Clutch biting point has moved...
09-25-2007, 09:28 AM
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Clutch biting point has moved...
Over the last week or so the biting point has seemed higher. Thought it was my imagination, but it's definitely higher, and is now right near the top (there's about an inch of 'dead play' at the top where I think it's just taking up tension, then you feel the pressure increase...the biting point is just below there now).
Car's done 32k and is just over 4 years old...any ideas?
When I've had clutches go in the past on other cars:-
- the first one the biting point went to the floor and beyond
- the second occurred on-track and the clutch stopped doing anything, required rev-matching. Warped plates that time...
...so this doesn't seem like either of them, and it's not slipping. But it just feels different, you know...
Car's done 32k and is just over 4 years old...any ideas?
When I've had clutches go in the past on other cars:-
- the first one the biting point went to the floor and beyond
- the second occurred on-track and the clutch stopped doing anything, required rev-matching. Warped plates that time...
...so this doesn't seem like either of them, and it's not slipping. But it just feels different, you know...
09-25-2007, 09:48 AM
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Could be that your clutch is on its way out.
Before doing any serious money spending I'd check to see whether the clutch release fork is suitably greased up.
To do this you have to get underneath and pop the rubber boot off the clutch slave cylinder, remove the ball from the cup on the end of the release fork, then get a long pointy thing covered in high temperature grease to spread as much inside as you can.
Before doing any serious money spending I'd check to see whether the clutch release fork is suitably greased up.
To do this you have to get underneath and pop the rubber boot off the clutch slave cylinder, remove the ball from the cup on the end of the release fork, then get a long pointy thing covered in high temperature grease to spread as much inside as you can.
09-25-2007, 11:07 AM
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Adjusting the clutch might not be a bad idea.
Clutch release fork...hmm, maybe, sounds like a pain but could be worthwhile.
Do I hammer the clutch Ian? Not knowingly (i.e. no 'standing starts'), but a couple of factors against me:-
- Lot of short journeys over the last 6 months
- I reverse 50yds back up a driveway every time...if it's dry and daylight I can release the clutch pedal and drive it on the throttle only. If it's wet or dark it's a bugger to navigate and I end up riding the clutch half the way up.
Oh...and I'm still learning to heel&toe (easier in the S than the 'teg), so downshifts are sometimes a bit sudden...
Clutch release fork...hmm, maybe, sounds like a pain but could be worthwhile.
Do I hammer the clutch Ian? Not knowingly (i.e. no 'standing starts'), but a couple of factors against me:-
- Lot of short journeys over the last 6 months
- I reverse 50yds back up a driveway every time...if it's dry and daylight I can release the clutch pedal and drive it on the throttle only. If it's wet or dark it's a bugger to navigate and I end up riding the clutch half the way up.
Oh...and I'm still learning to heel&toe (easier in the S than the 'teg), so downshifts are sometimes a bit sudden...
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09-25-2007, 11:09 AM
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No reason for it to be fecked in that mileage then. Christ, my last clutch was on 126k, and the only reason I changed was it went in with the new engine! 
Try the adjustment and grease your fork
Try the adjustment and grease your fork
09-25-2007, 11:37 AM
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Take a look at this thread: Sticky/rough/squeaky clutch pedal
It seems that due to an indentation in the fork cup a nipple can form
on the end of the rod which causes the clutch to become sticky.
A lack of grease seems to be the cause of the problem so worth a bit of preventative maintenance I reckon.
It seems that due to an indentation in the fork cup a nipple can form
on the end of the rod which causes the clutch to become sticky. A lack of grease seems to be the cause of the problem so worth a bit of preventative maintenance I reckon.
09-25-2007, 01:01 PM
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The biting point is higher?
On mine something came loose. I don't know what exactly because Honda fixed it, but I had about an inch or so at the top of the pedal where it felt unconnected and I'd have to really press down to the bottom of travel before I could change gear, and then it wouldn't go in easy.
Minor fault anyway.
On mine something came loose. I don't know what exactly because Honda fixed it, but I had about an inch or so at the top of the pedal where it felt unconnected and I'd have to really press down to the bottom of travel before I could change gear, and then it wouldn't go in easy.
Minor fault anyway.
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