Matt,

Thanks for the reply.

I guess I should have specified-- what I did was replace the
motor/tranny as an assembly with a JDM motor/tranny assembly. Never
separated the motor/tranny that I removed, nor the one I installed.
I thought about replacing the clutch on the new tranny, but I was told
that the motor/tranny combo only had 30-40k miles, so I figured it
ought to be good for lots of miles to come....

> Did you remember to transfer the clutch assembly (disc and pressure
> plate) to the new engine? They're bolted to the flywheel and the new
> engine likely wouldn't have included them.