Removing flywheel

[Choongas]

Today I've finally started working on doing my clutch/flywheel and ISB replacement.

I've got the gearbox off, and also the clutch+cover, but am struglling to get the flywheel off! I can't keep it from moving while I take the bolts out!
Tried jamming a screwdriver in the gears.. but still having trouble.

anyone have any good tips?

Also for removing the snap ring inside the gearbox to open up the box, it seems to be like a bitch to do. (I took all the bolts out so thats the only thing left to do to open up the box). Any tips for that!?

It's my first time ever doing anything like this so any tips will be great!

(been taking photos so might write up a DIY if it turns out to be successful!)

Cheers,
Haruki.

[ECU-MAN]

hay dude

to get the flywheel bolts off use an air gun eg. rattle gun, if you dont have one or cant get one then you have to stop the crank from turning with out doing any dammage, then use a big bar on your ratchet to get some leverage on em.

with the snap ring use circlip pliers, that should do it.

[Weq]

flywheel - have u tried holding the crank pully bolt?? otherwise i did it with a nice breaker and a pry bar/chisel wedged in between the teeth and a casting on the case. it was very hard to get a good wegde point, and there were only 2 such points which gave enough leaverage.

[jimmeh]

please put some lock tight on the bolts when u put the flywheel back on. ive seen what happens if those things come undone at high rpms. it becomes a circular saw

[karbonphyber]

ouch...

[Choongas]

not good when you go out the night before... hungover and working on your car :p

is it necessary to put locktight on the bolts for the flywheel?

manual doesn't tell me anything except to torque them at the correct specs.

[kenshin]

how tight is tight?

[ECU-MAN]

no if you tighten it to spec you dont need lock tight.

[Choongas]

thanks for the all the help :)

working on everything real slow, but I'll hopefully finish by tommorow.. (taking a day off!)

inside the box...
http://members.optusnet.com.au/civic/clutch/2.jpg

internals..
http://members.optusnet.com.au/civic/clutch/3.jpg

input shaft bearing (mainshaft/clutch housing bearing) on the left..
http://members.optusnet.com.au/civic/clutch/4.jpg

new clutch/cover/flywheel..
http://members.optusnet.com.au/civic/clutch/1.jpg

changing the ISB wasn't as hard as I expected..
(though I'm not 100% sure if its gonna work :o )

just have to put the box back on and put everything back together :D

[wynode]

Nice work!

Have you got a pic of the interlock? I wanna see what the b-series interlock looks like :)

[DCLXVI]

great job... please do a nice writeup with ample pics .. wld love to try project like this sometime later..

[karbonphyber]

beautiful!!!!

what was this again? just to remove the flywheel? mmm......

[wynode]

It's to change the Input Shaft Bearing.

I'll be doing mine this week so i'll take some photos of the full thing

[karbonphyber]

mmmmmm changing your clutch? *grinz* what's going in there this time? Triple plate os giken? hehe

[Choongas]

Triple plate?! yeah right!!!
It's just a stock b16a...

Just put in a heavy duty Exedy organic and an Exedy lightweight flywheel.

Everything's running good except the pedal feels a little heavy (I suppose from the new clutch and plate).

I think I have to adjust the pedal a bit...?
but no more annoying bearing noises!!! :thumbsup: :)

..just gotta run it in and see what happens.

Thanks for all the help!
Haruki.

(I'll right up a D.I.Y. if my car's still holding together after a few days!)