Hey guys, I've been having some issues with my clutch engagement. I changed the master and slave cylinders and bled the system twice. Still the same issue. If I drive it like a grandma and stay under 2k between shifts there's no problem until I want to go into first. Sometimes if I pump the clutch a few times it goes in no problem. If I drive with any spirit, the clutch has a hell of a time getting into the next gear, no matter what fear that is. I want to pin it on the throw out bearing or pressure plate. Anybody have any insight?

 

I have a similar problem, after 10 minutes of driving, I have to double clutch, or let it out in neutral a few times. The worst is occasionally, when stopped, I have to turn the engine off to get in 1st gear (or any gear) .. Then when started, I can feel it inching forward .. like the clutch is slightly dragging. Did you try to adjust the clevis inside car to move the engagement point outward? I replaced my master and slave cylinders with a similar result until I redid the adjustment. Another odd thing is when mine is completely warmed up, it seems to be ok, and shifts like normal. I'm thinking mine has a warn out self adjusting clutch (SAC) pressure plate, as the engagement point seems to change as I drive the car. My next step is to adjust the clevis to move the engagement point further out to not wear the syncros more. I never push the shifter hard when shifting to reduce the damage risk.

 

I had the same problem after a harder shift the clutch engagement point would be very close to the floor. It got to the point where the clutch wouldn't disengage. I would have to pump the pedal a few times to get it back to normal. I had the clutch and pressure plate replaced at 90k and the problem completely went away. I am now at 130k with no problems. From the research I did back then people say 2 things 1. It is just now the self adjusting pressure plate wears/fails in some cases 2. It is because the pressure plate was installed incorrectly without the special honda/acura tool.