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i recently bought an 88 civic from an old man and the car is so perfect but i noticed the clutch is extrmely hard to push in.. and it squeeks too... th eclutch was replaced 10k ago before i got the car. do u guys think that the cable may need adjusting? the cable was also replaced at the time of clutch replacement. any ideas pop to mind...any help is appreciated.. thanx

 
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Did 88 civic's have hydraulic or clutch cable? If its hydraulic, I'd say there might be a air leak somewhere in the system. If its a clutch cable, then maybe the cable itself needs adjustment.

You could try this as a starter thing;

Use HoneyGoo(Which I recomend) or WD-40, and spray the spring on the clutch foot pedal and see if that helps..

 
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if it squeeks might also mean the release bearing on the input shaft is seized or bad

 
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clutch cables are harder to push naturally.

 
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ya it sounds normal to me but it could just need a little adjustment if its that hard to push.. could be a bad release bearing. dont be playin with the clutch cylinder on the back of the pedal. not a good idea to be messin with it. you can replace it tho.

 
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it is a cable clutch... i was leaning towards release bearing too... but the sound is coming from inside the car... i am going to try adjusting it and we will see how that goes... when i say its hard to push... i mean really hard... like you need almost two feet hard.

 
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some adjustment or greasing should do it

 
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start with the cable, try adjusting it first, then if that doesn't work then replace the cable..

usually when a clutch is replaced the TOB, pressure plate and clutch..
maybe you are just a little girl and can't press a clutch in lol..
I have a 1992 integrand its easy to press

 
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believe me. its not me being weak. it is extremely hard to push. the throttle cable and all clutch componenets were repalceed when clutch was replaced. i will try to adjust the cable in a couple days when i get time

 
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the throttle cable was replaced? what about the clutch cable?

i'm pretty sure adjusting the clutch cable only adjusts where it grabs. i have 2 DA's and fiddled with both of them and all it did was changed the grab point in the pedal.

 
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sorry i dont know what i was saying....the clutch cable was replaced... not the throttle cable... i will try adjsuting it because the old man who i bought it froms mechanic didnt seem to be knowledgable about the clutch problem... i think i will adjust it....its just so damn cold outside!!!!

 
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i had the same problem too mine was a little two hard i just adjusted it and its was fine after but cable clutch is normal too be a little hard...

 
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finally fixd the problem... the clutch housing was broken near teh firewall causing excessive movement.

 
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you mean the clutch pedal assembly? the clutch itself is nowhere near the firewall.

 
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clutch cable housing...