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[tchannel]

I just put my 86 Civic HB Si on the road about a month ago and noticed right away that the clutch was much more stiff than it used to be. I practically have to stand on the thing to shift....just waiting for the cable fail. I swapped the engine and transmission from a fresh (75k miles) CRX. The clutch worked fine in the other car. What could have happened?

Tim

[Jonno2002]

have you cleaned around the arm thing that sticks out of the gearbox, there might be crap all around it making a sticky and hard to move, maybe the cable has gunk in it, it could be lots of things

[Greg Gauper]

Also check the clutch cable adjustment:

http://www.redpepper...-fsm-chap13/aac

[Davidov]

My clutch pedal always felt like crap in my 86 sedan, I adjusted it, and it was better for a while.
I finally put up the cash for a brand new clutch cable from the Honda dealership parts center, and it was a world of difference.

You could try coating the exposed cable with lithium grease or something.