How hard is it to install a clutch on a 90 civic hatch si? about how long well it take and is there any good web sites to go to that can help me out on installing it...

 

You need to be mechanically inclined to do this. There is no set time on how long it will take you if you have never done it before. Chances are your going to have to fight with a lot of the bolts to get them loose.

 

i say get a super long extension Long bar to go over your breaker bar to snap looose those tranny and engine mount bolts.

have a friend help ya out... i used the online helms manual and it was everythingi needed,

it wasnt too hard, just look a long time since it was my first time.

make sure u get a 32 mm axle nut for taking off the axle.s have someone step on the brake and anoter holding the socket and yo cranking the long *** pole extention. works like a charm

 

how do you get to the online helms?

 

http://www.carenthusiast.com/crxuk/C...hop_Manual.pdf
there ya go

 

wont it be different than a 90 civic hatchback SI?

 

the tranny parts is exactly the same. wiring and body stuff is a bit different.

 

dont worry about it remove intake, starter, wires connected to tranny, clutch cable, battery, VSS, remove the 2 bars under neath the car connected to the tranny (get a center punch to punch out that pin) remove radiator (drain fluif of course! remove axles, unbolt tranny drop it unbolt flywheel and pressure plate
make sure you resurface flywheel.....

good luck


heres some more info with pics

http://www.c-speedracing.com/howto/b...tch/clutch.php


took me 2 days since i accidentally broke the radiator, got the wrong clutch disc and axles were hard toget out...


it should take you a few hours


[Modified by G2-Rex, 11:05 AM 2/1/2003]

 

thanks to every one that has helped out! and if any one else knows some stuff please help out...

 

dont try and pound out the b-pin under the car. just take off the linkage @ the shifter and dont pop out your ball joints to get the axles out. Just take out the LCA bolts/suspension bolts for struts and swing the rotor assembly outward & pop the axle/s out. Really easy just did it last night in fact.

Good Luck

Blaze

 

how long did it take you? and what tools am i going to need? well i need any gear oil or just oil in general? and if so what weight?


[Modified by Sohc Non Vtec Hatch, 3:44 AM 2/2/2003]

 

You can change the clutch with out a lift. Just jack it up and put it on some jack stands. There is no need to disconnect the shift linkage. Just seperate the tranny from the Block. You only need about 6 inches of room to work with. I had to take out my axels to move my tranny. Really all you will need is a socket set. I beleive the tranny bolts are 17mm. Here are some pics of my clutch install. Centerforce Dual-Friction:






[Modified by ZC_CRX, 11:21 PM 2/1/2003]

 

THANK YOU SO MUCH! that helped out so much! my only problem is something about 12 point bolts... all my sockets are 6... well they work or well it strip the bolts out? did you use any oil of any kind?

 

Go to sears and get a 12 point socket for the clutch and the flywheel (you should have it resurfaced). Do not the to take the flywheel off with out the correct socket.


[Modified by ZC_CRX, 11:37 PM 2/1/2003]

 

make sure you have a torque wrench! youre gonna have to tq those flywheel bolts to 80ft lbs

 

The 12 pt. bolt you will need is 10mm. I went up to autozone and just got one 12pt. 10mm wrench and thats all I needed.

 

when installing a clutch did any one use any type of oil to install?

 

Don't get any oil on your clutch. If you do get any oil on it from some reason or another get some parts cleaner and spray it off. Oil will cause your clutch to slip. This will glaze the clutch disk and flywheel and cause you the headach of another clutch install and flywheel resurfacing.

 

oh ,ake sure you drain your tranny fluiod before you take off the tranny.....


use honda MTF to replace

 

i have to say one of the hardest parts is getting the tranny out and back in the car. i 've done it with and with out a lift. when i didn't have a lift it was hard to hold the tranny and fit it back up. and raise/lower the engine to the right height.

 

well i'm going to start the install tomorrow... thanks for every ones help! thanks me and my hatch well like it!

 

Some final notes. Try and have another person there too to help you, theyll be useful when u needa align things. Also, try n start on the install early, because when i did mine it was a bitch to install at night, even with my big *** halogen lamp. And about the 12 point socket, Yes you will need it... I had to wait over night because by the time i realized i needed the socket it was too late n all the stores closed.

 

make sure u have a jack under the engine and a piece of wood to insulate between your jack and the oil pan.....

it woul be nice to have another jack when puttin the tranny back on.