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From: [email protected] (Dennis J. Holt)
Subject: Re: Honda clutch chatter
In article <[email protected]> [email protected] (Doug Zolmer) writes:
>In article <[email protected]>, [email protected] (James Bruder) writes:
>|> anyone else experiencing a similar problem?
>|>
>|> This concerns the clutch on a 92 Honda Accord 5 speed. When the clutch
>|> is first used in the morning, about the first 4 miles of shifting, there
>|> is a significant amount of clutch chatter until things warm up. Then the
>|> clutch shifts smoothly. This chatter started when I moved to the San
>|> Francisco Bay area from a low-humidity environment. The dealer stated
>|> that this is known to happen since Honda changed from an asbestos to
>|> non-asbestos clutch material. No remedy!! Seems that moisture on clutch
>|> surface causes slipping until the moisture evaporates.
>|>
>|> Any comments out there?
>
>The clutch on my '92 Honda Civic EX-V (EX in the U.S.) does this too.
>It's annoying. Now that I think about, it _is_ worse when the humidity is
>high. The dealer also claims there's nothing they can do since the clutch is
>a "self-adjusting hydraulic design". Yeah, right.
>
One of the reasons I sold my '92 Civic VX was the chattery-grabby clutch
although I din't notice it being any worse in humid weather, perhaps because
its always humid around here. I was told by Honda that it has to do with
changing from asbestos to non-asbestos linings, which began around 1990.
Someone could make some good money selling the old-fashion variety if it's
legal to manufacture them these days. My feeling is that since many other
car makers do not have this problem, that it's a poor design or engineering
problem on the part of Honda. Three things to look out for on all Honda
products - clutch chatter, bad brake rotors, and rusty exhaust systems.