need clutch adjustment help plz!!!
stephen
Senior Wagonist
i tightend my clutch and had it too tight because it did not engage completely and would wind out when i gassed it hard.
now i have loosened the clutch and it drives so much better and doesnt wind out at all, but i cant get it into 1st gear or reverse without turning the car off.
do i need to loosen it, tighten it or is there a bigger problem all together?
thanks in advance for your help.
now i have loosened the clutch and it drives so much better and doesnt wind out at all, but i cant get it into 1st gear or reverse without turning the car off.
do i need to loosen it, tighten it or is there a bigger problem all together?
thanks in advance for your help.
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oh, what do you mean by 'wind out'?
and no, i mean i cant get it in 1st/r at all unless i turn the car off, but once in gear....no problem it drives great. except reverse which seems to want to drive all on its own when i start the car. its like the clutch is already let out.
-good luck
follow the clutch cable from where you adjusted it down to the lever. follow the lever across to the end and feel around the weld. make sure it isnt cracked and doesn't have any play. ask someone to hit the clutch pedal while you check the weld. dont do it while the engine is hot. youl get burned lol.
Or get under the dash with some good lighting. make sure the clutch pedal hasnt broken/cracked at the welds. put some pressure on the pedal and make sure it doesnt move to the side.
before all that though just try to adjust the cable again. 1/4 turn at a time.
did this just happen out of nowhere?
but one additional factor that may or may not play into things: would a couple holes in the exhaust make the car less responsive/peppy? if so that may change things a bit.....
CORRECTION: it drove ok before the swap, but i felt like i was having to push the clutch through the floor.
maybe my terminology was wrong. i was following the advice of the proverbial "friend" who told me to tighten the clutch under the hood where the cable connects to the tranny.
so let me start over......
the car goes into gear (though it fights sometimes) but does ok while driving other than a lack of throttle response if i gas it (unrelated?). when i fas it the tach flies up with almost no increase in speed. reverse is tougher to get into with the car running and grinds a bit.
could the lack of responsiveness be due to 2 holes in my exhaust causing too little back pressure? or is this all related?
HELP ME PLEASE!
this is also no, i once ran my hatchback with headers only for a week and it was fine.
there are performance clutches though that can be found at good deals as well though.
Get the OEM clutch for the '89 Wgn(NOT SDN).It's the CRX SI Clutch.Get the '89Wgn T.O.Brg .
Don't get the D16y7.If you do check the specs.More specs & recommencdation s on this link:
http://www.hondacivicwagon.com/board/vi ... .php?t=103
The D16y7 might be a larger dia. somay need a larger P.P. & Flywhl.
By the way.
Clutch disks, pressure plates, and flywheels are all the same on single cams from 89-00. The only differences in the kits are the throwout bearings. My clutch setup on my 91 4wd is 00 civic clutch disk & pressure plate. resurfaced flywheel that came with my sohc zc and throwout bearing for 89-91 4wd trans.
stephen. If you do your clutch make sure you resurface your flywheel. If you dont it will start slippin again.
problem has been fixed. the clutch and pressure plate as well as the tranny were all good. turns out the bracket that the clutch pedal mounts to was broken. problem fixed....now on to the exhaust!