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I have a 1993 honda civic 5 speed. The clutch pedal was losing its
clearance or should I say its distance from where it is engaged until it hits the fire wall. Now it won't let me shift into gear. I asked a mechanic and he was not sure but did look up and said that the transmission was hydraulic. Any idea of what this could be and cost. Is it something I could do? I thought it would just be a clutch pedal adjustment. Thanks, Bill -- Message posted using http://www.talkaboutautos.com/group/....makers.honda/ More information at http://www.talkaboutautos.com/faq.html |
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simondet wrote:
> I have a 1993 honda civic 5 speed. The clutch pedal was losing its > clearance or should I say its distance from where it is engaged until it > hits the fire wall. Now it won't let me shift into gear. I asked a > mechanic and he was not sure but did look up and said that the > transmission was hydraulic. Any idea of what this could be and cost. Is > it something I could do? I thought it would just be a clutch pedal > adjustment. Thanks, Bill > > -- > Message posted using http://www.talkaboutautos.com/group/....makers.honda/ > More information at http://www.talkaboutautos.com/faq.html --------------------------- There's TWO brake fluid reservoirs under your hood. The tiny one is for your CLUTCH. Fill it up with brake fluid but don't overfill and don't spill. Just use any DOT3 brake fluid. Why did you wait to do this? It's in your owner's manual and your manual is available online: https://techinfo.honda.com/rjanisis/...01_OMANUAL.asp There's a SLIM chance your clutch will start to work again. It will most likely have to be bled by somebody who has experience. 'Curly' |
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simondet wrote:
> I have a 1993 honda civic 5 speed. The clutch pedal was losing its > clearance or should I say its distance from where it is engaged until it > hits the fire wall. Now it won't let me shift into gear. I asked a > mechanic and he was not sure but did look up and said that the > transmission was hydraulic. Any idea of what this could be and cost. Is > it something I could do? I thought it would just be a clutch pedal > adjustment. Thanks, Bill > short term, refill the clutch reservoir and bleed the air out. long term, replace the leaking cylinder. |
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simondet wrote:
> I have a 1993 honda civic 5 speed. The clutch pedal was losing its > clearance or should I say its distance from where it is engaged until it > hits the fire wall. Now it won't let me shift into gear. I asked a > mechanic and he was not sure but did look up and said that the > transmission was hydraulic. Any idea of what this could be and cost. Is > it something I could do? I thought it would just be a clutch pedal > adjustment. Thanks, Bill Strange you should ask.... Just this week I went through the same problem. After barely making it home, I topped off the reservoir and pumped the pedal enthusiastically - to no avail. Fortunately, the slave cylinder is very easy to access and bleed. Turns out the car had grown a leak at the master cylinder tubing fitting. I'd checked the fluid a few months back. When the limp pedal first started playing up, I vowed to "get around to giving it a look," just as soon as I found the time... (DOH!) One side effect of running low is that the slave piston was sticking for a while after the bleed. I assume the slave cylinder wall was gooped up near the outer end, and the piston, now being pushed to it's full travel, was encountering this sticky area and was binding. Ironically, this caused the clutch to _slip_ for a day or so until I installed a new slave unit. -Greg |
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