WHAT CAN BE INSPECTED WHEN REPLACING CLUTCH RELEASE BEARING?

"Matt" <seebelow.TakeThisOut@foremail.net> wrote in message
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>
> 2006 RSX-S, 20K miles
>
> My car is going in soon for an already diagnosed replacement of the
> clutch-release bearing.
>
> I would like to know what components are accessible or relatively easy
> to access while that procedure is being done so I can make a request
> to check things out while they're in there. (For example can the clutch
> be inspected? how about transmission/synchros?)
>
> The only other issue I have is shifting is notchier and less agreeable
> than
> when the car was brand new and all upshifts/downshifts were teflon smooth.
>
> Matt

Is this being done under warranty (I hope)? If so, it sounds like the
bearing had a particular defect and all should be well when it is completed.
If the shifting is still not as good as new, you can request a gear lube
change. The dealer will use the Honda good stuff.

Mike
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Matt wrote:
> 2006 RSX-S, 20K miles
>
> My car is going in soon for an already diagnosed replacement of the
> clutch-release bearing.
>
> I would like to know what components are accessible or relatively easy
> to access while that procedure is being done so I can make a request
> to check things out while they're in there. (For example can the clutch
> be inspected? how about transmission/synchros?)
>
> The only other issue I have is shifting is notchier and less agreeable than
> when the car was brand new and all upshifts/downshifts were teflon smooth.
>
> Matt
> |mjs-at=ripco=dot-com|
>
>
When I change a throw out bearing, I do NOT pull the clutch plate as
long as there is no evidence of shards of the clutch disc surface
material anywhere. The edge of the clutch disc is visible, and, I look
at the release fingers on the pressure plate, to make sure they are not
damaged, and are all equal.

I inspect the throwout bearing shift shaft, for bent, worn, burned
areas, where the bad bearing might have seized and spun, and I can check
the rubber dust boot.

I also observe the clutch actuation system, for leaks on a hydralic
system, or rusted worn cable (I work on many makes/models). I ensure
the 'transmission' lubricant level is correct.

It is actually a transaxle, combining the differential and the
transmission in one unit.

You mention synchros, and if you are hearing a bit of noise from them,
it is a transaxle overhaul, a much greater and more involved procedure...
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On Apr 13, 3:11 pm, Matt <seebe....DeleteThis@foremail.net> wrote:
> 2006 RSX-S, 20K miles
>
> My car is going in soon for an already diagnosed replacement of the
> clutch-release bearing.
>
> I would like to know what components are accessible or relatively easy
> to access while that procedure is being done so I can make a request
> to check things out while they're in there. (For example can the clutch
> be inspected? how about transmission/synchros?)
>
> The only other issue I have is shifting is notchier and less agreeable than
> when the car was brand new and all upshifts/downshifts were teflon smooth.
>
> Matt
> |mjs-at=ripco=dot-com|

definitely clutch disk; if there are many miles on the clutch, might
make sense to replace it now rather than run up another $500 in labor
in a couple of years.
Also, flywheel, after clutch is removed; "proper practice" is to
always resurface flywheel when replacing clutch, but my expert
mechanic just checks it over for flatness without removing it and so
far, I've had no problems.
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