only happens when the car is warmed up and i've been driving for a bit. In stop and go traffic it's a bit more often.

Basically what happens is, if i'm stopped and about to start going, I'll start releasing the clutch and adding gas and sometimes it makes a screeching sound if I let the clutch out a little slower then normal. almost like finger nails on a chalk board screech but more metallic and more hollow sounding.

Yeah, so that's a horrible description but it's the best i can do. My clutch doesn't slip at all when i push the car. I have a pretty high effort to get into gear at high rpm's and can rarely get into second at high rpm's unless i wait that split second before going to 2nd.

I'm almost at 80k and i'm the 2nd owner. It's an '04. I bought it certified through a dealer and I am SUPER anal about taking care of the car. Trans fluid has been changed among every other maint. item but havn't checked cutch. Do we have an clutch inspection plate like the older b series motors do? I do notice that i have a bearing noise that goes away when i push the clutch in but i have no clutch problems at all other then the noise. Is it about that time to change it?

 

Yes, it certainly sounds like something we have an entire thread about it. I had a far stranger description, but I do believe it is your clutch. Two things we've seen....
1. it goes away with a clutch job, but there is no indication where it is coming from
2. there is no damage created by it (confirmed by my trusted Acura mechanic)

My mechanic was able to reproduce it, but had no idea where it was coming from.

Here's the thread:
https://acurazine.com/forums/showthread.php?t=33489