sticking clutch pedal: HELP!
03-08-2011, 12:12 PM
#1
Three Wheelin'
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sticking clutch pedal: HELP!
So for about a month now my clutch pedal is sticking more and more. I replaced the slave cylinder and modded it by removing the check valve, but yet when I get on it and drive aggressive my clutch pedal sticks and gets hard everytime before i can even get to third gear.
Help with any info please
Help with any info please
03-08-2011, 12:14 PM
#2
I had the same problem as you.
I read about everyone else having the same problem.
they all said that they changed the master AND slave, and it still did not solve the problem.
I changed out my clutch on 11/05/10 and am happy to report no my sticking or stiff pedal after a hard/HIGH RPM run.
I read about everyone else having the same problem.
they all said that they changed the master AND slave, and it still did not solve the problem.
I changed out my clutch on 11/05/10 and am happy to report no my sticking or stiff pedal after a hard/HIGH RPM run.
03-08-2011, 12:23 PM
#3
I have same issue but not always. Sometimes i rew it on the neutral and clutch pedal gets hard a lil but i pump it once and its gone. I was going crazy about it but for now i have to live with it. No idea what is it. My clutch has like 35k miles and i had the problem from the begining. It might be flywheel because i reused it (resurfaced). Anyone figure it out im looking forward to find out what it is.
03-08-2011, 12:34 PM
#4
Three Wheelin'
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wow, so this IS an issue with our cars and no answers yet.
I am praying its not my clutch or flywheel, and more like clutch pedal bushings or something, but then again if it was that, it probably always stick or get hard..
oh, and yes i bled the lines very well....
I am praying its not my clutch or flywheel, and more like clutch pedal bushings or something, but then again if it was that, it probably always stick or get hard..
oh, and yes i bled the lines very well....
03-09-2011, 08:50 AM
#7
I had that problem it seemed like for 1-2 years when I wasn't driving aggressively. Then I started driving and shifting very aggressively and after a few months I stopped noticing it.
I would blame it on driver before I blamed it on the car.
I would blame it on driver before I blamed it on the car.
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03-09-2011, 09:23 AM
#8
you are letting off the clutch too rapidly 
try shifting slower during your aggressive drving and tell me if it doesnt get stiff anymore.
this is solely for testing purposes because i get the same issue and my clutch is looking brand new (pulled it last week) my flywheel has hot spots tho
try shifting slower during your aggressive drving and tell me if it doesnt get stiff anymore.
this is solely for testing purposes because i get the same issue and my clutch is looking brand new (pulled it last week) my flywheel has hot spots tho
03-09-2011, 10:16 AM
#9
you are letting off the clutch too rapidly
try shifting slower during your aggressive drving and tell me if it doesnt get stiff anymore.
this is solely for testing purposes because i get the same issue and my clutch is looking brand new (pulled it last week) my flywheel has hot spots tho
try shifting slower during your aggressive drving and tell me if it doesnt get stiff anymore.
this is solely for testing purposes because i get the same issue and my clutch is looking brand new (pulled it last week) my flywheel has hot spots tho
03-09-2011, 11:02 AM
#11
Whats up with RDX owners?
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Mine never did/does this. Stock clutch to 103k, CM stage 3 for the last 32k.
03-09-2011, 11:35 AM
#13
Whats up with RDX owners?
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^ Same here, and the slave check valve deleted.
03-09-2011, 12:32 PM
#14
From my experience with previous cars (as my CL is an Auto), there could be an issue with the pressure plate or valves off the master cylinder. When the car is operating like normal, the higher the RPMs, the easier the clutch pedal should feel (even though there is no direct pump/pulley connecting the 2). Which clutch fluid did you use? Did you buy a cheap clutch/PP? Did you adjust the clutch after replacing the slave cylinder?
03-09-2011, 09:23 PM
#16
Three Wheelin'
Thread Starter
okay, my car was doing this before i replaced the slave cylinder and modded it and put Mobile synthetic brake fluid in there. and its becoming worse as i stated earlier, but only when i am at higher speeds or aggressively driving.
the clutch pedal will get stiff or stick therefore im not able to shift till it loosens up.
aaaaaand like i said, i have bled the lines well and there are no leaks.
i do not ever smell the clutch burning up either....
the clutch pedal will get stiff or stick therefore im not able to shift till it loosens up.
aaaaaand like i said, i have bled the lines well and there are no leaks.
i do not ever smell the clutch burning up either....
03-12-2011, 05:11 PM
#21
I thought the clutches were "self adjusting" on these cars.
Service manual...
Pedal stroke = 142.5-152.5mm
Pedal free play = 10-18mm
Pedal height = 190mm
Pedal disengagement height = 79mm
03-13-2011, 09:48 AM
#22
Three Wheelin'
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thanks on those measurements, very helpful. I will check to see if im at that range.
still would like to see what the real problem could be cause it was sticking all day yesterday
03-24-2011, 11:19 AM
#29
Three Wheelin'
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any info would be wonderful on a problem solver...thanks
04-19-2011, 08:15 PM
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mine does somethign similar. my engagement point changes but have no problems changing gears.
i've bled the clutch multiply times in a few different ways and it stays the same.
i've bled the clutch multiply times in a few different ways and it stays the same.
04-19-2011, 10:07 PM
#36
Three Wheelin'
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my car shifts like butter and i have no leaks and the fluid is well bled.
everytime i get on it, the pedal gets hard then by 3rd or 4th its really stiff and i have to pump the pedal till it loosens.
04-29-2011, 01:44 PM
#38
Three Wheelin'
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04-29-2011, 01:49 PM
#39
^like i said in my original post, people have changed both the MC and the SC and the problem still persist.
I changed my clutch and I had no more stiff clutch after a hard rpm run.
Phee, also recently discovered that his pressure plate was worn to hell. he changed it and no more stiff clutch.
Kinda sad that I found the solution in post#2, but no one took me up on it.
I changed my clutch and I had no more stiff clutch after a hard rpm run.
Phee, also recently discovered that his pressure plate was worn to hell. he changed it and no more stiff clutch.
Kinda sad that I found the solution in post#2, but no one took me up on it.
04-29-2011, 04:06 PM
#40
It has something to do with the clutch but im on my second clutch and problem exist from a just few thousand miles on new clutch till i installed ETD now is much much less but i know my mounts are shot. We'll see if im right or not once i get my hands on brand new xlr8 mounts