OK, Ive noticed a clutch problem developing over the past 6 months, so here are my observations. Hopefully someone will have some ideas of what to do next:
About 8 months ago, the clutch started squeaking whenever the pedal is moving. It seems like the throwout bearing is binding on the input shaft. Previous posts on nsxprime indicate this is no cause for alarm.
About 6 months ago, the pedal started developing a "gritty" feeling in addition to the squeaking during its movement. It feels normal when cold, but the grit increases as it warms up. The pedal effort also increases a bit. I also noticed that the pedal appears to transmit a rhythmic vibration if I take out the pedal's slack at highway speeds in 5th.
About 2 months ago, the pedal feels gritty even when the car is cold. The pedal kind of sticks if you put it down 1/2 way and then give it "baby pumps".
About a month ago, I get really annoyed by this and changed clutch fluid, lubed the clutch pedal and ball joint on the slave cylinder. No joy. I also noticed that the clutch creaked REALLY bad when I was under the car (and someone was pumping the pedal). I also noticed that the pedal play is out of spec -- seems more than the 0.28"(?) in the manual.
2 weeks ago, I noticed an increase in pedal effort. The clutch seems to have lost some of its bite when releasing the pedal. Shift effort also seems to have increased, although that might be psychological. It doesnt grind gears yet, but I feel like Im waiting an eternity to shift.
The clutch is relatively new probably ~8K miles on it. If the trend continues, I am afraid of the tranny becoming unshiftable or the master/slave cylinders (or left leg) failing under the increasing load.
At this point, are my only 2 options to either continue driving it as is or to bring it in and have them drop the tranny to apply $0.50 of grease? Is there something else that I missed that should be attended to? Maybe a failing slave cylinder? If indeed its a case of dropping the tranny, how much should I expect to fork out or how many hours of labor does it normally take?
I kind of want to do something to fix this since this is putting a serious damper on the driving experience. Also since this is my daily driver, Im also worried about it failing while Im on the highway. Any suggestions?
About 8 months ago, the clutch started squeaking whenever the pedal is moving. It seems like the throwout bearing is binding on the input shaft. Previous posts on nsxprime indicate this is no cause for alarm.
About 6 months ago, the pedal started developing a "gritty" feeling in addition to the squeaking during its movement. It feels normal when cold, but the grit increases as it warms up. The pedal effort also increases a bit. I also noticed that the pedal appears to transmit a rhythmic vibration if I take out the pedal's slack at highway speeds in 5th.
About 2 months ago, the pedal feels gritty even when the car is cold. The pedal kind of sticks if you put it down 1/2 way and then give it "baby pumps".
About a month ago, I get really annoyed by this and changed clutch fluid, lubed the clutch pedal and ball joint on the slave cylinder. No joy. I also noticed that the clutch creaked REALLY bad when I was under the car (and someone was pumping the pedal). I also noticed that the pedal play is out of spec -- seems more than the 0.28"(?) in the manual.
2 weeks ago, I noticed an increase in pedal effort. The clutch seems to have lost some of its bite when releasing the pedal. Shift effort also seems to have increased, although that might be psychological. It doesnt grind gears yet, but I feel like Im waiting an eternity to shift.
The clutch is relatively new probably ~8K miles on it. If the trend continues, I am afraid of the tranny becoming unshiftable or the master/slave cylinders (or left leg) failing under the increasing load.
At this point, are my only 2 options to either continue driving it as is or to bring it in and have them drop the tranny to apply $0.50 of grease? Is there something else that I missed that should be attended to? Maybe a failing slave cylinder? If indeed its a case of dropping the tranny, how much should I expect to fork out or how many hours of labor does it normally take?
I kind of want to do something to fix this since this is putting a serious damper on the driving experience. Also since this is my daily driver, Im also worried about it failing while Im on the highway. Any suggestions?
