SgtSaunders

Anybody have a clutch master cylinder go at 17K miles? Dealer said "it happens ..." Just curious. Never had this prob on the Lude or numerous hydraulic clutch Civics. ???

2002 Suzuka Blue
1999 Prelude Milano Red

Type S Zero

i saw that once on a 20 000km acura 1.6EL...
it's rare though... so many 200 000km+ are on their original....
like the dealer said : it happens..

Sideways

Prolene had to replace his.

Prolene

Yes, it was around 30K mi or so. Although it was a warranty problem, I decided to do it myself. I've had no problems with it since, and I think the squeaking sound I was getting prior to replacement was the failing seal(s).

FormerH22a4

^^

My fluid was really black when we changed it. It only had 21 000kms on it. A few months earlier the rash of 2nd gear grinds appeared. Do you think it is related to the master cycl?

Also, how much does the master cycl. cost?

Turtle

I had black crap in the clutch fluid @ 42k.

Turned out to be the slave cylinder, which was replaced under warranty. I hadn't noticed the drop-off in the gearchange, but it's much better again with the new slave cylinder. Similar symptoms to what you've got FormerH22A4, so it could be the slave rather than the master.

-Brian.