Can the release fork at the slave cyl. cause the car to have a sticky clutch without the sticky pedal? I can't afford the 700.00 promise to honda to look at the tranny for warranty work. Thanks.
PS I have read many post's about this similiar problem, but really no answers or "Silver Bullet" per say.

 

I'd say yes. The throw out bearing rides on a greased shaft. If the grease gets hard, the throwout bearing which rides in the clutch fork can stick. I've also seen the forks bend and break too.

Put the car on jack stands, have someone under and in the driver's seat and have someone press the clutch down. Either feel or see if the slave cylinder piston remains in contact with the fork. I don't believe the fork should ever be unloaded.

Describe what you mean by "sticky".

 

The clutch system is one continuous system. How can you tell if you have a sticky release fork (or any clutch part in the system for that matter) without feeling it in the pedal?

 

Sticky clutch won't have anything to do with the trans.

It could be master/slave or a relube of the fork.

 

My clutch fork had some rust on the end of it, my mech cleaned it off and lubed it now its smooth as ever.

 

Read here :
https://www.s2ki.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=370792

 

Well, after greasing the fork, grinding down the shaft of the slave, and pretty much everything you can do to that area, it's the same, just shifts smoother when the problem goes away for the moment. I believe the throw-out bearing has had it, or the shaft has dried up. You can hear a faint whirling sound when the problem comes. The shifting is better, and if I could do it all over again, I would of greased that fork years ago. I guess at 70,000, its just time for a new clutch, I was just was wishing the problem was more simple than that. Thanks for all the input everyone. Maybe, just maybe, Honda will replace my clutch under the TSB clutch retainer that was never done to begin with... More wishful thinking.