clutch safety switch

1PhatCX · #1 10-25-2004, 11:57 AM

ok, my car likes to crank over once and awhile. but when it doesnt theres nothing there, it sounds like i can hear the main relay click when i try to turn it over but theres nothing. could this be a sign of a worn or faulty clutch switch?? if so, where is it located exactly? (pics would help) and can i just take the wire off it so i can start it without the clutch??

Hybrid1990crx · #2 10-25-2004, 03:38 PM

i think its right down by the clutch pedal.

johnb16a2 · #3 10-25-2004, 10:23 PM

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Originally Posted by 1PhatCX

ok, my car likes to crank over once and awhile. but when it doesnt theres nothing there, it sounds like i can hear the main relay click when i try to turn it over but theres nothing. could this be a sign of a worn or faulty clutch switch?? if so, where is it located exactly? (pics would help) and can i just take the wire off it so i can start it without the clutch??

It could be the switch (at the top of the clutch pedal). Check here

But there might be a bad spot on the commutator in the starter that is causing the non-start. GL

vladlos · #4 10-25-2004, 10:44 PM

hah, i have remote start on my car. i had to bypass the clutch interlock switch. if u feel ur clutch pedal arm all the way up u should see a kind of copper colored kinda ovalish tube (looks like one of those C02 container things). that's where ur wires are connected. there are two wires. if u want u can just bypass it buy soldering or splicing the two wires together and then u wont have to worry about pushing in ur clutch when u start up ur car. however, it is a safety feature incase u were to start ur car up in gear.

1PhatCX · #5 10-26-2004, 11:28 AM

how the fuck would u solder it way up there?!?! i had a hard enough time adjusting it let alone even seeing the wires in there lol. but i did adjust it and it didnt have a problem starting lastnight so i think thats all it was. were gonna hafta wait and see now

2ndb18 · #6 10-26-2004, 12:40 PM

Ya its hella hard to get at. My car doesnt have one but ive seen them. you could unbolt it and bring it down though.

vladlos · #7 10-26-2004, 02:18 PM

yea, its pretty tough to get to. i've heard about people soldering them up there so i just suggested it. maybe these people are like stealth or something. all i did was splice them togethether, put electrical tape over it, and everything was sweet there after.

1PhatCX · #8 10-26-2004, 03:39 PM

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Originally Posted by vladlos

yea, its pretty tough to get to. i've heard about people soldering them up there so i just suggested it. maybe these people are like stealth or something. all i did was splice them togethether, put electrical tape over it, and everything was sweet there after.

yea i might splice em once the sensor goes bad for good lol

JDMHondaFreak · #9 10-26-2004, 07:36 PM

I recently bought my rex, and i dont need to hold in the clutch to start it, is this a serious problem? if so how can i fix it? thanx guyz

V-K · #10 10-26-2004, 07:40 PM

It's not really a problem, as stated before, just make sure your car isn't in gear when you attempt to start it without using the clutch.

88ReX · #11 10-26-2004, 08:44 PM

88 Crx's didnt have the clutch safety switch so what you are experiencing, JDMHondaFreak, is normal for an 88. If your problem reappears, 1PhatCX, I would suggest looking at your starter as someone else already mentioned.

skotman · #12 10-26-2004, 08:54 PM

my 89 DX doesn't have one either.
whether that's how it is, or that's how someone made it, i dunno.

1PhatCX · #13 10-26-2004, 09:58 PM

i have a weird feeling its the switch, it didnt start the first time i tried tonight but i pushed the pedal harder and it went the 2nd time

i'll adjust it a bit more and see what happens then but it hasnt happened as often now since i adjusted it

JDMHondaFreak · #14 10-26-2004, 11:26 PM

yea mines a 89, Thanx 88Rex

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