Friday, September 23, 2011

Need to change clutch on 1988 Honda Civic, please tell me how, don't have money to pay shop to do it.?

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Not sure about the engine specs. Fiance's car. 1.5L 16 valve, that's about all I know.
Need to change clutch on 1988 Honda Civic, please tell me how, don't have money to pay shop to do it.?
The clutch on your CIVIC is not too hard to change. I would recommend you purchase Chilton's Total Car Care Manuel first.

It will tell you step by step how to do it and what tools you need. Remember to dissconnect the battery and use jackstands. good Luck.

also, have your flywheel resufaced, use blue locktight on all bolts and make sure to install the clutch disc in the right direction.
Need to change clutch on 1988 Honda Civic, please tell me how, don't have money to pay shop to do it.?
1. Remove transmission

1a. Mark pressure plate to index it back to flywheel.

2. Remove pressure plate

3. Send pressure plate to machine shop.

4. Replace release bearing and pilot bearing

5. discard old clutch disc.

6. Look at and read new clutch disc.

7. Make sure alignment tool fits clutch and pilot bearing.

8. Go get pressure plate from machine shop.

9. Install clutch disc (remember what you read)

10. Install pressure plate the same way it came off.

11. tighten pressure plate bolts only a few turns at a time to take it down evenly. with a 180 offset pattern.

12. remove alignment tool and install transmission.



There you go a 12 step program.



I actually replace the clutch in my wifes 93 accord without removing the trans. I just pushed it back a bit and tilted it down.



Don't know if you'll be able to get away with that or not.
Disconnect the lower control arm nearest the transmission. Disconnect the CV axle from the wheel and pull out so that the axle can be removed. And then disconnect any hardware, levers, mounts, etc, from the transmission. Remove the bolts holding the trans. to the engine. Remove the transmission to expose the clutch. Remove the pressure plate bolts and drop the clutch. When reinstalling the clutch, be sure to align the pilot shaft bearing, in the flywheel, with an alignment tool or the transmission input shaft won't go back through the clutch plate. Reassemble. Good luck .

Master tech 40 yrs.
go to the library and take out a book and READ READ READ

remember the proper tools are more important then knowing how.

droping motors can be a killer
At the library they have tech books by Chilton鈥檚 that will give you step by step how to. However you need a lift to change a clutch it's almost imposable to do w/o one. You might have to remove the train to do it.
Its going to be very difficult if not impossible to pull the tranny if you don't drop the driveline!

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