IN VTEC and I agree, we both think the tranny is totally done

so I have this JDM b18c1 sitting in my garage and I was wondering if I could use the clutch/flywheel/preasure plate that came with it (less than 20k miles full swap).. there is a little surface rust on the flywheel cause its been sitting for a while... I was wondering if anything needed to be done to it, its only temporary till I get my engine built, new clutch, flywheel and tranny

I think after a little rub action all that rust crap will be gone and ill have my teg back for a few hundred miles before i do my swap

 

have the flywheel cleaned up at a machine shop for safe measure.

 

I agree -- I just had mine done. $30 and it's clean, straight, and chatter free.

Since you've already got it apart...

Good luck!

 

You can see the impression the clutch has left on the flywheel. Same thing on the pressure plate. Nothing real coarse. Some 400 grit might take care of it, otherwise, the PP will need to be resurfaced and we'll use the old flywheel (unless a spring popped and royally f'd the flywheel).


How it started...


Where it stood some time today.

 

It's hard to tell from the picture, but are there a few burn marks in the flywheel? --if so, it's those things that will cause you annoyance later (like chatter & wear).

If it's burned at all, take a day or so and have it cleaned it up. It's a good habit to deal with the little stuff.

Nice looking engine...

 

Those aren't burn marks. Just the impression left from a little bit of rust forming on the exposed areas.

 

i think i would suggest jus waiting until u can put in some new parts... don't risk it with the money u invested to drop in that motor.

 

im using the JDM flywheel, clutch and tranny on my existing motor untill I can finish the rebuild on the JDM motor with an ACT clutch and prolite flywheel... putting "power" to the ground through a brand spankin new type-r tranny with LSD

whats the worst that can happen? it should only be for like 400 miles at absolute most...

btw, I should have the motor on the stand sometime this evening if you read this before I see you... good times =D

 

your gonna drive 400 miles then pull the tranny off agian and put in ta new FW and clutch? your one impatient dude...

this is coming from someone who has pulled his tranny twice in the last 6 months btw

 

i changing trannies . i thought i messed up my tranny so i swapped it for a different one , still wouldnt go into gear . put on 4 different trannies in 2 days , turned out to be the clutch disc

 

no im going to pull the tranny and replace the junk so that in 400 miles I can yank the current engine out and replace it with a new engine, clutch, flywheel, and tranny...

 

that motor looks real clean!

 

The motor was from HMO.

Missing items thus far: driver-side lower chasis mount (D-shaped thing), driver-side upper mount nuts/bolt, and the joint was cut on the shift rod where it connects to the tranny via pressed pin.

That's all I remember right now.

 

where did you order your engine from??

 

hmo

 

End verdict on the tranny....clutch popped two springs and a broken retainer on the third. Only one spring and retainer that was unharmed. There was scoring and scratches on the flywheel and pressure plate.

Clutch release bearing was also chafing on the two races, making a rubbing/whiny sound.

Just a few days after the original post, the tranny would make high-pitched whining noises when you put it into a lower gear with the clutch in, and then the day that the car was put into the garage for the tranny swap, John heard a crunchy noise while reversing it into the garage.

The original tranny seemed just fine and we've already got it back in the car. Just odds and ends left.

Also of worthy mention is that the clutch release bearing and flywheel pilot bearing from the swap weren't operating real smooth. Both rotated on the rough side when they're supposed to rotate smoothly without chafing or catching.

I'll post the dead clutch pics later on after we put the tranny back in the car.