Here is a video capturing the clicking in the clutch pedal many of you have described.
Since taking the video, I have taken it to a dealership who lubricated the clutch line and the clicking is gone. However, some days it will be more difficult to depress than others as well as alternately shorter and longer; these issues may be unrelated.
I believe the problem to be the master clutch cylinder which has had a TSB across the Honda/Acura spectrums of cars: RSX; TSX; Accord; Civic.
Feel free to comment, especially, if you are experiencing the same; just don't insult the pants or the dirty floorboard.

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I had noise from my 2005 clutch pedal a few times, and removed the pedal assembly and put grease on things, including the clutch master cylinder, and the noise never came back.

Brett

What mileage is your car at? You should request that this item be replaced. I have had the dealership lube the mechanism, only to have the squeak/click reappear. Are the clicks something you can literally feel?

When mine started acting up, it didn't matter if the stereo was blasting or not, I could feel the problem. Please see the thread I started today on getting this taken care of under warranty.

PS - I also owned a 6MT TSX and it did the same thing! Master cylinder was again, replaced under warranty.

I have this problem as well. The dealership replaced bushing and spring but the noise is still present.

I have about 50 K on the car. I requested that the master cylinder be replaced but it is hard to argue any further when the lubrication worked; I just think it will prove to be a temporary fix.
The clicking and squeaking is very tactile. In fact, it made it very difficult to feel the engagement point sort of creating a series of false engagement points.

I don't know if the video is working for anyone so here is the link:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=zdF1SwiseXQ

Yes, I found it REAL annoying!

Our car would only do it after a long drive.
I had oiled the pedal with motorcycle chain lube, but dont think it did anything, or was temporary.
The grease job (mobil synthetic) seems to have prevented it for a while now, but I put the stuff everywhere, even inside the master cylinder where the push pin goes in.

I should look into how hard replacing the master cylinder is, in case I need to replace it, or take it out, take it apart, and fix it.
You would be surprised how much stuff you can actualy FIX rather then replace.

And I would rather the dealers (or any shop) did not touch my car.

Brett

I just kept putting goo on it and dealing withthe noise or click....anyway i brought it to acura and the clutch master cylinder has to be replaced....thank god i didnt do the 3rd gear tsb yet.

I hear 3 clicks and a slight grind when the pedal is pressed 80%-100%. I'm going to try to grease it up also.

Is it hard to remove the pedal assembly?

Does anybody have a scan on how to remove it?

It was not hard to remove the assembly, other than where its located.
It took me about 20 minutes start to finish.

I put grease on the pivot points, and in the master cylinder, where the pin pushes the piston in, and have not had noise or clicks from it since.
It used to do it only when the car was driven a while, but we have been on long rides without any sign of problems...

The pedal part has an over center gizmo in it, its hard to push till half way, then it pops over center and pushes itself in, to make it easier on the leg I guess.

I wonder if that has anything to do with how touchy the clutch is....

Brett

My 06 TSX used to do this..

A good dose of WD40 straight up the pedal would make it go away for a few weeks at a time....

Dammit, mine started yesterday. Dealer told me it was the spring and it had to be lubed. I can't tell if it's coming from the pedal or under the dash though. Car only has 21k on it. I am really annoyed by this. Anyone with any feedback please help!

Buy a can of white lithium grease, in a spray. Move the driver's seat all the way to the rear, then remove the bottom plastic dash cover under the steering wheel (this is the bottom of the dash which is also the top of the foot well). The entire clutch pedal assembly with its hanger, actuation rod, and pivot points is now easily reachable.

Spray some white lithium grease on the rod, pivot points, and spring(s) while working the clutch pedal with your other hand. When finished, button things back up and your problem should be gone.

Right on Ima get a bottle of that today and try it during my lunch break. I was messing around under there yesterday cause the JA at the stealership said they hear this all the time, but it's actually affecting the feeling of the clutch when I press the pedal. I couldn't tell if it was coming from the pedal or under the dash. Ima spray the shit outta the clutch assembly. Thing is it doesn't look dirty, actually everything under there still looks new.

Awesome I have this occasionally happening to me. Last week it was pretty bad now its gone. Weird. It definitely is in the pedal area because I can feel it in my foot and hear it within the cabin.

x2 brother.

mm i have a click i can feel through the pedal as well. I have a tub of teflon grease..guess i'll try it.

Yes, when it makes the sound one hears in the video above, you certainly can feel it in the pedal. If you do what I suggested, most likely your problem with be solved... at least for a bit. Mine tends to do this in the summer months and not in the winter. I believe the warmer weather makes the spring expand a little and that might lead to some of the noise; just a thought.

