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heres a thing for some people asking about upgraded valve train...tho my car is a turd... i put a brand new tct from honda in when i rebuilt my head... fixed noise problem but about 3-5k later tct noise came back
dual valve springs tit retainers and ss valves... the dual springs are def alot louder than stock to.. incase someone else needed to know that! im about to try the valve grinding material... i tryed the whole stretching the spring ordeal.. ehhh not rly effictive
just changed mine took me about 30 mins. I called around few places and they wanted to charge me close to 400 dollars for part and labor for something so simple. So I said screw it and ordered the part from hardtopguy. got it in two days, and just did it myself today thanks to this post. so simple. If you need your tct replace, I say do it yourself or you will most likely get charged way to much. thanks a bunch
CORRECT PART to sandblast, circled in red, worm gear: sandblast the entire outside surface of this piece, with the coarsest media and most powerful sandblaster you can access.
Sandblaster: an air powered device which uses sand, blown out at high pressure, to blast away rust or resurface metal. Can be purchased at places like Sears. you will also need an air compressor. My advice is to check the yellow pages for a powdercoating shop (they have a sandblaster) and bring them the pieces to be blasted.
Another tip: sandblast the INNER surface of the last piece on the right (piston)
Do NOT, in any way, sandblast the outside of the PISTON. I know someone who tried and it locked up. Completely mask the outside of the PISTON before blasting to protect the polished surface.
I just changed out my TCT this morning. 2004, 64,000 miles. I bought the car with 46,000 miles, and the previous owner had bought a TCT, never used it, so sold it to me with the car. The warmer the ambient temperature, the worse the noise seemed. It very rarely makes the noise when first started cold in the morning. If I am out driving around and shut the car off, and re-start it while its still warm, the noise was very loud!
Anyways, thanks for this great write up. Took me less than 30min to change it out. Unfortunately my old TCT was a bit stuck, so I had to get a flat head screwdriver in behind it and wiggle it free. It popped off and fell down onto the subframe, and the piston shot out. I had to wipe up some oil, and collect all my parts, but I got it all. I was planning on opening it up anyways to check out the worm gear. It was not gouged or very rough, but it was certainly not smooth anymore. I honestly expected it to be in worse shape. I started the car, and not a peep, overall the engine sounded even quieter. I will be driving around a bunch today, so I will report back if I have any issues. Thanks again everyone!
03-30-2010, 07:11 AM
