Pars wrote:
> "Abeness" > wrote in message
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>>Pars wrote:
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>>>I'm in the same boat. I went to the Honda dealership to get my clutch
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> oil
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>>>changed (for the 2nd time since owning the car). Turns out, that my
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> clutch
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>>>oil was low and the Honda mechanic recommends new master & slave
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> cylinder
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>>>and a overhaul for the clutch master cylinder. After 245,000km of hard
>>>driving, you'd think a simple oil change should do the job. Oh well..
>>
>>What the hell is an "overhaul for a clutch master cylinder"--especially
>>after you get a new one? Methinks you have the terminology wrong for
>>what the overhaul is on. The master cylinder is the thing your clutch
>>pedal is connected to--nowhere near the actual clutch. It's easy to
>>replace, as is the slave cylinder, which is attached to the tranny and
>>activates the clutch release. I just did both on my 94 Civic.
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> The mechanic also said that the master and slave cylinder were leaking and
> the clutch pedal was very stiff (but not stiff enough to hamper the lead in
> my left foot).
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>>BTW, there's brake fluid in the clutch hydraulics, oil in your tranny.
>>Better hope there's no oil in your clutch... ;-)
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> Yep, they charged me about $6 for the brake oil.

technically, it's not an oil for a honda, it's a glycol-ether. oils are
used in a lot of hydraulic systems, but generally not for car
braking/clutch systems & definitely not here. sorry, pedant city.

> The tranny oil was more
> expensive at $21 for 3 Litres.
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>>>would it be wise to also get a new clutch while their working on the
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> clutch
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>>>master cylinder?
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>>If whatever they're wanting to do the overhaul on involves removing the
>>tranny, have them inspect the clutch for wear and decide then. Tegger's
>>still on his original clutch at 400,000 km...
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>
> If I wasn't aggressive with the tranny, I'm sure the thing would probably
> would last forever. Considering that the engagement point for my clutch has
> gone all the way down to the floor and switching into first or reverse is a
> little tricky, something is not right. Also, the low engagement point isn't
> doing my tranny any good, since it's more difficult to go all the way down
> on the clutch when executing some fast shifting (which is a common
> occurrence in my case).
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> Pars
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>