OK my clutch is pretty rough when starting out in first gear. At first I thought it was because of the cold, maybe cold flywheel and cold clutch not connecting smoothly....I let my car warm up today for about 2 minutes, then hopped in and when I reverse to back out, and then go to 1st to pull away, the car jerks real hard and almost stalls. I either have to give it a lot more gas, or feather it very delicately with like 1/4inch of clutch pedal play. Is somthing worn out or is it really the cold? I've never had problems like this with my other 5spd cars...
Its a 97 EX, with about 87k on it, and i'm guessing the original clutch. Temperature on average right now is about 35-40.

Any ideas would be appreciated, thanks all.

 

BUMP

 

I'm having almost the same problem in my 93 CX w/D15B swap. A lot of the time when starting in first the car bumps hard, almost like its about to stall. The pedal has about 1" of play before it starts to engage (imagine tapping your foot on it and it sinking an inch before hitting pressure). I was thinking that it was me not being used to hydraulic Honda clutches (I drove a VW cable one for four years), but it also could be the fact that it wasn't changed during the swap. So .... BUMP because i want to know too.

 

some times it is just the cold.

it is also possible that the flywheel is warped (does the clutch chatter badly during any shifts?)

 

learn to drive manual?

 

hehe, this isn't my first manual car......any other suggestions?

 

probally a warped flywheel

 

look above the clutch pedal underneath the dash the clutch master cylinder is probably leaking it's a pretty common problem usually overlooked b/c the cylinder will leak for years and not fail, air is most likely in the system

 

OK, I'll check that this week....any other suggestions?

 

Possibly a throw out bearing. I know those cause jerky clutch engagement but don't know if that is exactly what you're situation is.

 

just clutch chatter man.

Happens on older clutches. My sister's 92 Civic with 150k original miles and original clytch does it when you don't ride the clutch out enough.

Not a big deal though....just a sign that the clutch is wearing out

 

same deal with mines 92 cx hatch. i either give it more gas or try and ride the clutch alittle longer. thought my car was the only one with that much free play good to know.

 

so I should look into replacing the clutch soon then?

 

yeah, my clutch master cylinder was leaking in my old 95 civic, replaced it for 100 bux and then it was fine.

 

Your clutch is pressure plate OR flywheel is not flat anymore. The uneven surface causes the clutch disc to vibrate/shake on its spring damper during engagement. This is why it feels like your motor is vibrating.

The solution is
1. Resurface the flywheel
2. Replace the pressure plate
3. Replace the friction disc

 

Well if I go through the trouble of unbolting the tranny, I should just do all 3 of those anyway right?

 

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get a new clutch also while you are at it

 

well yeah, thats the obvious one