The clutch in a vehicle is made up of multiple components that are connected as an assembly. Installing a clutch in your Honda Civic means installing the clutch to the manual transaxle while it is off the car and connecting the transaxle to the car. The parts themselves can be relatively inexpensive versus the time it will take for complete installation. The process can also vary depending on the year of your Civic. Consult with your mechanic before taking on a project of this magnitude.
Instructions
- 1
Raise the car and support it on jack stands with an engine hoist supporting the engine from above.
2Place the clutch plate and the pressure plate against the crankshaft's flywheel and hold the clutch in place using a clutch alignment tool in the center. Tighten bolts for the plate and flywheel finger-tight.
3Insert the alignment tool and make sure it extends through the splined hub and into the crankshaft's pilot bearing. Wiggle the tool in whatever direction is needed to center the clutch disc.
4Tighten the bolts connecting the pressure plate to the flywheel with your wrench, tightening them a little at a time in a crisscross pattern.
5Lubricate the clutch release bearing's inner groove using high-temperature grease. Place small amounts of grease on the contact areas of the release lever and the transaxle input shaft's bearing retainer.
6Connect the release lever and bearing onto the input shaft with with the release fork and slide them to the ball stud.
7Raise the transaxle into position behind the engine, with it chained to the jack, and slide the transaxle dowel pins into the holes in the engine block, making sure the input shaft slides into the clutch plate hub splines.
8Bolt the transaxle into place with your wrench and then remove the chain from the transaxle.
9Connect the sub-frame to the car, raising it into position with a couple of floor jacks, and bolt the engine and transaxle mounts into place.
10Connect all the other parts needed to the car with their mounting bolts -- this can include the control arms to the steering knuckles and the stabilizer bar links, the exhaust pipes, the engine splash shield and any emissions hoses, vacuum lines and wiring harnesses.
11Connect the clutch release cylinder with its hydraulic line to the transaxle with its bolts.
12Remove the engine from the hoist and lower the car off the jacks.
