Well i've been driving the last few weeks from a squeak coming from my clutch pedal. It happens both when the pedal is being depressed and then released again. I can feel some resistance through the pedal after the car has warmed up, in the same clutch position when the squeak happens also. which is about half way.
I couldn't tell where it was coming from before but today i decided to look at the problem. I got under the car while someone else pushed the pedal in and out and i found that the sound was coming from the clutch slave cylinder.
My question is will the solution to this problem be replacing the clutch master cylinder or is it possible that i just need to swap my fluid out for some new stuff? It was last changed about 25,000 miles ago and i have 65,000 miles on my car now.
Or is it something else totally that i just don't know about. Any suggestions, opinions or ideas would be great.

 

It is probably not the slave cylinder, but the fork behind it. If you will do a search you will find a description of how to lube it. Although not as effective and pulling the whole clutch apart for cleaning and lubrication, it can rid the squeek, and is an hour job instead of a ten.

 

The fork behind it....hmmm...hey one hour is better than ten so i'll search for it tonight and try that. I'll post results tonight.

thanks

 

it is the throwout bearing...at least mine was...i had it replaced by my honda dealer for free after trying the slave and the master etc etc...eventually they just replaced my whole assembly...but it was the throwout bearing that was the problem

 

btw i had the exact same problem you describe...mine was only squeaking once the car was warm though...not when it was cold

 

The fork connections were causing the squeaking in mine. I lubed the fork and the problem went away.

 

It is typically not the TO bearing itself, but the build up of friction material in the bell housing and on the TO bearing guide that cause problems. It appears that the clutch assembly has little or no lube on some (early) production runs and is subject to being noisy.. and many mecahanics fail to do an adequate job of cleaning and lubricating the parts when replacing the clutch. Still, if you are not experiencing a sticking when fully depressed but just a noise, lubricating the fork behind the slave cylinder may cure it without having to pull the transmission.

 

Here's an update for you=

I went in and took off the slave cylinder and looked at the fork behind it, it was bone dry and almost seemed like a piece of pottery. I got some heavy duty grease and greased it up and the car is just like new again. Even the stickyness that i had before is gone and all i did was grease both sides of the fork.

I'm really glad i tried that before going and replacing the TO bearing. Always better to start small.