Accord LX Coupe L4-2254cc 2.3L SOHC (VTEC) MFI (1998)
3. If you replaced the carrier bearing on the clutch housing side of the carrier, remove and discard the bearing outer race, Heat up the clutch housing
to about 212°F (100°C) with a heat gun (A), then remove the outer race (B) and the 75 mm shim (C). Do not heat the housing in excess of 212°F
(100°C).
4. Select a new thrust shim that's the same size as the one you removed, and use the special tools to install it (A) and the bearing outer race (B) in the
transmission housing. (Use a new race if you replaced the bearing.) There should be no space between the race, shim, and housing.
5. If you removed the bearing outer race from the clutch housing, use the special tools to install a new one (A) along with the 75 mm shim (B). There
should be no space between the race, shim, and housing.
6. With the mainshaft and countershaft removed, install the differential assembly, bolt the transmission and clutch housing together, and torque the
10 mm bolts to 47 Nm (4.8 kgf-m, 35 ft. lbs.) and the 8 mm bolts to 27 Nm (2.8 kgf-m, 20 ft. lbs.).
7. Rotate the differential assembly in both directions to seat the tapered roller bearings.