I have a 88 civic which I did a b16 swap in. When I had the motor out I noticed it could use a new clutch, so being on a budget I opted to get only the throwout bearing and the clutch disk(from what I could tell the pressure plate was in ok condition). The swap went pretty good, the motor runs but the clutch cable was extremely tight. It was really hard to get the cable on the arm. I had to hold the arm up while my buddy slid the cable in place. I had the linkage welded up so I could hit every gear. So I fired it up and tryed putting it in gear (with the clutch in) and it made a crazy whining noise in every gear. I depress the clutch (let up on it) and I can feel it to start grabbing at the very top of the pedal travel. When I let the pedal out all the way it feels like the clutch is still in half way. It grabs but not all the way.

Has anyone experienced that before?

Here is some more info point form (everything I can remember right now):

-Jdm B16 ???, ??? Kms
-New clutch disc, New throw out bearings
-Using old pressure plate
-Wire wheeled the stock flywheel
-Clutch cable hard to attach to clutch arm
-Filled With tranny fluid
-Whine when clutch pedal is fully pressed down to the floor
-When Depressed it doesn't grab all the way

Any help is absolutely appreciated. And I did search but didn't find a problem like this.

 

I did the same swap last weekend, I was using the stock clutch cable which ended up being too short not allowing the clutch to fully engage. I broke out the dremel and removed about 1.5" of the metal sleeving allowing more travel so I am able to adjust it correctly. Are you sure you installed the throw-out correctly? What car did you buy it for?

 

The motor is a mystery, got it from a guy that had it shipped to him from some imported in the states. I dunno if I put the throwout bearing in right, I put it in how the old one was installed.

I was thinking about cutting away the sleeve but I thought that might compromise the strenght of the arm

 

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If you dont want to modify your existing cable then you will need a 90-93 integra clutch cable. $34 at advanced auto. Save your money for a dremel, the gift that keeps giving.

 

I actually have to modify the clutch cable?

 

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If you dont want to modify your existing cable then you will need a 90-93 integra clutch cable. $34 at advanced auto. Save your money for a dremel, the gift that keeps giving.
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I did both of those and it worked out great. It worked fine with the new clutch cable, but it I dremeled the cable just so I have some adjustment. Maybe my mounts put the engine a little to forward?


Thanks for the help bro!