99 accord clutch install = WTH!

NYSpeed Automotive
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SO my brother and I got pretty far with the install and came to a fork in the road. With everything almost apart it looks like the tranny wont lower unless you drop the sub frame. We havent read this anywhere but the dealer says you have to drop the subframe.

2 questions…(1)Has anyone done a clutch on a 98-02 accord and kept the sub frame in place? (2) Can you remove the tranny to get to the clutch by just removing the passenger axle?

Thanks

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Just give up on cars dude, lol.

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It is just a clutch… Can you move the transmission back at all or just lift the motor a bit to create a workable gap? you only need a few inches to get the old one out and the new one in.

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lol you sound like my wife

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Its really tight in there…I dont think moving it back a few inches is going to give you enough room

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what about lifting the motor a bit so that it creates separation? I only ask because I have used this method in the past on a car that was nearly impossible to get the clutch out of.

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You don’t remove subframe, you just loosen it, remove passenger side subframe bolts and loosen drive side enough for it to drop down about 4-5 inches this will allow engine to drop down and u can pull tranny away from engine thru passenger wheel-well. Hope this helps.

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Thanks for the info^

I should probably add im doing this on the ground and not on a lift

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Hmmm well that might be possible but I dont have a picker

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Who needs a lift…seriously, are you 65?

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hey!

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No…75

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I did my integra clutch on my back as well , it sux

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Breetime and myself swapped my old Integra trans on the ground with no power tools in an hour and a half.

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Did that shit live.

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Just messin. Don’t think I’d ever want to go back to the non-lift days.

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99_civic_si helped me with my GSR clutch years ago on our backs on pavement. But with tegs/civic its pretty “easy”. Im not saying this accord is impossible, but its a lot more work then I was thinking. I found a step by step for these accord years (wish I had it last week) and Ill post it later for those interested.