Clutch question on 87 Prelude
 

The clutch pedal is very stiff or hard to press down. Makes it hard to
change gears fast, or even shift smoothly. What could be causing this? The
clutch doesn't slip or anything, its just 'slow'. I really need to fix this
as it's driving me nuts.


Thanks,
Matt

Re: Clutch question on 87 Prelude
 

Probably a bad clutch cable. Get it changed soon. When they get like
that, they usually brake.

Re: Clutch question on 87 Prelude
 

Probably a bad clutch cable. Get it changed soon. When they get like
that, they usually brake.

Re: Clutch question on 87 Prelude
 

Probably a bad clutch cable. Get it changed soon. When they get like
that, they usually brake.

Re: Clutch question on 87 Prelude
 

William Burke wrote:
>
> Probably a bad clutch cable. Get it changed soon. When they get like
> that, they usually brake.

Agreed, often times the clutch cable saws through the housing at the end of the
cable near the adjuster nut. Not only can this make the peddle stiff to
operate, but it can also cause the clutch to hang up. Another common problem
with older Hondas is that some of the spot welds in the pedal cluster would come
apart. This allows the pedal cluster to flex rather than transfer the pedal
pressure to the clutch cable.

Eric

Re: Clutch question on 87 Prelude
 

William Burke wrote:
>
> Probably a bad clutch cable. Get it changed soon. When they get like
> that, they usually brake.

Agreed, often times the clutch cable saws through the housing at the end of the
cable near the adjuster nut. Not only can this make the peddle stiff to
operate, but it can also cause the clutch to hang up. Another common problem
with older Hondas is that some of the spot welds in the pedal cluster would come
apart. This allows the pedal cluster to flex rather than transfer the pedal
pressure to the clutch cable.

Eric

Re: Clutch question on 87 Prelude
 

William Burke wrote:
>
> Probably a bad clutch cable. Get it changed soon. When they get like
> that, they usually brake.

Agreed, often times the clutch cable saws through the housing at the end of the
cable near the adjuster nut. Not only can this make the peddle stiff to
operate, but it can also cause the clutch to hang up. Another common problem
with older Hondas is that some of the spot welds in the pedal cluster would come
apart. This allows the pedal cluster to flex rather than transfer the pedal
pressure to the clutch cable.

Eric

Re: Clutch question on 87 Prelude
 

How hard is it to replace a clutch cable?


Matt


"Eric" <say.no@spam.now> wrote in message news:3F715415.7C3E1C8F@spam.now...
> William Burke wrote:
> >
> > Probably a bad clutch cable. Get it changed soon. When they get like
> > that, they usually brake.
>
> Agreed, often times the clutch cable saws through the housing at the end
of the
> cable near the adjuster nut. Not only can this make the peddle stiff to
> operate, but it can also cause the clutch to hang up. Another common
problem
> with older Hondas is that some of the spot welds in the pedal cluster
would come
> apart. This allows the pedal cluster to flex rather than transfer the
pedal
> pressure to the clutch cable.
>
> Eric

Re: Clutch question on 87 Prelude
 

How hard is it to replace a clutch cable?


Matt


"Eric" <say.no@spam.now> wrote in message news:3F715415.7C3E1C8F@spam.now...
> William Burke wrote:
> >
> > Probably a bad clutch cable. Get it changed soon. When they get like
> > that, they usually brake.
>
> Agreed, often times the clutch cable saws through the housing at the end
of the
> cable near the adjuster nut. Not only can this make the peddle stiff to
> operate, but it can also cause the clutch to hang up. Another common
problem
> with older Hondas is that some of the spot welds in the pedal cluster
would come
> apart. This allows the pedal cluster to flex rather than transfer the
pedal
> pressure to the clutch cable.
>
> Eric

Re: Clutch question on 87 Prelude
 

How hard is it to replace a clutch cable?


Matt


"Eric" <say.no@spam.now> wrote in message news:3F715415.7C3E1C8F@spam.now...
> William Burke wrote:
> >
> > Probably a bad clutch cable. Get it changed soon. When they get like
> > that, they usually brake.
>
> Agreed, often times the clutch cable saws through the housing at the end
of the
> cable near the adjuster nut. Not only can this make the peddle stiff to
> operate, but it can also cause the clutch to hang up. Another common
problem
> with older Hondas is that some of the spot welds in the pedal cluster
would come
> apart. This allows the pedal cluster to flex rather than transfer the
pedal
> pressure to the clutch cable.
>
> Eric

Re: Clutch question on 87 Prelude
 

Matt wrote:
>
> How hard is it to replace a clutch cable?

On the Rockwell scale? bob

Re: Clutch question on 87 Prelude
 

Matt wrote:
>
> How hard is it to replace a clutch cable?

On the Rockwell scale? bob

Re: Clutch question on 87 Prelude
 

Matt wrote:
>
> How hard is it to replace a clutch cable?

On the Rockwell scale? bob

Re: Clutch question on 87 Prelude
 

On the Shore scale.

"N.E.Ohio Bob" <rgstroud@neo.rr.com> wrote in message
news:3F71C2D1.D41BB6F2@neo.rr.com...
>
>
> Matt wrote:
> >
> > How hard is it to replace a clutch cable?
>
> On the Rockwell scale? bob

Re: Clutch question on 87 Prelude
 

On the Shore scale.

"N.E.Ohio Bob" <rgstroud@neo.rr.com> wrote in message
news:3F71C2D1.D41BB6F2@neo.rr.com...
>
>
> Matt wrote:
> >
> > How hard is it to replace a clutch cable?
>
> On the Rockwell scale? bob