FYI, I have a 2001 R with only 12,000 miles on it.

Ok, here's the situation and the steps leading to the problem:

1) I'm at a dead stop with the car running, applying no pressure to the gas pedal.
2) I push the clutch down all the way.
3) I put the car in first gear.
4) I then put the car back into neutral, all the while still holding the clutch all the way down.
5) I then release the clutch and as soon as the pedal gets near the top, it makes a "click" sound, very distinctive.

The "click" noise is the problem. It certainly can't be normal. It sounds like it's coming from the engine bay and I can also "feel" it when I release the clutch. As soon as it makes the click noise, I feel a tiny vibration in the pedal.

Anybody have an idea what's going on, and will this problem warrant a trip to the ol' service department?

Any help is appreciated. Thanks guys!

 

It happened on my friend's prelude and he had it fixed underwarranty.
He had 40000 miles on the car though.

 

Yea I had that too, and symptoms eventually worsened. I think that is the spring seat on your pressure plate moving. Eventually on my car (stock pp & clutch) the clutch would not disengage all the way, just a little, so i would actually creep a little with the clutch all the way down. There's my guess.

 

I sent my R in to had them looked at it but the dealer said its normal. In fact, you can reproduce it without doing (2) and (4).
Its more noticeable on mine in a hot hot day having the car sun bathed for several hours.
At least, its in their book in case anything comes up.

 

Hi ho, hi ho, it's off to the service department I go.