read my write-up and it'll become clear why you need a lot of space, all the tools you can get, and a lot of time, expect the car to be up in the air for at least 4.5 hours if absoloutly NOTHING goes wrong, and that's w/ air tools and a professional at the helm!
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Re: Lucky you.. (Daemione)
It's not hard, just time consuming. You need a decent set of tools to do it right. To lift the trans back into place, you will need at least one other person to help.
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Re: how hard is it to install a clutch? (BB1)
Why would you need air tools. All you need is a friend and some beer. Just be ready to lay a 100lb tranny on your chest.
oh sure, let me see you unbolt the **** that holds the flywheel with just a regular rachet. hahaha, ain't gonna happen.
i just changed my clutch this past weekend and let me just tell you.... it's a pain in the ***. i'm never gonna do it again. i changed it on my CRX before, and it wasn't as hard, on my EG was pretty easy too. but on the prelude.... air tools or electric tools are crucial if you want to have it done in one day. it's a lot of work, a lot of dirty work. every bolt needs to tightened to exact torque specs, everything needs to be done by the book, a friend to help you is highly suggested.
you and your buddy, a six pack, and basic tools WILL NOT be enough. unless you're a world class mechanic.
you will also need to dissconect a whole bunch of sensors, hoses, remove battery, and a whole buncha brackets, axles, etc etc.
i am never gonna do it myself again, that's for sure. i'd rather pay $300 for labor.
oh sure, let me see you unbolt the **** that holds the flywheel with just a regular rachet. hahaha, ain't gonna happen.
i just changed my clutch this past weekend and let me just tell you.... it's a pain in the ***. i'm never gonna do it again. i changed it on my CRX before, and it wasn't as hard, on my EG was pretty easy too. but on the prelude.... air tools or electric tools are crucial if you want to have it done in one day. it's a lot of work, a lot of dirty work. every bolt needs to tightened to exact torque specs, everything needs to be done by the book, a friend to help you is highly suggested.
you and your buddy, a six pack, and basic tools WILL NOT be enough. unless you're a world class mechanic.
you will also need to dissconect a whole bunch of sensors, hoses, remove battery, and a whole buncha brackets, axles, etc etc.
i am never gonna do it myself again, that's for sure. i'd rather pay $300 for labor.
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Re: how hard is it to install a clutch? (smokin rubber)
I took off all my flywheel bolts with a regular ratchet 
We dropped my tranny in the garage with regular hand tools, 2 jackstands, a jack, and 2 pepsis......it is a TOTAL pain though (like the cotter pins on the shifter cables) and I broke one of the pressure plate bolts, but other than that not too bad.....
Brian
We dropped my tranny in the garage with regular hand tools, 2 jackstands, a jack, and 2 pepsis......it is a TOTAL pain though (like the cotter pins on the shifter cables) and I broke one of the pressure plate bolts, but other than that not too bad.....
Brian
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Re: how hard is it to install a clutch? (Firedrake)
wow, you guys complain a lot...
seriously, its not hard at all
air tools? never used em in my life
leave a good day to do it...start early
seriously, its not hard at all
air tools? never used em in my life
leave a good day to do it...start early
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Re: how hard is it to install a clutch? (F23 Power)
I assume it would be a TONNNN easier with the engine already out?
Like say one you're going to swap into a Civic?
i want to try to change it myself while it's already out...am I going to need an engine stand or anything, or can it be done sitting on the ground?
Like say one you're going to swap into a Civic?
i want to try to change it myself while it's already out...am I going to need an engine stand or anything, or can it be done sitting on the ground?
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Re: how hard is it to install a clutch? (hot_EG)
with the engine out...its insanely easy, should take 20 minutes
i would have a stand or lift at least...probably dont NEED one, but it'd be a good idea
i would have a stand or lift at least...probably dont NEED one, but it'd be a good idea
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Re: how hard is it to install a clutch? (TheSwift1)
screwdriver through one of the holes, rotate it around until it doesn't move. you can also clamp some vise grips on there if you're not reinstalling the stock flywheel.
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Re: how hard is it to install a clutch? (del_parker)
screwdriver through one of the holes, rotate it around until it doesn't move. you can also clamp some vise grips on there if you're not reinstalling the stock flywheel.
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Re: Lucky you.. (bb6h22a)
We all know how it starts, first a mild chatter at low speeds, then a more frequent chatter and a shrill scratching noise, and finally the full, embarrassingly loud "nails on the chalkboard", shriek.
BTW, is the clutch install any harder on a type SH? I heard that one of the axles is harder to remove[Modified by piotrush, 11:24 PM 10/2/2002]
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