Anyway, it's a ten minute job and pretty simple so what the hey. Try it out.

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Get your Service Manual, which I'm sure you have, and check it out.

I had this same clicking noise occasionally happen and today my clutch gave out.

Seemed to quiet it a little. I think you are right about the spring as I did not see any springs when I was under there so that's probably what I am still hearing slightly, as I may not have greased it. I certainly don't feel it in the pedal which is all i cared about. Thanks SB!

I finally got time to do mine but instead of white grease in a can I had a container full of it, put some gloves on, removed the under cover, stuck my head in and stuck my finger in the container and took blobs of it to everything that moves when the clutch is pressed. The spring is there, you have to look behind the pivot, I can still feel the spring when I press the clutch with my hand but the sound and feel in the foot is gone.

I also greased the spring behind the accelerator pedal not that there were any issues with it but why not....

Hope you didn't make a mess. Could get all over your foot well and your feet.

haha ya made sure I used a card board under the area I was working with and then wiped all the excess down.

I had that in the fall - greased the hell out of it - disappeared slowly

Now... it's back. No problem with clutch operation thow.

I have 120k... I hope this car is not staring to fall apart

Might as well, shit now if anything was going to rear it's ugly clicking head behind your gas pedal, it won't now. I may try some of the "puddy" grease on the spring. There is no way in hell to get the spray bottle behind the pedal. The bottle is too wide.

Deja, FWIW I had the now-famous clutch click when my car only a year old. Dealer replaced the unit. Got the click in the second unit. Dealer replaced unit. Got the click on the third unit near end of warranty. Dealer greased up the spring etc. It came back out of warranty, but after awhile (like a yr) it went away. Hopefully, it's "broken in" and won't come back. If it does, will definitely use SouthernBoy's procedure.

If you guys skipped over my thread, Acura has a TSB on this issue and they replace the master cylinder which is the cause of the click/squeak or pop

I had this issue and lubed up the arm and spring with white lithium spray yesterday. White lithium is the shiznittle-bam-snip-snap-sack. Problem solved.

Replacing the clutch MC seems like overkill. Granted, if Acura could get away with doing a less costly warranty repair I'm sure they would be glad to. But then again, corporate nonsense sometimes lets shit like this slip through.

Gah It's back!!!!!!!! Hope my car is not becoming a lemon!

ya it came back for me too when it was hot couple days ago, but since it's been cool its been quiet.

I noticed it happened exactly a day after I sucked the brake fluid out of the master and put in some honda dot 3 I had laying around. However this container was closed but the seal was broken from couple months I wonder if this is the reason why...

So what does brake fluid have to do with the clutch? I just greased the shit outta it the first time around and it seemed to help......I'm heading to a buddy's house after work to see if we can get this thing to stay quiet once and for all. If not, I will be at the dealership It's getting the the point where I can't even enjoy a quiet ride in my car with out hearing the damn thing click.

So I'm curious...how much does it cost to get a clutch master cylinder replaced? My creaking clutch came back after about four years. The dealership replaced my original clutch master cylinder but that was under warranty.

brake fluid is what you fill the clutch master cylinder with. I removed my old fluid with a turkey baster and filled it with the new stuff.

So I finally nailed it down to the little cylinder thingy with the pin in it that sits behind the pedal. The pin is making the noise when the clutch is engaged. The way the set up is under there is really something else. Maybe I am a bit behind as I have not had a manual for several years, but that thing seems to serve no purpose. Maybe it's a sensor for starting the car???? Any way that's what was/is doing it for me. Now what to do about it.......

Mine is doing it too, the master, clutch ass. and flywheel were replaced last yr at 150k, now at 166k, it's making this noise, which it NEVER did before..odd.. will try to lube it and c what happens

so freakin annoyin im havin the same issues, when everythin is new on my TL, flywheel, pilot bearing, clutch disk and pressure plate..... arghhhhhh

sum1 post up a pic of where to lub it up plzzz... thnx

Wow! The clutch problem is found in the TL's to? The TSX board has a bunch of these issues as well. I have a 06 TSX.

Don't bother replacing the Clutch MC unless they do it for free. Other than that, local acura service specialist told me it's a common problem. I was like to myself "wow, if its a common problem why don't you guys do something about it rather than do a temp fix. COME ON ACURA.

^its just the pedal......
grease it.
when it becomes chatty again, grease again

justnspace, so how come when i put my girl to step on my clutch pedal while im outside with the hood opened listening to the engine bay (car off), i hear the creaking sound in there??