Acura TSX / Honda Accord CL. Manual - part 798

Fig. 90: Installing The Special Tools

9. Be sure the special tool (A) is adjusted to have full contact with the spring retainer (B) on the 4th and 5th 

clutches. 

Fig. 91: Ensure The Special Tool Is Adjusted To Have Full Contact With The Spring Retainer 

10. Set the special tool (A) on the spring retainer (B) of the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd clutches in such a way that the 

special tool works on the clutch return spring (C). 

 

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Fig. 92: Setting The Special Tool On The Spring Retainer 

11. If either end of the special tool is set over an area of the spring retainer which is unsupported by the return 

spring, the retainer may be damaged. 

 

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Fig. 93: Do Not Place The Special Tool Over An Area Of The Spring Retainer Which Is 
Unsupported By The Return Spring 

12. Compress the return spring until the snap ring can be removed. 

 

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Fig. 94: Compressing The Return Spring 

13. Remove the snap ring with snap ring pliers. 

 

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