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Old Aug 17, 2009 | 11:09 AM
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ok so first off i have been looking everywhere online for a new set of sway bars or stabilizer bars for my 92 lx and cannot find them anywhere... any help?

secondly and more importantly there is something fishy going on with my clutch that i believe has to do with the hydraulic clutch fluid. what happens is i will try to engage the clutch and it just goes to the floor with little to no resistance and then changing gears is ridiculously hard i have to force it into gear... usually i go and look under the hood at the small hydraulic reservoir next to the brake fluid and top that off and the problem eventually stops and shifting goes back to normal... but this problem is intermitten not a frequent event... does this mean i have a leak of the hydraulic clutch fluid? do i need to do a transmission fluid change? i dunno what the hell is up and its kinda annoying/unnerving any help will be greatly appreciated
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Old Aug 17, 2009 | 11:56 AM
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Originally Posted by raukorist77
ok so first off i have been looking everywhere online for a new set of sway bars or stabilizer bars for my 92 lx and cannot find them anywhere... any help?

secondly and more importantly there is something fishy going on with my clutch that i believe has to do with the hydraulic clutch fluid. what happens is i will try to engage the clutch and it just goes to the floor with little to no resistance and then changing gears is ridiculously hard i have to force it into gear... usually i go and look under the hood at the small hydraulic reservoir next to the brake fluid and top that off and the problem eventually stops and shifting goes back to normal... but this problem is intermitten not a frequent event... does this mean i have a leak of the hydraulic clutch fluid? do i need to do a transmission fluid change? i dunno what the hell is up and its kinda annoying/unnerving any help will be greatly appreciated
Sorry, but a Google search (about 15 seconds worth) gave me this:
Suspension Techniques:
http://www.optionimports.com/accord3.html
All applications 1990 thru 1997. Can't be simpler than that.

Clutch problem? Either the Master or Slave cylinder has started leaking internally from never changing (power flushing) the fluid. I'd check the fluid level, you may now have air in the system from an external leak as well.

It's at this point you start crawling under the dash and under the car and start eyeballing things.

P
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Old Aug 17, 2009 | 11:57 AM
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check your clutch master and slave cylinder for leaks.

as far as the sway bars go, there are a few out there. try google
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Old Aug 17, 2009 | 12:46 PM
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ok so now i feel like an idiot because i did google search it and came up with no results but i guess you found it so now i feel retarded

i shall check the master and slave cylinders... only one small problem where are those located
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Old Aug 17, 2009 | 01:20 PM
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ok so now i feel like an idiot because i did google search it and came up with no results but i guess you found it so now i feel retarded

i shall check the master and slave cylinders... only one small problem where are those located
*The clutch master cylinder is dash mounted, attached to the clutch pedal and is the one under the hood which IS NOT attached to the power brake booster.
*The clutch slave cylinder is attached to the transmission bell housing and has provisions for bleeding the system.
*They are connected by a common pipe/hose assembly

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Old Aug 17, 2009 | 05:27 PM
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i looked under the hood first and inside the car the bushing or something that surrounds the rod that is actuated when pushing on the clutch pedal is leaking fluid so i think that is it ill post a picture when i get back home so you can double check my findings
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Old Aug 17, 2009 | 05:37 PM
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Originally Posted by raukorist77
i looked under the hood first and inside the car the bushing or something that surrounds the rod that is actuated when pushing on the clutch pedal is leaking fluid so i think that is it ill post a picture when i get back home so you can double check my findings
It's time for a clutch master cylinder.

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Old Aug 17, 2009 | 07:38 PM
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If its leaking from the master cyl then you'll need to get it replace or it won't hold pressure when you're bleeding the system.
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Old Aug 17, 2009 | 10:29 PM
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alright well since there is such a definitive answer i dont think you need the picture my description did the trick
anyways thanks guys! ill have my mechanic do it up for me
special thanks to P Adams
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