Just recently my clutch has started to squeek. but only when i depress the clutch. I can feel it a little bit while letting the clutch out right before engagement.

is this just a squeeky bushing or what could it be?

btw - car has 24k original miles on it.

 

it could either be one of the bearings in the tranny, or you could have oil on your clutch from some sort or small leak

 

what do you guys suggest i do?

 

one trick for the oil is to trow sawdust in the clutch/ flywheel area and it will soak it up then when you start driving it will burn the saw dust but it will smell like ****, thats an oldschool trick

or you can take it to a tranny shop or pull the tranny and put new pilot and throwout bearings is and see if there is any oil on the clutch

 

should i just take it to a honda/acura dealer?

there arent too many reputable shops in the area

 

Um, i'd actually start by bleeding your clutch line. That "squeak" that you speak of is usually air bubbles. Everytime i've had that in a clutch i've bled it and all was well.

 

i have a squeeky clutch when i depress the clutch pedal..doesn't bother me..(cuz i pump up my music so i don't really hear it)

 

also, it doesnt do it all the time. sometimes its worse than others.

 

i have the same issue, and im still figuring it out... it sucks..

 

i've had that problem for like 4 years or something. the dealership replaced my clutch slave cylinder twice, but still the same problem. my tech. friend says its a grommit in the firewall probably and that the tech at acura was too lazy to replace it and probably just sprayed some lube on it. it only seems to happen when the air is humid....

 

Do not take your car to the dealer. You bung hole will hurt till x-mas!

I would not bleed the clutch line unless you have taken it apart or the line has a leak. You would be running low on fluid in the clutch reservoir if this were the case.

I would start with the easy stuff first. The slave cylinder (it's bolted to the front of the transmission) has a rod that pushes the clutch fork. The clutch fork has a indention that the rod sits in. This indention needs to be greased every 75K or so. The assembly is covered by a rubber boot. Take care not to rip it. It has a small opening that you can pry open to inject the grease.

Dropping saw dust into the tranny is a temp fix if your clutch is slipping and you need to get home from the track. If greasing the clutch fork does not work you will need to drop the tranny.

Dropping the tranny is not that hard. You can pick up a Haynes manual or the official service manual and it has easy to follow instructions. You will need a floor jack, 4 jack stands and a metric socket set.

Once inside the tranny you will want to replace the clutch, pilot bearing, and if you can afford it the flywheel. You can pick up a light weight flywheel off of ebay for around $200. You will grease the pilot bearing and the points of contact for the clutch fork.

In short your squeaking is probably a component that needs to be greased. However if you are going to drop the tranny I would replace the components mentioned above. Hope this helps.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by cbondura &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">The clutch fork has a indention that the rod sits in. This indention needs to be greased every 75K or so. Once inside the tranny you will want to replace the clutch, pilot bearing, and if you can afford it the flywheel. You can pick up a light weight flywheel off of ebay for around $200. You will grease the pilot bearing and the points of contact for the clutch fork.

In short your squeaking is probably a component that needs to be greased. However if you are going to drop the tranny I would replace the components mentioned above. Hope this helps.

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the thing that throws me is the car only has 24k miles one it and it has a spoon clutch and flywheel.

 

I still say airbubbles. Check fluid in clutch resrevoir like dude said...wont hurt

 

ill check the level in the resevroir tomorrow.

thanks for the replies.

more replies are always welcomed.

*cbondura* its always possible the spoon parts were not properly greased i suppose. although a honda tech installed them

 

not happening anymore. drives perfect

 

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what was the cause of the problem?

 

Lube lube LUBE luBe

 

just go buy a good rock cd and turn it up!!!

 

Just so you people know, if you have a CABLE clutch and the pedal squeaks, it's probably a good idea to change out the cable. Mine squeaked for a while and I kept putting it off. A couple weeks later, the cable snapped and the pedal was stuck on the floor. there was no way for me to shift so i was stranded at a stop light causing traffic. that was very embarassing haha. don't wait til it snaps!