Boostedtaco

Is it possible to have a bad pressure plate? My car has a HTG kit, (act pp,oem disc and comptech fly) with about 14k on it.

I was driving casually along, shifted into 3rd...then fixing to shift into 4th, when i noticed the clutch didn't disengage when i pressed the clutch in. I pressed again and the clutch pedal stuck to the floor. Pull it back up and i am still stuck in 3rd gear. So i drive to a parking lot then kill the ignition to stop.

I stopped, the shifter is out of gear but i can't press the clutch more than half way. it feels like something mechanical is blocking it.

I don't know what the issue is, but a few friends have told me the pressure plate failed. But i'm not sure.

At any rate, i think i'm out of warranty if its caused by the PP. The car is at honda waiting to be pulled apart.

Should i go with a completely new kit? or just replace the PP if the disc is fine?

btw - my car has 140k miles and N/A....and i don't drive hard.

jyeung528

let us know what caused this...

CosmosMpower

Sucks, I would probably just get an OEM equiv replacement kit maybe Exedy OEM replacement, shouldn't be too much. Let me know if there's anything I can do to help. I know of a pretty good mechanic that can do a clutch for around $300.

Boostedtaco

DOH!!!!!!!!!!

$300!!! I hope i can leave honda at around that price!

Burgman

Sounds like the throw-out bearing is not connected to the pressure plate anymore. I would look there first.

ahrmike

I had this happen to me after I did the 'grease bearing, smooth nipple off slave cylinder'

the slave cylinder slipped out of the cup on the shift fork. Try check that first! might be a 10min job vs. doing entire trans.

why it would slip out if it was working fine, IDK...but it could be a possibility. for me, I didnt line it properly after greasing it, thats why it popped out.

Boostedtaco

hmm....i hope its the slave cyl.! i'll keep you guys updated. thanks for the ideas.

Saki GT

140k mi, 7 years old... and you think you're out of warranty?

How long has the new clutch been in the car?

SC_Highlander

I've seen 2 cars that had pressure plate bolts back out, come loose and get stuck in the 'fingers' of the pressure plate. The result was exactly as you describe.

Boostedtaco

I shoulda rephrased it. I mean, any sort of defect warranty from ACT, if one even exists. I had the clutch put in around feb. and put 14k of 90% highway driving.

Honda pulled the transmission, and told me i had a broken shift fork and something else...*forgot* but they sent me a pic of the fork i guess.


They said i need a new clutch kit....Sooo should i go with the HTG kit again? or try something different. I was thinking Exedy but i want something with more pedal feel and holding power.