ok so ive been reading this thread and i have one of the issues wen i turn on my car i hear a noise grind or what ever but wen i push in my clutch it goes away and when i drive i hear it. do i change the throwout bearing? or do i change the bearing fork? the clutch is new and pressure plate (so says the guy i bought my swap from) but i need that noise gone lol please help

 

if the sound goes away when pedal is pressed then sounds like the main bearing. my old civic did that but i never messed with it. wasnt a problem just slightly anoying.

 

It can be the main bearing but it is usually the ISB. The ISB is a notorious problem with our transmissions.

 

Is there anything that could go wrong if I kept driving my car with the bad input shaft bearing. Is it vital that I change it?

 

I had my 4-door make that noise. Input shaft bearing. It isn't hard to replace once you crack the transmission open and only like $60 in parts if I recall correctly. A bad ISB is actually wearing your entire gearset down as it starts to get loose.

 

Do you know of any good DIY write up for this job?

 

No. I was following AllData when I was doing it.

ninja edit: http://www.d-series.org/forums/trans...ng-change.html

Nothing a quick google search won't turn up

 

That's an outstanding DIY thread. I would definitely attempt the job, but it would rank in the high difficulty range for the average garage mechanic.

 

I wouldn't. It's a piece of cake compared to some of the other jobs out there. Like replacing synchros in a Saab.

P.S. this thread belongs in the transmission section.

 

lol guys, i posted the same link earlier in the thread...