One of those"what clutch/tranny/flywheel" question

[brent]

Alright heres the scoop...
I have an 88 tranny, 88 pressure plate, 88 clutch disk. All aftermarket. But the I also have a new flywheel that is for 90-00 (aftermarket). I know the surface area is larger on the 90-91 but will it work?

I dont want to have to buy new stuff..


Im pretty desperate on the tranny situation and the 88 is twhat i have in the garage and only year i can seem to find...otherwise people want 200 bucks for an 89-91 si tranny plus shipping...which is too much.

IF anyone can tell me otherwise (that it dont work) im gonna try it this weekend...

[Kwicko]

In general, you want to keep clutch, flywheel, and transmission all the same year. For '90 and '91, you can interchange them, but the '88 and '89 transmissions use different-sized friction faces on the clutch and flywheel.

Short answer: stick with the '88 stuff. It'll likely cause less potential headaches.

'88 CRX Si: 21-spline input shaft, 190mm clutch disk and flywheel friction surface.

'89 CRX Si: 20-spline input shaft, 200mm clutch disk and flywheel friction surface.

'90&'91 CRX Si: 20-spline input shaft, 212mm clutch disk and flywheel friction surface.

An '88 transmission NEEDS an '88 clutch and flywheel (unless you use an '87 Prelude or Accord clutch, which I've heard will interchange). An '89 transmission will work fine with a '90-'91 clutch and flywheel, and a '90-'91 transmission will work fine with an '89 clutch and flywheel. The important parts are to make sure you're using the right clutch for the transmission (input shaft spline count is the key on that one), and the right flywheel for that clutch.

All clear, or more confused than ever now? :)

Mike

[brent]

Thanks for the reply!

I tried the 88 clutch and pp on the 90-00 flywheel tonight. They dont line up. So event tho the clutch disk is smaller you cant bolt the pressure plate to the flywheel. Too small around.

Either way im looking for an 88 act prolite flywheel or something along those lines