Almost done with the clutch...

[snm95ls]

Finally after having the clutch sitting around for a year and the SHO being pretty much down for about the same amount of time.

Lol.

So, how much am I giong to regret not getting the ceramic TOB?

I don't plan on beating on this thing too much.

At least that is what I tell myself right now.



It will be weird since the clutch has been dead since I acquired this SHO. I don't even know what to expect. Hopefully good things.

 

[shobote]

Hope you put in at least a Rev. B TOB and also the Shonut teflon sleeves; Many mooons ago I learned my lesson and fried a TOB within weeks of installing a stocke clutch. With so much $ and labor involved, why not use a ceramic TOB ?

 

[hawkeye18]

So, how much am I giong to regret not getting the ceramic TOB?

I don't know. How much are you looking forward to replacing the clutch again in a couple of months?

 

[snm95ls]

I don't know. How much are you looking forward to replacing the clutch again in a couple of months?

Is it is really that bad?

What makes the ceramic one a better choice? The fingers on my old PP were bent to **** and the tips were worn badly. How does the ceramic TOB help avoid this?

It is a revision B TOB BTW.

Dammit. I am tired of ordering parts and having to wait for stuff to come in.

 

[zak]

http://www.shonutperformance.com/ceramic.htm

 

[St Louis SHO]

There is NOTHING wrong with the stock clutch setup. The Stock throwout bearing will be fine, as long as it had the metal sleeve over the snout on the input shaft. None of my cars have a SHONUT ceramic TB, or the bushings, and have and will be fine for many many miles.

SHONUT does offer fine products, but stock will be just fine.

 

[Shoaz]

The ceramic will arguably last longer and provide a bit better feel, but if you're not beating on it a stock later Rev TOB with the quill sleeve will be fine. What you want to avoid is the old original TOB that went on the bare aluminum shaft.

 

[LJRuddy]

I am running an OEM Rev B with a stock clutch and a quill sleeve. My SHO sees red line shifts daily and the clutch has over 28,000 miles on it since it was replaced. Pedal feel, engagement, and overall drivability is all like new. The ceramic stuff is not needed.

 

[snm95ls]

Thanks for the replies fellas.

Looks like I will button this sucker up soon.

After some searching, I kind of got the impression that the rev. B TOB was a major improvement.

LJRuddy, I haven't seen you on the local forum lately.

EDIT: Oops. I see you were on the bet ban list.

 

[hawkeye18]

oh, see, I thought you had the rev. A TOB in there, that's why I said what I did. Yeah, the rev. B TOB will be fine.

 

[sdpatt]

I properly installed a Rev B TOB and steel sleeve during the last clutch and transaxle service at 271,000 miles. Those parts are still working smoothly today at 379,000 miles. (Knocking on wood). I am checking the tension on the clutch cable more frequently than the 5,000 mile intervals specified in the owner's manual.

Even with road course running, I don't consider my car "banged on." Stop and go traffic during rush hour in my 46-mile (each way) daily commute is probably a bigger wear concern. Just don't slip it much and the friction material will last for ages. It's that TOB that ususally makes us tear into the clutch as often as we do.

 

[snm95ls]

Finally got some time to finish up the clutch.

I am soooooo happy right now.

I have a huge exhaust leak, but I kind of expected that one.

Lol. Now time to find some exhaust studs.

 

[LJRuddy]

Finally got some time to finish up the clutch.

I am soooooo happy right now.

I have a huge exhaust leak, but I kind of expected that one.

Lol. Now time to find some exhaust studs.

Hurry up and get it done! I wanna see that cherry 92 again sometime.

 

[snm95ls]

Hurry up and get it done! I wanna see that cherry 92 again sometime.

Lol.

I am already wanting to build a Y-pipe and exhuast for it now.

Gotta get rid of some of my Honda parts first though.

It is funny. Every time I happen to go to the junkyard, there is a 3.2 swap sitting there just begging to be plucked.

 

[Howdy_Doody]

I am checking the tension on the clutch cable more frequently than the 5,000 mile intervals specified in the owner's manual.

Can't emphasize that enough, keep pulling up on the clutch pedal, especially during the first few thousand miles when the clutch is breaking in.