Some clutch replacement procedure questions

[Nguyen Nguyen]

How long would it take to replace the clutch on a 92 NSX?

What are the most difficult/time consuming steps?

Beside the service manual, is there another procedure to do the clutch anywhere on the web?

Many thanks.

Nguyen

 

[Lonestranger]

I believe the Stealership quote 8-10 Hours.
Hardest part is lifting the car off the motor, if you don't have a lift.:biggrin:

How long would it take to replace the clutch on a 92 NSX?

What are the most difficult/time consuming steps?

Beside the service manual, is there another procedure to do the clutch anywhere on the web?

Many thanks.

Nguyen

 

[Synthesis]

the service manual is a very good guide. however, there are some tricks that you should know, and some things that you should NOT follow in the service manual. (ie, DO NOT separate your ball joints; instead, separate the the control arms from the frame at their pivots.)

the whole process can vary greatly. i just did mine twice not too long ago (got a bad clutch disk and had the take the trans out a second time...). 10 hours would be relatively quick, i think, if you're doing it on jack stands. (ofc, i like to take my time and do everything the way it should be done...)

i would say 10-15 hours. but, like i said, there are tricks. and you want to make sure you have all the necessary tools (including a trans jack).

as for the most difficult parts..... probably the same most other cars - install/removal of the driveshafts.

 

[nigel]

If you don't have a service manual, get one! Don't remove the car from the transmission, it's not necessary and although it' easier to do the actual clutch, it's very possible to do even on the ground. Just read, don't get in a hurry, attention to detail and always listen to Larry Bastanza, HE IS THE MAN.There are many step by step posts on the subject, some even with pictures.
Good luck.

Cheers
nigel

 

[RON98]

:biggrin: i would hate to do this job on the ground.

that tranny is a 200lb beast.

if you want to tacklet yourself make sure you know the difference between a single disk / duel disk that will need to be inialized.

also its a 2 man job due to all the torque specs.

please make sure you have a full understanding of the procedures before you start. getting stuck half way through always a bummer.

the mnaual is very good. have fun and be brave. :smile:

 

[OLDMNSX]

SennaF1 and I did his clutch this summer. He was my assistant, and a good one at that, it took us:

5 hours to get it all out.

10 hours to reinstall. (I'm slow and maticulous)

We did it in my garage up on jacks, minimum 22 inches of clearance at the jack stands. We used a cheep trans jack that I got at Harbor Freight, I think that it was $50. I will do mine exactly the same this winter.

The worst part is getting the transmission input shaft to inter the dual disks on reinstallation. This part took us about an hour. The tranny isn't really that heavy. I can pick it up from the garage floor bent over at the waist. I bet it only weighs about 50 lbs.

Hints: With the car sitting on the ground measure the distance from the center of the rear wheels to the top edge of the fender. You will need this when you reinstall the rear suspension so that the elastomeric bushings are set at neutral preload. This keeps the bushings from failing prematurely from being constantly twisted. It talks about this in the manual.

Have a good alignment tool for installing the clutch disks/pressure plates. See if someone close to you has an old input shaft that was taken out of a transmission after a short gear set was installed.

When you get to reinstalling the transmission carefully adjust the tranny jack to get the transmission very closely aligned with the engine. We used the long bolts from the removed suspension parts to put in the holes in the tranny into the engine. After getting the tranny sitting aligned use a short piece of 2X4 wood to apply pressure on the end of the tranny to get it to slide into the clutch disks.

Grease the splines on the two disks with HONDA HIGH TEMP UREA GREASE before you install the disks and pressure plate. DON'T GOOPE IT ON, just a good thin film. Do the same thing for the input shaft. Use a small acid brush.

Replace the crankshaft rear seal while you are there. Punch a hole in the metal edge of the old seal with an awl. Carefully install a sheet metal screw and then pull out with a pair of vise grips. If you have a small dent puller slide hammer that works easier.

Replace both of the transmission output CV axel shaft seals. We wish that we had done this. One of the seals is leaking now, winter job now.

Follow the initialization directions for the clutch. When we did this we couldn't believe how easy this was and what little difference it looked like after done, but just do it.

Sorry no pictures,
Brad

 

[VBNSX]

Something that may be of use:

http://www.nsxprime.com/forums/showthread.php?t=22883&highlight=clutch

 

[goldNSX]

Something that may be of use:

http://www.nsxprime.com/forums/showthread.php?t=22883&highlight=clutch

Do you still have some pics to show us (your link doesn't provide them anymore)?

 

[VBNSX]

Do you still have some pics to show us (your link doesn't provide them anymore)?

odd.. none of the links are working but the pictures haven't moved (i kept them here on prime).

I hope an admin is looking at this. I'll see what i can do though.

x

 

[NSXrebel]

I also did my clutch last December I think. It is time consuming, but if you have the tools and the time to do it, and are mechanically inclined, doing it yourself is a good way to save a chunk of money.

My dad and I have been changing out Honda transmissions for a while now, so I find doing the NSX tranny similar. Oddly , my dad prefers not to use a transmission jack. He feels lifting it by hand gives him more play to work with. It does take 2 bodies to make it work though. And the tranny is no where near 200lbs , maybe an auto is closer to that, but definitely not the manual trans. oh yes, we did this on the floor with jackstands.

Be prepared to change out your master and slave cylinders as well. I replaced the slave cylinder after the seal broke and fell apart. Works now, but my clutch pedal gets this "stuck" feel halfway through it's travel, like its catching on something briefly. I suspect my master cylinder is the perp, will replace soon, when i get the car back from the paint shop, getting my bumper replaced with an '02 bumper, going for the conversion.