I have a 2000 Acura EL (basically a Civic EX) with a D16Y8 & stock tranny; my clutch is really heavy to push down. As far as I know, it catches perfectly fine and I have no problems driving, but the clutch is quite heavy... pressing the clutch down is significantly firmer than my 98 Civic with a Y7 an stock tranny & a previous EL i owned. For instance, sometimes at a stop light, I'll keep the car in gear and the clutch in; it's so difficult to do that with this car because I'm basically stomping on the clutch pedal.

Could something be wrong with it? If so, what? Is this something I can adjust in the driveway?

 

You probably shouldn't keep your foot on the clutch at a stoplight because that wears the throwout bearing.

The clutch might have been replaced with an aftermarket clutch designed for a modified car with much more power. A clutch like that would have much stiffer springs that would require much more effort to operate.

 

^x2...my swap came with an ACT 6-puck clutch and it nearly lifted me out of my seat every time I pressed down on it. I swapped it for a more humane clutch and all is good now.

fm

 

I agree. Probably has been replaced with an aftermarket clutch/pressure plate with stiffer springs.

My stage2 clutch is noticeably harder to push in than a stock clutch.

 

hmm, good point... i don't know if there's an aftermarket clutch in there... oh well... i won't be keeping that car too long anyway.

Interesting though, I didn't know that keeping the clutch pressed in at a light was bad for the tranny!

thanks guys!

 

go figure i didnt know you could not hold clutch at light either lol

 

why would u sit at a light and hold the clutch?


who does that...

 

why not? If I come to a light that's already red, it's going to turn, why pull it out of gear, right? at least now I know that doing that may, in the long run, cause wear to the tranny, but beforehand, it was more convenient to just keep it in.

 

ive always held the clutch in... had my one hatch over 5 yrs now, still good.. so doubt puts much wear on it

 

Yeah, I did this too...too much work to move that gear lever. I stopped doing it after replacing my throw-out bearing.

fm