"disallow" <loewen_t@yahoo.ca> wrote
> Do you have to remove the exhaust manifold to do the clutch?
>
> This guy has a 1989 civic, similar to yours, right?

I think Ropert's Aloha probably made a post-o. From my reading, you're right
that the exhaust manifold doesn't have to come off, but the exhaust header does.

My take:

I didn't see where Ropert said what year his Civic is. From googling he's said
in the past he has a 91 Civic. I too have a 91 Civic, manual transmission.

My previous post was with reference to my recently removing the exhaust manifold
header (not the exhaust manifold itself) to replace the oil pan gasket. It's not
possible otherwise on my Civic.

I'm pretty clueless about repairs to the clutch and transaxle, but I do remember
that there was what looked like a transaxle (ring? = flywheel?) gear cover plate
just to the (car's) right of the oil pan. The cover plate had to come off to
remove some oil pan bolts. A couple of the oil pan bolts on the right actually
supported this cover plate IIRC. Some support bolts for the exhaust header were
also interference at this point.

But I can't see why the exhaust manifold would have to come off. It sure sounds
like Ropert made a post-o and meant he was trying to free certain exhaust header
bolts, the exhaust header being the pipe that directly connects to the exhaust
manifold, just beneath where the O2 sensor is (at least on my Civic).

In support of this:
1.
My Chilton's says that replacement of the "clutch driven disc" and "clutch
pressure plate" requires removal of the transaxle. Sure enough, the steps for
removing the transaxle say to remove the header pipe.

2.
Same at http://www.honda.co.uk/owner/Concert...2sk301/8-5.pdf . See the
bottom drawing on page 2 and step 12 on page 2, for a 1991 Concerto, whose
engine I think is the same or nearly so as the 1991 Civic's.

3.
Same at http://www.honda.co.uk/owner/CRXManual/62SH200/8-4.pdf , bottom drawing
on page 2 and step 12 on page 2. The drawing of the header here looks more like
my Civic's.