KFBhonda

Yeah, somehow I act like I have Arnold's leg strength and slammed down on the clutch pedal so hard that the pivot point, where there is a bolt running through the pedal itself, broke away from the bracket that holds it in place. So the pedal doesn't pivot correctly and the clutch cable doesn't get pulled right. So now I can't shift gears! This is on a 91 HF. I guess it wasn't designed to actuate a heavy-duty pressure plate, but jeeeez.
Anyone else seen anything like this before?

86si

yes they break all the time

CRX Toad

My buddy broke one in his 91 4dr and my brother in law has been through 2 in his 91 CRX. I have been twice as hard on mine with taking it out on the Road Course and I have had no failures yet...but I'm sure I'll get one at some point.

Targa250R

You are definitely not the only one.

Most/all people I've heard of breaking their clutch brackets are using heavy pressure plates.

chris_m

This happened to my crx again. So I but some fat welds on the place it always brakes and welded a piece of round bar to the base to hope to make it stronger. I recommend this has it should be strong enough now it will just break cables which are a 5 minute fix not 8+ hours

dr_latino999

Broke mine with OEM everything Now lets see if we can make it two years with HDSS under the cable

65stang90crx

Man Ive broken the original and 2 brand new ones and had to pay 100.00 ea getting the part again. This is a HUGE crx weakness. I've welded it trying to strengthen it and stuff just nothin wrks. Just a design flaw. Ive been keeping the pedal as lubed up as poss my only suggestion is when the cable gets older take it off and relube it or replace it...problem solved

NAS_OCSICNARF

I been through 2 of them too. What I notice is that the clutch cable is part of the problem.

Its me DUB

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by KFBhonda &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">HOW THE **** IS THIS THE WRONG FORUM, dblock91?
LAST TIME I CHECKED, I POSTED ABOUT A CRX.
GREAT POST, THOUGH, YOU ******* CLOWN.</TD></TR></TABLE>
don't worry about it...he probably just found that pic and was dyin to post it. relevant or not...

Chase

would someone who welded their **** to make it strong post some pics of it. Im getting to use a welder soon i wanna do all the stuff like this for preventative maintenance.

nelsmar

my pedal is starting to make some scary noises i figured it was a 10$ part its 100$?! crap i better go lube it up

65stang90crx

My clutch pedal creaks when you push it in. Thats when you know the cable is bad and needs lubed up or replaced. Yeah and for the 10$ part, nothing is 10$ when its a dealership only part... I tried welding it first just to strengthen the first bracket and there was no such luck in that unless you were going to fab something up before you put it in, because for anyone who has replaced this part they know its CRAMPED!!! Unless you actually added some crossbracing it would be pretty useless.

chris_m

Yup i braced mine its very tiite in there I should of taken pics but its already back in. Very true about the cable

65stang90crx

How did you brace it??

turboZChatch

Thanks crazy i never heard of this before are you guys real hard on your pedal?

chris_m

just welded a piece of round bar to the actuall bar that holds the assembley then welded down to the base. The idea is to try keep the amount of twist that occurs in the pedal which is the reason why I believe they break. Oh and obvisouly its not becasuse were hard on our pedals it is a flaw that many ef owners have gone threw. My experince is that it broke both times on an old worn out cable

Chase

uh-oh, mine has been skeaking when i push it for like a year now. Where do i lube it and what luubbbeee do i use...K-Y lol???

KFBhonda

i see my thread was brought back from the dead b/c another EF-er broke their clutch pedal assembly.
i pulled one off a junker at a salvage yard, paid $20 or so, and put that rig on. i wanted to have it weld-reinforced, but i didn't get around to it (i was VERY anxious to drive the Rex again). no probs (knock on wood).
if you are looking for one, go to a junk yard or...
START A WANTED THREAD B/C OEM PRICES ARE WAY TOO HIGH, AND I HAD A COUPLE PEOPLE IM ME AFTER I HAD BOUGHT THE SALVAGE YARD PIECE, AND THEY WERE ONLY GONNA CHARGE ME LIKE $20 SHIPPED.
ef-honda.com etc are good places to start thread or search the classifieds

hell, PM me and i can pull one off a junker and mail it to ya if you are in BFE and can't visit a junkyard, etc.
i like to help EF-ers.

Burlyirishdude

i 2nd the motion of starting an OEM WTB thread. hehehe everything for us Ef'rs is rediculous.....

kenji801

hey guys i wanted to know is it possible to fit an eg clutch bracket on a crx or no?

specialized108

i had mine break in a stock dx hatch, stock clutch. i would suggest picking up one from honda and just welding on some bracing before you reinstall it. should work perfectly fine for a heavy duty clutch then

TJChad

sigh......this thread is 6 years old......fail

Rob.

yup. mine broke once too.. I had no idea what it was..

Charles Lignos

I got lucky and found a new clutch pedal assembly on craigslist within a few hours of searching. the part was within an hour of my house, and a borrowed vehicle and $20 later I have the new assembly. 8 hours later, the car is put back together and I'm test driving it. it shifts smoothly and everything is working properly. any idea what a mechanic would charge to do this?

91 CRX USER

I just lost the ability to shift on my 91 CRX (daily driver) on my way home an hour ago. New clutch installed two weeks ago. I assumed that it was the cable that broke, now I'm not so sure.

Is it really obvious from looking under the dash if it's the bracket or not? I'm currently waiting for the tow-truck to come take my baby home.