Genuine Honda Civic Pressure Plate

Honda Civic Pressure Plate Parts Questions & Answers

• Disk, Pressure
  22300-RNA-003
  Q: How to Remove and Install the Clutch Disc,Clutch Fork,Pressure Plate and Release Bearing?

  A: Access to the clutch components is normally accomplished by removing the transaxle, leaving the engine in the vehicle. To support the clutch disc during removal, install a clutch alignment tool through the clutch disc hub. Carefully inspect the flywheel and pressure plate for indexing marks and scribe or paint marks yourself if they cannot be found. Turning each bolt a little at a time, loosen the pressure plate-to-flywheel bolts and hold the pressure plate securely and completely remove the bolts, followed by the pressure plate and clutch disc. Ordinarily, when a problem occurs in the clutch, it can be attributed to wear of the clutch driven plate assembly (clutch disc). Inspect the flywheel for cracks, heat checking, grooves and other obvious defects and the lining on the clutch disc for at least 1/16-inch of lining above the rivet heads. Check for loose rivets, distortion, cracks, broken springs and other obvious damage. Remove the pilot bushing using a slide hammer and puller attachment and lightly lubricate the outside surface with grease before driving it into the recess with a bearing driver or a socket. Clean the flywheel and pressure plate machined surfaces with brake cleaner, position the clutch disc and pressure plate against the flywheel, align the indexing marks on the pressure plate and flywheel, insert the pressure plate-to-flywheel bolts, center the clutch disc, tighten the pressure plate-to-flywheel bolts, remove the alignment tool, lubricate the inner groove of the release bearing, place a small amount of grease on the release lever contact areas and the transaxle input shaft bearing retainer and install the clutch release bearing.