Need new clutch

[Edna]

Hi All,
I am new to the board, I have a yr 2000, S2000 and I need some recommendations on a good garage can fit a new clutch to my car, my local Honda dealer normally services the car but I am not to sure how many times they will have done a clutch on a S2000 so I am trying to find a garage that has good expertise. I live on the Northern Beaches, but work in Alexandria so I could take it in either of these areas. If the info has been post before then a link would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

[JAP-S2K]

Clutches in S2K's are a bitch to change.... Honda would have done plenty of them. Go with an Excedy HD Kit, it's the same as Honda OEM but can be sourced for cheaper. Not sure who to recommend for a clutch kit, as the starter motor bolts are the hardest f@#kin thing to take out and do up.

[EG5]

We got competition clutch in stock for s2000
http://www.ozhonda.com/forum/showthread.php?t=94583

Try to get in touch with Top One Automotive for installation
Contact no 95998965
They are at Arncliffe

[adu]

I SUGGEST GO TO PHILL .. *earlwood* - DR Honda -
=]

he did my s2k clutch a few weeks ago... im very happy with it

[Simy]

go to Accurate Brake and Clutch in lidcombe.. i got my exedy HD put in 2 days ago.. awesome grab and bouncy clutch.. i payed very cheap too

[Edna]

OK thanks for the suggestions. No one recommends a Honda dealer then?

[adu]

PM SENT TO EDNA .. of suggestion

[ludecrs]

OK thanks for the suggestions. No one recommends a Honda dealer then?

Not really. You're only buying the same problem again by buying an OEM S2000 clutch, except this time you're paying twice as much in labour fees as other workshops.

Go to Honda and you'll end up with a bill in excess of $1800-$2200. Seen it happen right here on OzHonda many-a-time.

[Age_S2000]

i can fit if for ya i have an 00 s2k and iv removed my box twice. once for the clutch second time because i blew 2nd gear :( im a mechanic by trade too Qualified not an apprentice lol not that theres enything wrong with u young ones lol can help you if your in melb and can get you an Excedy Sports tuff HD for about $950 new

[Simy]

i got qouted 1700 from honda.. apparently at a discouted price.. for an OEM clutch and installment.. i got my Exedy HD and install for 1200.

[AusS2000]

The worst place to go for a clutch change is a Honda dealer.

They charge to top dollar for parts and have mechanics that are used to changing clutches in FWD econoboxes.

There's nothing especially hard about changing the clutch in the S2000. It's just a typical front engine, rear wheel drive layout. I'd recommend sourcing an Exedy HD clutch and getting Warringah Clutch Service in Mitchell Rd Brookvale (opposite McDonalds) to fit it.

I do my own work and last time I needed to replace a clutch I got a stuffed Exedy Hyper Single and looked around for a place to have it rebuilt. Most places wanted to just replace the friction plate at a cost of over a grand. Warringah sent off for new pads (it's a 6 puck) and rebuilt it for $308.


Warringah Clutch Service
5 Mitchell Road BROOKVALE NSW 2100
99397085

[ludecrs]

You run the Hyper Single too?

Mines sitting in a box downstairs waiting for my OEM one to shit itself.

[AusS2000]

Yeah, and I wouldn't really recommend it. It holds the power just fine but is a pig to drive in typical traffic. And you'll dread red lights.

[andiiso]

my clutch buzz gettin annoying, but im waiting for mine to shi3t itself too .. then ill prob look into getting exedy hd(just same as OEM realli isnt it ?)

[ludecrs]

Yeah, and I wouldn't really recommend it. It holds the power just fine but is a pig to drive in typical traffic. And you'll dread red lights.

sigh.

[vyets]

sigh.

As if u didn't know that before you bought it loll.

But then again it's alot to do with personal preference, kind of like coilovers. Some people think kw v3's are stiff as and are overkill, I think they're soft as and comftable loll.

My Toda is waiting to go in, my clutch is about to say bye bye real soon lol.

[ludecrs]

^ Did you see the Toda light weight flywheel for sale on s2ki for $200?

[vyets]

Nice, but I already have one it's a toda high power pretty much like the hyper single

[Age_S2000]

hmm its not as easy as it seems if ur a first timer at changing clutches or if your not mechanicaly minded

[Simy]

my clutch buzz gettin annoying, but im waiting for mine to shi3t itself too .. then ill prob look into getting exedy hd(just same as OEM realli isnt it ?)

nah its just 1 step higher then OEM, they have the OEM replacement clutch, then theres the HD which grip apparently 15% better then OEM?.. thats what i was told. Awesome drive, still soft but bouncy... very grippy.

[andiiso]

yer mite go wid the the HD, may aswell .. but im pretty sure my clutch still has shi3tloads of meat left in it lol

[Pookiez]

what simy meant was that the exedy OEM replacement clutch kit (HCK-7201) already has a 15% more clamp load than an oem honda clutch kit. exedys HCK7201HD is still organic but has a different pressure plate and is still cheaper than honda oem.

[Pookiez]

yeh its not easy at all...haha the box sits well into the floor pan so you have to undo the engine mounts a bit and let the engine swing down. starter bolts took about an hour to get out cause you can only just get your fingertips on them -.-

[Simy]

so pookiez... swap cars? you gonna do my gearbox too?

[s2krazie]

hey guys from the west side of melbourne. Can some1 reccommend me a place to get my clutch replaced with the exceedy? Don't mind sourcing the clutch myself but mainly looking 4 a good mechanic to install it!