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[rembullis]

Hi guys, first thread here but multi-year reader and CRX lover. 

 

After having my '87 Si on stands for a week installing a whole ton of new stuff (trans mount, brake booster, master cylinder, shift linkage bushings) I put my new wheels on an took Lil Red for a spin. On a downshift I noticed a knocking coming from the engine bay, and investigated later. I narrowed it down to a loose flywheel (clutch isntalled ~12,000 ago) or a bad input shaft bearing, and a local mechanic confirmed it as input shaft bearing failure.

 

After calling around to the local honda dealers it turned out they couldn't get it, and nobody online seems to have a bearing available. O'Reilly's does have a sketchy rebuild kit available, but I hesitate to special order that if there's something else available. Any advice on that front would be fantastic. 

 

I suppose a new transmission would probably work too, though it seems like overkill consider the current tranny has 130,000 on it. Unfortunately there aren't a whole lot of Rexes here in the Northern Plains either, so finding one has been impossible so far. Thoughts?

[cbstdscott]

If you have the Honda part number for any part, plug it into Google and they will find you the part and/or show you who sells the replacement for the Honda part.

[Quinn]

Have you solved this yet? I may have a new spare in my garage. I remember ordering two of some bearing and having a spare. Let me know and I'll go look.

Quinn

[anjin]

I've had success taking the bearing to a specialist bearing company - they can take the bearing codes and find the part of the equivalent. Otherwise it's as Scott said but using the bearing code information rather than the Honda part number.  The bearing do get used in other vehicles - it's not a custom bearing for each model.

[rembullis]

I did find a kit through Advanced (ask for a BK225 kit), there should be one left if anyone is reading this and needs one. Now I just have to get the driver's side axle out. Stupid thing won't move. HToughts?

[millcreek]

For Honda 5 speed transmissions check out Gearspeed.com

[strudel]

I didn't think these had an input shaft bearing. Or am I thinking of the Integra tranny? JS