You all remember my weekend rear main seal adventure right? Of course you do! https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=845146 Well...my stupid *** didn't replace the input shaft seal (the seal under the input shaft bearing) when I did that because I thought the seal LOOKED okay BAD IDEA

Whenever your clutch is off always replace your rear main seal and input shaft seal! I had to redo everything over again. I got some oil dye to make sure that it wasn't engine oil, and surely enough it was transmission fluid. So I spent yesterday and today tearing apart my transmission to replace one stupid seal!

First I had to clean my garage:


Mmmmm nice and clean workbench:


The two culprits of clutch housing leakage. I took on the rear main seal last time, now its time for the input shaft seal:


Check out my bling bling transmission:


Phat *** oil buildup:


Totally rad throwout bearing:


On the block side:


Ontop of all this, I found out my slave cylinder was leaking


Alright, well I cleaned the PP and put the new clutch disc on:


Input shaft seal replaced and transmission almost re-assembled


Of course I have to throw in a pic of my bling bling sohc:

 

haha.... poor guy. good luck mang

 

Damn, well, live and learn. I've done the "Well, it looks ok" before too.

 

How much were the seals?

 

Rear main is like $15
input shaft is like $5

 

You put in a new clutch disk without resurfacing the flywheel?

Yeah, I attempted that too - wish I didn't. Clutch is slipping already with less than 10k miles.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by EE_Chris &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">You put in a new clutch disk without resurfacing the flywheel?

Yeah, I attempted that too - wish I didn't. Clutch is slipping already with less than 10k miles.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Flywheel was resurfaced in March when I did the initial tranny swap.

 

murphy's law strikes again

so how many times have you pulled the tranny off now?

 

5

 

Wow Bauley, this looks familiar. Glad to see yours is going to be fixed. Mine hasn't leaked since we put the rear main seal on. I hope you gapped it correctly.

 

You love pulling your tranny don't you? I think you like it more than humping your Blades.

 

Did you also replace the main input shaft bearing?

 

So it was the input shaft seal, good deal

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by EL Vap133 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Did you also replace the main input shaft bearing? </TD></TR></TABLE>

Thats a common problem. I have been there before.

 

How long does it take you to pull the tranny, since you have done it 5 times.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Caveman74 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">How long does it take you to pull the tranny, since you have done it 5 times.</TD></TR></TABLE>

3 hrs to get it off...another 3 to work on clutch/FW/transmission, then 3 to put it on. This is working ALONE without air tools or a lift.

 

Jesus Christ man. You have the absolute worst luck with this. I hope to god I don't get into the habit like you do.

 

when did u get a new header and what kind is it?

 

Got it about two weeks ago and its a $150 bling bling OBX stainless header...extremely good for the price.

 

Told ya you should've replaced it the first time. But nooooo "It looks fine". HA! Oh well, it was fun falling asleep in your chair while you put your tranny back on

 

is that the exedy organic?

 

yeah I see alot of pretty nice OBX stuff..
its wierd..

yo you should really get some more cheap juice out of that bitch.
Try a high comp heagasket, or mill the head,
and a hondata style IM gasket,
and a d15b vtec cam. bet you could grab urself another 10-15

but anyhoo,
I'm installing a new engine,
d15b vtec, and y8 tranny,
i'm using the clutch off my cx,
so do I need to replace these seals on my y8 tranny???
if it requires tearing the tranny apart then i'm coo..

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Tad &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
I'm installing a new engine,
d15b vtec, and y8 tranny,
i'm using the clutch off my cx,
so do I need to replace these seals on my y8 tranny???
if it requires tearing the tranny apart then i'm coo..
</TD></TR></TABLE>

Rule of thumb...open the trans, spin all of the bearings, the ones that click need to be replaced. I'd replace the input shaft bearing and seal anyways. When the trans/clutch/FW are off i'd also replace the rear main seal.

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Tad &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">yeah I see alot of pretty nice OBX stuff..
its wierd.. </TD></TR></TABLE>

Yeah...they have a SS turbo manifold for like $170 that looks pretty nice too. Don't know whats up with that ****

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Tad &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
yo you should really get some more cheap juice out of that bitch.
Try a high comp heagasket, or mill the head,
and a hondata style IM gasket,
and a d15b vtec cam. bet you could grab urself another 10-15
</TD></TR></TABLE>

My entire setup will be:
10:1 Mini Me B7/Z6
EX Tranny
OBX Header
Straight through muffler
K*N Filter w/ 3" intake arm
Exospeed Stage 2 Cam
AEM Cam Gear
B&M FPR & Gauge

Then hopefully in late july she will go to get t00ned. Hoping for 130WHP and 14's in the 1/4

 

Ill be right there with you guys for a while.

Jdm d15b head.
y8 intake mani
d15b8 bottom end (reving to 8500-9000 till she blows )
2 layer d16y8 HG
d16y8 Tranny
4-2-1 Headers (forgot the manuf.)
Exedy Clutch
Greaddy Sp 2.25" exhaust
p08 ECU
Some type of intake.

Gutted 95 Hatch
KYB AGX on Eibach Sportlines
4 Disc Brakes

Everything should be going in sometime next week after i get back from Vegas, turning 21 on 7/5
I have some turbo stuff on the way which im sure ill use when my cx bottom end gives way.

Should put down some decent numbers. D series &lt;3

 

*cough*

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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by moto27cm &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

Thats a common problem. I have been there before.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Yeah, it has happened to 2 other trannies in my stock EK.