Atheist

Car is a 95 integra GSR supercharged running 6.5psi with an OE replacement clutch with 30k on it.

I noticed that this happened 2 nights ago, but I thought it just fixed itself as after it did it twice it went away. Well last night it started doing it again more frequently so I parked it. What happens is, sometimes when I am starting in 1st from a stop, I will feel a slight shake (almost like when you are lazy and aren't smooth into first). It is sometimes noticeable to the passenger and visible in the wheel. Once in gear, the car seems to hold the power just fine.

It might be mental, but it also feels like its harder to get into gears. In fact, it probably is, but putting it out there anyway. I also noticed that it squeeks now when i compress the pedal, I have only heard it do that once or twice before. Also, I noticed a few weaks ago that when i compress the bottom of my clutch all the way, it feels a little bit mushy. Its firm, but just feels weird. Mushy is not the best descriptor, it is not air in the lines I'm 99% sure, and its only at the bottom of the pedal. The fluid is almost green at this point, I know it needs to be changed.

EDIT: I took the lower cover for the flywheel off, and with it on jackstands, feathered the clutch out into 1st. It was not bumpy at all in the 5 times we did it, and I felt nothing wrong. What could this be?

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VIDEO:
http://www.forgedweb.com/prob/MVI_0692.AVI (5megs)
You can't really notice the vibration in the vid, but you can hear the sound when i compress the clutch pedal. It ends up being a little bit higher pitched than that.


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Modified by Atheist at 10:36 PM 9/13/2004

integranator

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if you have an aftermarket clutch in, which i'm assuming you do (sc'd), its just a hard biting clutch. my clutch makes allll kinds of vibrations engaging into first-- its an unsprung 6puck! What clutch are you running?

Atheist

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by integranator &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">if you have an aftermarket clutch in, which i'm assuming you do (sc'd), its just a hard biting clutch. my clutch makes allll kinds of vibrations engaging into first-- its an unsprung 6puck! What clutch are you running?</TD></TR></TABLE>

Should have mentioned that. It is an OE replacement, with 30k on it. My accord has an aftermarket clutch, and its a little bit rugger, and I have ridden in a car with a sprung 6puck many times. This is definitely different, and just started.

Tweakmeister

check for fluid leaking from where the clutch pedal goes through the fire wall (look under the dashboard, it's right there).

Could me clutch master/slave cylinders (you can buy replacements from enthusiastsauto.com for cheap)

OR

it could be a nuked clutch disk, like a busted spring, etc.

Atheist

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Tweakmeister &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">check for fluid leaking from where the clutch pedal goes through the fire wall (look under the dashboard, it's right there).

Could me clutch master/slave cylinders (you can buy replacements from enthusiastsauto.com for cheap)

OR

it could be a nuked clutch disk, like a busted spring, etc.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Would the busted spring just make it bounce a little like it does, but still hold power?

I haven't seen or noticed any clutch fluid and the ammount in the resevoir hasn't changed much, either.

94whtgsr

When you break a spring it will still hold power fine, but i can tell you that im 99% sure that is the problem... I had the same problem, i was beating my car one night and it started doing it well when i went to replace the clutch the springs were busted... It held power fine, it was shaking very bad and was hard to get into gear. Eventually it got so bad that the clutch wouldnt even dissengage... I hope that helped you.

Tweakmeister

yeah I had the same problem with mine, see link.

http://hogens.com/car/showart.php?id=20

Atheist

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 94whtgsr &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">When you break a spring it will still hold power fine, but i can tell you that im 99% sure that is the problem... I had the same problem, i was beating my car one night and it started doing it well when i went to replace the clutch the springs were busted... It held power fine, it was shaking very bad and was hard to get into gear. Eventually it got so bad that the clutch wouldnt even dissengage... I hope that helped you.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Thanks! How long did it take before it was undrivable? I'm looking for a clutch now.