So on my 2002 Honda Accord stickshift 4 cylinder I have a creaking noise when I depress the clutch pedal. I think the noise is coming from inside the the squared off boot after the clutch slave cylinder. I assume the clutch release fork needs some grease. Can anybody help me with how you lubricate the clutch release fork? I assume that it is inside the boot and the clutch/transmission housing.
I just broke 260,000 KM and I intend to take my little baby to 300,000 Km on a shoestring. I expect the clutch and clutch release fork will last to 300 K but the noise is annoying.
I read on the web to go under the car to get at the clutch release fork but the slave cylinder and boot over the transmission/clutch housing is on the upper side and would logically be accessible from above.
Thanks for any help

 

Cross your fingers & hope it's the easy thing. On the outer end of the release lever, the slave cylinder pushes into a ball/socket arrangement. Put some grease there.

There's another ball/socket that acts like a pivot for the release lever. You might be able to get some grease on that with a mirror and long nozzle (like a hypodermic needle) on the grease gun. But be careful you don't get grease all over in there because grease on the clutch itself would be bad.

 

So I take off the boot and apply the grease...... any type of grease or a special kind?
And thank you very much for responding.

 

I think the type you would use in a ball-joint would be fine, this is much much lower loading than a suspension balljoint.

 

I read somewhere (talking about a civic) that you are supposed to use high temperature grease. That's why I was asking.

 

Yes, but that outer ball/socket isn't really hot operating temperature. If you have to buy grease anyway, it might as well be high-temperature, but I don't think it's out-of-the-ordinary compared to what you can buy at AutoZone-type places.

 

Thanks tons for the info. Gonna get greasy this weekend.....just hope the clutch isn't as well.

 

You may want to put a bit of anti-seize on the end of the slave cylinder piston. That is a very quick fix and should stop the creaking noise. This tip was in an ericthecarguy video on YouTube talking about replacing clutch hydraulics.