I'm in the middle of changing the clutch on my 94 NSX with 42k miles. Clutch was just starting to slip at full throttle in second and third gear. When I drove in regular driving conditions, no problems.
After removing the clutch, the disks look great with about 50% wear. Pressure plate and flywheel also look very good with no burn marks nor heat cracks. My guess is the pressure plate was suffering from metal fatigue, but I am not a clutch expert. I've changed several clutches in my time, but this clutch looks remarkably well.
Anyway, I give thanks to Larry B. for the assistance and the loan of the alignment tool (input shaft). Larry is a big asset to this community and "we" should be very thankful for his knowledge and generosity.
I'm getting ready to put it all back together but I need to clean the transmission and engine bay first. If you are interested, I'm going to keep a log here of the progress and other interesting (?) facts.
1/28/08
All put back together without a hitch. Haven't got a chance to actually put the car on the road yet since there was a nice ice storm last night. But I did have my wife sit in the drivers seat and depress the clutch while I rotated the tire; the tire spun freely. With her foot off the clutch, solid. It seems every thing is okay.
Besides changing the clutch, I also changed the oil pan. Total time for the job was 16 hours.
Most difficult task: removing the half shaft from the bracket mounted on the side of the engine.
Best tip: When removing the driver side drive shaft, lower the engine about 2 inches to make removal easy. (Thanks Larry!)
Many thanks to Larry Bastanza for his phone support for the initialization process of the clutch and the alignment tool.
If you are thinking of doing this yourself, and no lift, think very hard. I can't imagine doing with with the car on just jacks.
After removing the clutch, the disks look great with about 50% wear. Pressure plate and flywheel also look very good with no burn marks nor heat cracks. My guess is the pressure plate was suffering from metal fatigue, but I am not a clutch expert. I've changed several clutches in my time, but this clutch looks remarkably well.
Anyway, I give thanks to Larry B. for the assistance and the loan of the alignment tool (input shaft). Larry is a big asset to this community and "we" should be very thankful for his knowledge and generosity.
I'm getting ready to put it all back together but I need to clean the transmission and engine bay first. If you are interested, I'm going to keep a log here of the progress and other interesting (?) facts.
1/28/08
All put back together without a hitch. Haven't got a chance to actually put the car on the road yet since there was a nice ice storm last night. But I did have my wife sit in the drivers seat and depress the clutch while I rotated the tire; the tire spun freely. With her foot off the clutch, solid. It seems every thing is okay.
Besides changing the clutch, I also changed the oil pan. Total time for the job was 16 hours.
Most difficult task: removing the half shaft from the bracket mounted on the side of the engine.
Best tip: When removing the driver side drive shaft, lower the engine about 2 inches to make removal easy. (Thanks Larry!)
Many thanks to Larry Bastanza for his phone support for the initialization process of the clutch and the alignment tool.
If you are thinking of doing this yourself, and no lift, think very hard. I can't imagine doing with with the car on just jacks.
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