I have a 92' civic DX. When i woke up today, i went downtown and got something to eat, car was running perfectly fine as usual. I went home, then drove to the school to pick my GF up, my car was still running perfectly fine. after i picked her up, i left the school and like a mile down the road i noticed it was'nt shifting right. It was really hard to get it to go into gear, like i had to push pretty hard to get it to. I figured i would be able to make it home and have a look at it. I made it like another 2 miles, and it just refused to shift at all, so i pulled over to the side of the road, turned off my car, and checked my oil, it was fine, started my car up and tried to put it into first gear, it would NOT go. let off the clutch, pushed it back in, and tryed again, it went into gear this time but it was hard, i tryed to go, but it just wouldnt go, it would jump a little bit every couple seconds, but other than that, nothing. My car is down at the gas station, waiting to be towed by my dad back to my house. probem is i dont know what is wrong/how much it will be to fix/ how much time it will take. does anyone have any idea what it could be? i would love any help so i have an idea what im gonna have to to. thanks in advance

 

sounds like your clutch is gone or something in the clutch assembly like the slave cylinder or something

 

when was the last time you checked your tranny fluid?? you could be out...
your clutch could have gone as well. do you dogg your car or get on it from time to time? "the harder you are on your car, the harder it is on your wallet."

 

It's a hydraulic problem.

Your clutch is not fully disengaging. I bet 90% chance it's your clutch master cylinder. You probably have air in the lines now making things worse. If you shut your car off, and can easily go through the gears with or without the clutch pushed in, then that's your problem. Check for hydraulic fluid on the slave, and inside the car at the firewall where the clutch actuator rod goes through the firewall. If you see any syrupy looking fluid at either location, change the part that's leaking. If you don't, check all the lines, make sure the clutch reservoir is full, and try to bleed it out.

There is nothing wrong with your clutch or transmission. Fix your hydraulics and everything will be back to normal.

 

what should he do bleed the sistem and start fresh??

 

1. Fix the hydraulic leak
2. Top off the reservior.
3. Person #1: Mash the clutch pedal to the floor and hold it.
4. get person # 2 to crack open the bleeder valve on the slave to release the pressure.
5. Tighten the bleeder valve.
6. Release the clutch pedal.
7. Repeat steps 2-6 until fluid runs clear, pedal feels good, and no more air comes out.

If you wind up replacing the master cylinder, bench bleed it. There will be instructions for this included with your part.

 

thanks for all the help guys.

 

I had the EXACT same problem like 2 months ago, EXACTLY the same problem. One of the plates under the springs on the friction disc broke off so it it wasn't like an even clamp I'm guessing. I put in a new clutch and flywheel and the problem is completely gone.

 

Ummmm... guess what happened to me this am? I need to post pics of this because nobody will believe me without them... After replacing my leaky clutch master cylinder yesterday and bleeding it... I drove home & everything was fine. But this morning while driving to work, my whole clutch pedal assembly broke in half. It's lying on my desk next to me. My car's at the shop thanks to a flatbed.

Needless to say, other things than hydraulic issues can cause the same problem you're having. I fired a spring out of the clutch disc that's in it now. It chattered for about 50 miles afterwards, but still works fine so I haven't bothered replacing it. The clutch linkage can wear out causing the tolerances for the throw on the master cylinder to be off, and just a fraction of an inch there can make a big difference on the clutch's operation.

Broken clutch forks can also cause this if only one side of it breaks. Seen that happen on a couple Galant VR-4's. Maybe I was wrong with the 90% chance estimate.

 

haha, thats crazy Jafro. So, what exactly do you think it is, and more importantly how much will it cost and how long will it take to do? thanks for all the help so far guys.