SoREALemjay

Does the back of the flywheel bearing of the crankshaft need to be greased? Where the shaft reaches to the back crankshaft. In other words, what am I suppose to grease and not grease?

What is the right way to position the throw out bearing on the pressure plate?

Slowcrash_101

You grease the shaft the release bearing rides on and the contact points for the fork. The manual says to put a smidge of grease on the outer surface of the pilot bearing to ease install, but it's not really necessary. I tapped mine in with a socket the size of the outer race and light taps with a brass hammer, no grease. After 18k miles it's still perfect.

The pilot bearing, pressure plate and release bearing have to be aligned so that you can install the transmission.

The forward most part of the release bearing aka the lip is under the pressure plate fingers. This is a pull type clutch, once you understand that it'll make sense.

The fork pulls the bearing, which pulls the pressure plate fingers.

SoREALemjay

Thank you. Anybody else feedback is appreciated.

B serious

Use Honda urea grease. Not much else really works. Don't use anti sieze.

Do not grease the flywheel mounting surface. Infact...clean the crank snout with brake cleaner on a rag (dont spray it...you dont want to spray the rear main seal). Spray the crank bolt holes with brake cleaner and then let them completely dry before putting in the bolts. Don't spray the rear main seal with brake cleaner unless you plan on replacing it.

Grease the clutch splines, fork pivot points, the release bearing guide that is bolted to the inside of the trans (I always buy a new one of those), LIGHTLY grease the face of the bearing where it touches the pressure plate, and lightly on the inside bore of the pilot bearing.

Billman250

Inside the TO bearing, there is a large recessed area/groove. It should be filled with grease completely. Level it off with a straight edge, so the grease level is flush with the inner bearing surface.