In at least one severe case, the problem was 99% cleared up by greasing the input shaft and collar that the throwout bearing rides on.

The transmissions/clutch had been previously worked on by a Honda dealer and they left the thing bone dry. Once we greased it up and replaced the collar, all was well again. Of course this requires removing the transmission and is a major pita.

 

Can't you access the the shaft with the transmission in once you have the slave cylinder out?

 

No, all you can do then is get a little grease on the fork, which can reduce one squeak. The critical area to be cleaned and lubed for smooth operation is the release bearing guide followed by the splines on the shaft. The transmission must be removed to get to the components and to get rid of all the friction material in the bell housing.

 

I STRONGLY suggest just lubing the clutch release fork before you go through getting the tranny dropped in order to deal with the TO bearing, etc.

To lube the clutch fork, all you need to do is:

- remove the slave cylinder
- pop the dust cover off the side of the bell housing
- give a pull on the release fork. Don't worry, you can't pull it all the way out.
- use some high temp grease on all the surfaces that come in contact with anything. That includes the pivot point and the ends of the two forks. This will be very obvious once you get under there. A screwdriver helps in applying the grease

This made a MONUMENTAL difference in my clutch actuation, and I strongly suggest doing it. Only takes 30 minutes.

 

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I STRONGLY suggest just lubing the clutch release fork before you go through getting the tranny dropped in order to deal with the TO bearing, etc.

To lube the clutch fork, all you need to do is:

- remove the slave cylinder
- pop the dust cover off the side of the bell housing
- give a pull on the release fork. Don't worry, you can't pull it all the way out.
- use some high temp grease on all the surfaces that come in contact with anything. That includes the pivot point and the ends of the two forks. This will be very obvious once you get under there. A screwdriver helps in applying the grease

This made a MONUMENTAL difference in my clutch actuation, and I strongly suggest doing it. Only takes 30 minutes.

 

I sprayed some wd40 on my clutch pedal and it went away just dont get any on your actually pedal just where it comes down

 

That's surely worth a try before pulling the tranny, I agree.

 

it is related to TSB00-054
i got mine fixed through american honda