Hey man,

Ive got 2 accords, a 94 and a 95. Both Manual and identical....

My 95 has 144K miles on it and went through all this before. Now my 94 with 95K is doing the same thing.... Here is what I think you've got...

The problems are unrelated. The bigger prob is that you are losing DOT 3 in your clutch resivoir... that means your master cylinder is prolly leaking. Get down and look up at where the shaft from the pedal enters the cylinder (on the fire wall) and see if it's wet. What typicially happens is the cylinder gets crap in the ends and when you bottom the clutch pedal in, that crap gets into the seal and ruins it. If its leaking (both mine did) then you need to get the master cylinder replaced. Do it sooner than later, DOT 3 is nasty stuff which can eat through paint, carpet, etc....

The jerking prob is moisture on the clutch disk... not a damn thing you can do about it, except power through your clutch-out a little bit more, as you say you are. I'm told its a stock clutch thing thats well known. My 145K mile did it for a year or so, and then lasted 3 more and then finally wore out. The 95K car is jerking out of 1st in the morning now too....


Hope this helps....

Sean
Ramstein Air Base, Germany

1994 LX
1995 LX
2003 BMW 525i
2003 HD Sportster