HEY Everyone! I'm new to the Acura TL-S Crew and my Newly Preowned TL-S is giving me clutch sticking issues. When I drive normally it seems to be fine at most times, but when I decide to drive hard, the clutch pedal sticks. I've read multiple threads on the issue but I haven't found the answer. Ive noticed that even guys who have changed their master cylinder and slave cylinder have the same issue. Could you PLEASE HELP!!!

 

your clutch is on its way out.

if you drive normally, you can prolong the life of it.
but it will eventually die.

if you keep running it hard, the inevitable will happen sooner.

 

I would say the same thing, but the clutch isn't slipping.. Maybe the pressure plate is on its way out?.

 

the pressure plate is a part of the clutch kit.
if the pressure plate is on its way out, your clutch will begin to slip soon.

 

thus my original diagnosis of "beat on it to help speed up the destruction of the clutch or drive nicely to prolong the inevitable."

either way; you're going to need to replace the clutch.

 

I don't think your clutch is necessarily going out. If it doesn't slip during hard acceleration, and only when you do quick shifts, it's probably the clutch delay valve. I personally believe you shouldn't remove it, as the clutch in the TL doesn't have dampening springs. I find that releasing the clutch at it's sweet spot instantly (drop that clutch) will prevent the clutch from slipping during hard shifts. If you let it out gradually, it will ride the clutch. If you release it too early, it won't be smooth. Regardless, release the pedal fast as you can.

 

you gentlemen can both read my thread here:
https://acurazine.com/forums/third-g...clutch-797628/


TL;DR
clutch displayed same symptoms as OP. only after a HIGH RPM run my clutch pedal would stick to floor.
tried the delay valve......didnt have any difference to sticking clutch.
tried swapping fresh clutch fluid.....NO EFFECT ON STICKING CLUTCH.

I kept beating on it and EVENTUALLY it started to slip in 5th and 6th gear.

pulled clutch and saw heat scores on pressure plate.


this is bad.
Slipping clutch.

almost every one has tried to fix the sticking clutch by deleting delay valve and swapping fluid...even as far as replacing clutch master and slave cylinders without fixing sticking clutch.........
this is a no go and probably why you cant find info on how to fix sticking clutch.

I'm here to say that after I replaced my clutch the sticking clutch issue has been resolved.

 

Oh yes, you are correct, justnspace.

http://www.driveaccord.net/forums/15-7th-generation/61475-clutch-sticks-floor-please-help.html#/forumsite/20492/topics/61475

 

Need help from the clutch people.

I have a 07 TL Type-S manual that started having the sticky clutch peddle 115K miles. It has no signs of clutch slippage. My mechanical experience is advance driveway mechanic.

My problem; It seems driving or standing still, with fast or slow clutch foot peddle action. There will be a delay where my foot is off the peddle and the peddle is slowly catching up to my foot. At one point it was like a 4 second delay, if I held the peddle to the floor for about 15 seconds standing still with the engine off.

I was able to consistently re-produce the 4 second delay with the car standing still. I held the peddle to the floor for about 15 seconds and then released. So I had my wife do it 5 -6 times and than I had her hold it to the floor and I open the bleeder on the slave and instantly the clutch arm was back at to the slave.

I assumed that the delay valve in the slave was failing and installed a new slave (oem). I had help bleeding the slave after I installed. Using the push the peddle and hold, open the bleeder, close the bleeder. Helper slowly pulling the peddle back up and repeating until no signs of air. Continued until we bleed out about 8 oz to make sure there was no air upstream in the lines and never let the reservoir get dry.

I still get the sticky felling and delay when driving and even when standing still with the motor off, not getting the 4 seconds but at time a few seconds. I'm thinking, I did not bleed the slave correctly. That maybe the car requires bench bleeding. Or, I have a defective master or another issue.

Anyone have this issue? Any ideas? Am I look at it wrong?

 

Ressurecting an old thread with exact same issues but a bramd new clutch and pressure plate installed. Anyone have these symptoms and/or solutions? Thanks!

 

What about the flywheel? Was it a LUK clutch? Was it preset?

 

Not sure as the work was done prior to buying the car. After checking everything, it maybe the master cylinder. Taking it in today to get it checked.

 

OEM (if you buy from Honda) clutch come already reset, if you buy from LUK then you will have to reset the adjustable spring on the pressure plate.