I bought a 94 civic coupe with a B18b1 and a GSR tranny. I was told that the clutch was a clutchmasters stage 3, and that it had an 11 pound flywheel. This could be BS, I don't know.

I've been having problems when shifting into first and second. The clutch grabs really hard. When going into first gear, the car shakes like crazy, and shifting into second is usually pretty violent. The strange thing is that some days the clutch feels fine. Still really aggressive, but smooth with no shakes. Other days, it seems like there's no way to keep it from shaking.

I was going to intall a stock clutch to get rid of this problem, but I just wanted to post first to see if anybody here has any ideas.

Thanks in advance.

 

Sounds like the clutch you have may be over kill, Maybe its not in good shape.....either way it soundsl like your going to have to drop the tranny to find out whats in there and in what condition

 

yup, sounds like maybe you have an unsprung disc in there .....

Stock clutches sometimes chatter too, but its bareable...

 

Would the flywheel have anything to do with the chatter?
I'm wondering if I should get it resurfaced?
I've never swapped a clutch, so this is kinda new to me.

 

if theres no heat spots dont worry about the resurface..if you want it done right on the other hand resurfeace it either way...

 

cool Thanks for the help.
I'm gonna swap the clutch and resurface the flywheel. Hopefully that'll do it.

 

i got a stage 3 6 puck clutch it chatters like a biatch in first gear a lil in second but nothin crazy. a few friends of mine have stage 3+ clutch and have the same issues either learn to drive it like that or jus get a stage 1 put in the flywheel u can keep

 

Also, check for rear main seal leaking oil onto the clutch surfaces..
This, too, can create the symptoms you describe.

 

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This, too, can create the symptoms you describe.</TD></TR></TABLE>

I think you're right about the oil. The longer I drive, the worse the clutch gets.
My oil pan is always covered in oil. I think it's just an oil pan gasket leak. Could this also cause the symptoms?