So I just finished replacing the clutch, flywheel, throwout bearing, rear main, and pilot bearing on my 04 civic and finally got everything back together but noticed the clutch pedal was kinda sticking going in and out. I bled the lines and am pretty confident it isn't that because the pedal doesn't ever actually get stuck down it's just not very smooth when being pressed down or released> It only happens when the pedal is being pressed or released slowly (while being pushed down at a normal speed it is fine). The stiffness and everything else is fine it just sticks and squeaks a little when being used slowly, any sugestions?

 

Did you use the Honda urea grease? Did you grease all the pivot points on the throw out lever? And the tip of the clutch slave? And the shaft of transmission where the throwout bearing floats? Whas the shaft smooth and free of defects?

If yes to all of the above then probably the hard face coating in the clutch master cylinder is worn away.

 

I used some high temps tire grease that came with the clutch kit and I lubricated the input shaft, spline of input shaft, the little ball where the clutch fork sits on in the trans, and on the clutch fork where it touches the throw out bearing touch and on the end of the push rod on the slave cylinder. I basically followed this ETCG video step by step but don’t expect anyone to watch the whole thing as it’s almost an hour.

 

Was the aluminum sleeve around the input shaft smooth and free from defects? The throwout bearing floats on that sleeve and any notches or debris will be felt in the pedal. That sleeve also needs to be greased.

But it could be a failed master cylinder.

A fresh clutch on a Civic should be buttery smooth and light.

 

Didn’t seem to notice a sleeve around the input shaft, I greased up the input shaft and splines and dint notice any sort of sleeve? Is this sleeve on the inside of the throw out bearing or around the input shaft? It was also a brand new throw out bearing so most likely not defected at all. It also seems to very slowly be getting better over time and the more I just pump the clutch, could it somehow just be a working in sort of thing?

 

Also 34:44 in that ETCG video he greases that area.

 

Ah yes thought you meant a sleeve that was like loose and slid up and down with the throw out bearing, but yes that did get lubricated with the high temp grease.

 

For anyone in the future viewing this thread or encountering the same issue don't worry, solved itself after a few drives and the clutch getting worked in. Just make sure to bleed your line if needed and your pedal should feel great after a little bit.

 

Thanks for posting the solution. So at first did you not bleed the clutch fluid, and the problem was present? Then you bled the clutch fluid and the problem went away?
There must have been some air bubbles in the clutch line.

 

Yeah when I first bolted the clutch slave cylinder on it wasn’t actually sitting on the clutch fork so when I pushed down the clutch to start it nothing happened and the pedal just stayed stuck down. I then remounted the slave cylinder properly and it worked but was just quite sticky. Make sure when you are mounting your slave cylinder you add a little anti ease to the end of the rod where it contact the clutch fork. Anyways after all that the clutch was functional but just very sticky and sometime wouldn’t even come back up after being pushed in, not sure if it had something to do with me messing up the slave cylinder placement the first time. But yes after that I just bled the line until the clutch would at least come back up after being pushed down. Was still sticky after bleeding the line but after that it just took some time to work in the clutch pedal until all was smooth and functional.