i have 95 accord non v tec w/ ~170k
over the past few months the clutch has gotten pretty stiff to the point that it hurts my foot
any one know a likely cause?

thanks
mark

 

most likely the clutch bearing not sliding freely on the input shaft ,,,,,,,,,

 

hmm didn't think of that its probablt either the to beairng or the master or te linkcage between the pedal and the linkage

mark

 

Check the slave cylinder.

 

do you have to pull the trans to get at the slave?

mark

 

nope, it should be right next to the front engine mount, on the front of your tranny.

 

any one have some ideas on how to diagnose the slave clyinder?
also i think i may drain and bleed it see if that has any effect

thanks
mark

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by mhmmofr0 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">... the clutch has gotten pretty stiff to the point that it hurts my foot
any one know a likely cause?</TD></TR></TABLE>Bunions, bone spurs, muscle atrophy, old age?

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by mhmmofr0 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">any one have some ideas on how to diagnose the slave clyinder?</TD></TR></TABLE>Have someone work the clutch pedal while you watch the slave. It should push the clutch throw-out fork back & forth by about 12 or 13 mm.

Take the T-O fork & push it towards the slave, compressing the slave in all the way. When you let go, the slave takes up the slack because there's a little spring inside. If you hold the slave piston compressed, the T-O fork should be easy to move. If not, it's the bearing sliding on the shaft like Desert says.

Next, have someone push the pedal, while you're pressing it in. (Be careful you don't get your fingers trapped...) It should move easily until it gets to the point where it comes up against the actual clutch. That will tell you whether the hydraulic system is messed up.

If the excessive stiffness only happens when it's working against the actual clutch (pressure plate), then your problems are inside. In that case your tranny has to come off so you can see what's going on.

 

thanks for the help guys

update

so now the pedal went to the floor and stoped acuating the cltuch
the pedal is still conected to the pin for the master cylinder leaidng me to belive the master is no good beacuse with the pedal down the fluid level does nto move but moving the slave makes the fluid go down

any more speuclaiton guys?

thanks
mark

 

So now the pedal is at the floor & it's not making the slave piston move? Yeah, I guess it sounds like the master is bad. Lots of people suggest you should replace master & slave together, so ??

You could try bleeding the clutch, but I don't think it'll help.