# 1997 Honda Prelude Clutch won't shift on a HOT day

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/1997-honda-prelude-clutch-wont-shift-on-a-hot-day/66724>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** cylinder, honda\
**Created:** [July 30, 2011, 8:04pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1997-honda-prelude-clutch-wont-shift-on-a-hot-day/66724 "2011-07-30T20:04:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![lanedans](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/898d66/32.png) [@lanedans](https://community.cartalk.com/u/lanedans)\
**Post date:** [July 30, 2011, 8:04pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1997-honda-prelude-clutch-wont-shift-on-a-hot-day/66724/1 "2011-07-30T20:04:20Z")

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1997 Honda Prelude Clutch won’t shift on a HOT day. When its hot I can’t shift very easy between gears. However, the clutch is newer and so it works just fine. When its cold its sometimes tough but not as hard at all. Could it be a clutch master cylinder or slave cylinder? Do I need to bleed it?

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**Author:** ![common-sense-answer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/common-sense-answer/32/716_2.png) [@common-sense-answer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/common-sense-answer)\
**Post date:** [July 30, 2011, 9:11pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1997-honda-prelude-clutch-wont-shift-on-a-hot-day/66724/2 "2011-07-30T21:11:55Z")

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**_Yes.  
Yes._**  
CSA