'96 civic. motor had 123K on it, came with clutch/flywheel.

not trying to spend tons of money on my civ power. should i go with this current flywheel/clutch. or should i resurface the flywheel and get a new clutch. resurface runs $30-40 and i have an ebay clutch kit for $80. Ive use 2 of these ebay ones. they work pretty well. so im not worried about quality. just seeing if i can get by with these used parts.

i threw a used clutch on my civic now and its lasted a long assss time.

http://www.9one9racing.com/flywheel.jpg
http://www.9one9racing.com/clutch.jpg

http://www.9one9racing.com/clutch2.jpg

[Edited on October 20, 2011 at 8:45 PM. Reason : click links. pics too big to post. ]

10/20/2011 8:44:04 PM

lotta meat in that flywheel, take it to boyettes and grab that $80 clutch kit. fix it as best you can so you don't have to fuck with it again before you sell it.

10/20/2011 8:49:33 PM

My broke ass says keep the original oneunless it shows obvious signs of wear. My 1st gen Teg went through clutches like crazy (D16A1 engine), but the flywheels and clutches have gotten bigger and better since then.

By the way, I never resurface a flywheel unless the clutch chattered before, and Honda OEM flywheels do have a lot of meat on them. I rough them a little with a whiz wheel and let 'em go. Fuck surfacing unless it's really necessary.

10/20/2011 9:36:47 PM

3-puck unsprung!

10/20/2011 9:52:05 PM

Put that slut on the brake lathe

10/20/2011 9:54:10 PM

Yeah my idea of home resurfacing is using some sandpaper on it. Haha.

10/20/2011 10:32:27 PM

I'll def. get a new pilot and TO bearing. Tomorrow I'm gonna take a closer look at the clutch since I just noticed something in the pics that's between the clutch plates. I don't have a prob taking the trans off. It's pretty simple and light. I might just take the gamble and re-use them unless there's more wear than I can see.

10/20/2011 10:34:58 PM

I think you'll be good to reuse. Honda's stuff seems to be pretty robust. My Integra's had the current clutch for over 130k miles and I've done all manner of abuse to it.

10/21/2011 8:29:48 AM

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"3-puck unsprung!"

10/21/2011 9:30:51 AM

So I happen to have the '96 EK service manual... here is the inspection procedure





I say as long as it's not close to the service limits just reuse it

10/21/2011 3:05:19 PM

Rough it up with the DA sander and slap it back in.

10/21/2011 3:12:57 PM

went ahead and got the flywheel resurfaced.

ill check the clutch thickness when i get home.
i might just use the new clutch since its on its way.

10/21/2011 3:28:55 PM

by the way... what is the name of the measuring tool used in the second illustration above?

10/21/2011 8:22:52 PM

depth micrometer

10/21/2011 8:32:10 PM

tire tread depth gauge

10/22/2011 9:13:55 AM