I started on a ZC motor swap. I got the transaxle bolted to the engine block and the engine mounted. After it was mounted I decided to check the clutch lever on the transaxle. No dice. It'll move a little before it stops. When my motor was first removed I could manually disengage the clutch. I used the ZC flywheel but have read that I would be able to do that. My next step is to remove the starter and see if the flywheel disengages meaning the flywheel is a larger diameter or if it still doesn't disengage then it's a misaligned clutch. Would my assumptions be correct? Any posts that have covered this (I tried searching). Thanks

 

did you put a new throw out bear in and attach it right .

sorry for the spelling

 

cable clutch i presume


did you try hooking up the cable and actually pressing the pedal

its pretty hard to push that lever by hand on the tranny

 

I used the same throwout bearing. When i removed the motor I could disengage the clutch manually. But no I did not install the cable and try the pedal. I'll try that before I tear it apart again.

 

I don't know if this is your problem but, if this is a 90 CRX/Civic then the stock release bearing will not work right on the ZC clutch. The hole in the diaphragm is too large for the bearing. You would need to use the pressure plate from a 88-89 Civic/CRX or a different bearing to make it work properly. I would perfer to see you use the clutch and flywheel from the 90-91 Civic/CRX which is larger (212 vs. 200mm). Not only is it larger but the flywheel is lighter, disc is stronger, and you have better choices for clutches whether OE or aftermarket.

 

So are you saying to use the 90CRX flywheel instead of the ZC? The ZC flywheel is the only thing I'm using that's not off of the CRX.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 90CRX &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">So are you saying to use the 90CRX flywheel instead of the ZC? The ZC flywheel is the only thing I'm using that's not off of the CRX.</TD></TR></TABLE>The ZC uses a 200mm clutch while the 90 CRX uses a 212mm clutch with a different bolt pattern. How can you be using the ZC flywheel and the 90 CRX clutch?

 

I must have misread when I did my original research. The transaxle still mounts up even tho the flywheel isn't the right one. I will have to keep everything from flywheel to wheels from the CRX.

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the 89 DX and the 89,90,91 CRX use the same size shaft and same number of splines on the transmission. The 89 DX clutch disk and pressure plate is smaller in diameter by about one inch than the CRX Si. Although the flywheel is the same diameter on both. As long as you stay with one or the other it should work fine.
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source: http://hybrid2.honda-perf.org/tech/zcinfo.html

Thanks for your help. Now I feel like an idiot. And to think I could have been driving my baby already if I had read properly.