Spungy clutch pedal!
12-13-2008, 04:01 AM
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Spungy clutch pedal!
My clutch pedal feels like moosh, it wont go into gear most the time. SO i pump the pedal to get it going! It works but why is it doing this? And how can i fix it?
12-13-2008, 06:57 AM
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Congo...take a flash light and look in the floorboard up at the master cyl. If you see moisture and some nasty black gunk in the cyl...it's time to replace the master cyl. It is an easy replacement and the part is under $100 from Majestic Honda Online.
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12-14-2008, 11:30 PM
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this just happened to me too. my pedal travel was almost nil and i couldn't even shift gears with the pedal in within a few miles. after a little research on here i found that the usual reason for this is dirt gets in the fluid and builds up at the seal around the clutch pedal pushrod, causing it to leak. depending on the condition of the seal, you might need a new clutch master cylinder - i did the following and it fixed my issue without having to replace the master cylinder.
my reservoir was almost empty, so i simply wiped the remaining fluid and all the crud out of the clutch master cylinder with clean shop rags, reached up by the clutch pedal and cleaned the (very dirty) pushrod, refilled the reservoir with fluid, and bled it manually until the fluid was totally clean. you'll need to get under the car to bleed the line, and have someone to pump the clutch pedal to get the air out of the line while you're under there. after it was done, it felt almost 100% better, but took a few days to really feel perfect. i've been driving it for a month now without losing any more fluid and the action is perfect and shifting is much easier. hope this helps you some - if you search the forums for "clutch fluid" you'll find the thread i used (with pics)!
my reservoir was almost empty, so i simply wiped the remaining fluid and all the crud out of the clutch master cylinder with clean shop rags, reached up by the clutch pedal and cleaned the (very dirty) pushrod, refilled the reservoir with fluid, and bled it manually until the fluid was totally clean. you'll need to get under the car to bleed the line, and have someone to pump the clutch pedal to get the air out of the line while you're under there. after it was done, it felt almost 100% better, but took a few days to really feel perfect. i've been driving it for a month now without losing any more fluid and the action is perfect and shifting is much easier. hope this helps you some - if you search the forums for "clutch fluid" you'll find the thread i used (with pics)!
