Started the install on my clutch/flywheel. My setup is a Fidanza aluminum flywheel with an Action Kevlar clutch and heavy duty pressure plate. Almost all of the disassemly was done alone. My notes as are followed.

1. Overall its not really that bad. Just undo all of the stuff on the transmission. Then unbolt it.

2. I took the axles out without even taking my rims off. I just unbolted the LCA and sway bar and just pushed the wheel away and pryed the axles out. Removing the axle on the intermediate shaft side was a pain because there was no leverage to pry with. I got it out by tapping with with a hammer while pushing the wheel away with my legs.

3. I only had one jack to work with which I used under the engine to take load off the mounts. Instead of using a friend to help drop the tranny I made one myself. My friend was a big bag of trash that I dropped the tranny on as I pulled it away from up top. Who needs living friends? Bags of trash own human friends

4. The pressure plate took a little massaging to mount on the flywheel. I had to file one of the holes a tad to get it to fit on the flywheel pins. Besides that it was easy. I used rubber gloves when handling the Kevlar clutch to keep the surface ultra clean. Clutch alignment tool made it a snap to put everything on the flywheel.

I will tackle the tranny reinstall tommorrow with a friend and engine hoist. Instead of jacking the tranny up I think I'll hoist it up with a chain. This should allow me to manuever it easier than on a jack. We will see.

 

my clutch is startin to slip pretty bad. Once i find a new clutch, it'll be time to "try" to do clutch as well as flywheel install. Not looking forward to it though...please post some pics if you can......

 

How far up was the car when you droped the tranny on to the garbage bags. What if it rolled off after you dropped it? Anyways a big to you for doing all that work on your own.

 

Make sure to lube your input shaft and your clutch fork pivot ball while the transmission is out. If the clutch fork pivot ball is too dry it can make a really annoying squeak. Honda urea grease is good for this, but any good grease will do. Lubing the shaft that the throw-out bearing slides on is not a bad idea either. Just don't go nuts, a little dab will do ya.

 

I lubed up everything so no worries there. As for the trash bag part it only fell a few inches before it hit the bag. It actually didn't fall. I lowered one end then the other down to it.

 

I am in the same boat as you. I too am doing a clutch install. Have my car all apart just waiting for my Comptech Flywheel to come in today to install along w/ new clutch. Also gotta pick up new set rings for the driveshafts.

I agree with you, overall the work is not to bad. Ball joints were not a problem using the WTD method...(special thanks to Willard and his article!) Little trouble getting the driveshafts out of the tranny but nothing a piece of plywood, a hammer and a big *** screwdriver can't handle.

The biggest pain was taking the tranny out. I did it while I was under that car w/ the tranny supported with a car jack. BTW this does not work to well but I couldnt justify spending 75-150 bucks on a tranny jack that I would use once, so I made do with what I had.

The old clutch was looking pretty bad (wish I had a digicam to take some pics ) but it basically worn down to nothing. The springs had worked themselves loose because bits of the metal housing that holds them in were missing. Also there was a random shard of metal in there about 2.5"-3" long and a 1/4" wide...I guess that would explain the severe chatter that I was having but I couldn't figure where exactly this piece came from "shrug".

Anyway any tips on reinstallation Aero? How did you get you get the tranny back into the car?

Mental Note: Need to go make friends w/ bags of trash in the garage.

EDIT Here is a link to the WTD method of sep. ball joint: https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=211147




[Modified by Eva01, 8:39 PM 1/2/2003]

 

Who are you Eva? From newcelica.org?

 

This should be done with more then just tranny work

 

Nope, I've been here a while but really not been posting much...Used to spend more time on team-integra.net than here but now it's about 70/30 H-T. Why do you ask?

 

.....sorry, mistook you for a celica owner with a similar screen name.

 

Well if I only knew where the heck Leroy alabama was, I could have come and helped out