The exedy shouldn't be that much different in price. Actually, when I was shopping around, I talked to someone directly at CoxImport and the guy gave me a deal on the Exedy...cheaper than how much they usually post online. So I'd give that a shot...a call definitely wouldn't hurt.

There's no reason why a "clutch specific" place would be any worse than the dealer. In fact, I'd trust their experience over the dealer's...they probably do more clutch replacements overall. Plus the price of labor is WAY cheaper.

 

Thats the reason i was thinking using them and not the dealer

 

I have nothing more than a set of metric sockets and my roomate's torque wrench... no special tools. Would 'lower' the transmission be a better term? It's really not hard, I don't know what everyone is so worked up about . You will never learn if you don't try. That's the joy of working on cars isn't it? If you reach a point and can't continue, go back to the beginning and then take it to a shop, at least you tried or succeeded and can say yeah I did that myself!

 

Find a speed shop to put it in or something. If you take it to the dealer, you might as well bend over and grab your ankles.

 

i would take it to an import only or honda only repair shop. or even a tranny repair shop. the performance shops don't want to deal with clutch installs unless the motor is out of the car before they swap it in.

 

I'll have to agree with 90accordex4. I just started my engine swap this weekend. I have no prior experience, but you've got to start somewhere. anyways getting to the point I did it with the engine out of the car, so that should make it a little easier, but yea all you need is torque wrench, metric sockets, and something to hold the flywheel while you tighten the bolts which could be considered a special tool. I just used this piece of metal I had laying around though which worked perfectly fine. oh and also I guess ball joint remover which can be rented at autozone for free. the clutch alignment tool I think most companies include, I know I got it with my act. but anyways yea if you dont feel confortable with it then dont do it yourself, but you seemed so at first unitl everyone here that had never done it themselves scared you away.

 

with the engine out of the car a changing the clutch is easy, should take about an hour less which is another reason why when you swap motors you replace the clutch regardless of miles. replacing a clutch with the motor in the vehicle is whole other ball game. it is best to left to somone who can get the car up on a lift.

 

I dropped the tranny on my old 98 ex, with no prior experience..shit..it took me roughly a week w/ a few hours a day. The hardest part was aligning it back up..being I did it solo. Actually got it to align by kicking it (stupid, but worked). Overall was satisfying knowing it was done myself..even though alot of bolts were missing :x

 

^not everyone can be w/out a car for a week and missing bolts is not good

 

AMEN brotha!! And as long as it isn't the important bolts, it's all good.