I give up...

[carltalon]

That pressure plate doesnt look new. It looks like some thing was hitting againt it. its hard to tell from the pics but it looks like something was hitting the flywheel too. I agree with M/// guy replace it all and be done with it.

[Matt D.]

That pressure plate is sure beat to hell. The one I just took off my car supposedly only had a few thousand miles on it (maybe 10,000+ as far as I know) and aside from the dust it was shiny. Yours looks like it was tossed around the garage a few hours before hand.

[Nash]

From the looks of the pictures it looks like the PP fingers are flat. They should be bent out away from the clutch disk.

[tpunx99GSX]

It was the throw out bearing. we got it all together tonight, i was able to put it in gear and press the break without it killing and no noise. but then all of the sudden it started vibrating really badly, so i pulled it in. looked under the car at the flywheel and was gonna have my buddy start it, but then when he got in the car i watched the flywheel move a little, instantly i realised that i didnt double check the bolts after putting the mounts in, so tomorrow im gonna retighten the bolts and that should fix the problem.

[npaulseth]

Horah

[Kracka]

press the break .
"BRAKE"

Glad you got it fixed, hopefully all is well once you get it back on the road!

[s1ngletracker]

sweet. good to hear. Your fork looks fine by the way.

[Onefast99gsx]

I'd still check the position of the clutch fork. If it's still more towards the passenger side, then it could mean the TOB is constantly riding on the PP. If so, this can cause premature wear.

I agree with the others above. The PP does look like it has seen better days. By the way, the fingers of the PP flatten out as it's tightened to the flywheel. When it's off is generally the only time you'll see them at the angle.

[tpunx99GSX]

Can someone with a GST please go out and take a picture of the lower rear bolt that goes from the engine to the transmission. On my car the Inspection cover is missing, and there is a bolt that goes from the engine to the transmission right above the drive shafts. Im not sure if there is supposed to be a gap there or not. I first thought there was supposed to be one, so i put the bolt in and tighened it with a spacer between the engine and tranny, but it kept wiggleing out for some reason. After tightening that bolt 4 times i decided i would just skip the spacer and tighten it as much as possible. now it doesnt come out but im not sure if there was supposed to be a gap there for lining everything up.
Can someone please go out, jack up their car and take a picture of the bolt right above where the drive shafts come into the tranny so i can compare? Thank you.
Tom

[EclipseGST]

There is not suppose to be any gaps between the tranny and engine block besides the starter plate. They all squeeze together.