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1slowdsm
12-18-2008, 01:26 PM
It's been a little over a year and I have the same clutch issue, ugh. That makes it 3yrs in a row that I've had a clutch problem...haha. I hate my car :)

As of the last time I drove it -> after doing a couple 3rd gear pulls against AllYouCanEat Talon, my clutch pedal lost it's normal resistance and wouldnt go into gear while the car is moving. Once the car is completely stopped it'll go into any gear like it normally would. I can put the car in first gear and start the car up and imediately drive in first gear only (not the best way I'd like to drive). So the transmission is still ok.

These are the symptoms of what happened last summer with my 2100 clutch kit, so my guess is that it's the same problem; my clutch disk is busted. So my question is...If this is the same problem is there any explanation for two broken discs within a year? I can just replace the disk and resurface the flywheel and problem solved? Or is there more that Im not aware of. Slave/mater cylinder seem ok.

The thing is I havent been hard on my car as bad as when I first had it and within the past couple years and I've gone through two clutches, the most ever. Maybe Im being too nice and my car doesnt like it :S (just a thought, hahaha)

green hornet
12-18-2008, 01:46 PM
make sure every thing is torqued right, with the new disc, also did you replace the TOB? maybe a bent clutch fork, i had alot of the same problems you are having with my FWD! i never found out what the problem was, after 2 trannys i scraped the dam thing and went to a 2g lol, i say check every little thing maybe you are geting air in your system? just a thought

iceminion
12-18-2008, 02:22 PM
while the transmission is off this time, you may want to file down all the rough edges on the synchro teeth, years of grinding actually wears the synchros incorrectly....so even if you re-assemble everything properly, it still might not work.

Check the tolerences on everything too, transmissions are (somewhat) easy

JET
12-18-2008, 02:48 PM
Your clutch disk is dragging. I would check the slave and master cylinders to see if they are leaking. The master will leak above the gas pedal on the inside of the car and the slave will leak from itself. I would also try bleeding the system if neither of those appear to be leaking.

1slowdsm
12-18-2008, 07:09 PM
i never found out what the problem was, after 2 trannys i scraped the dam thing and went to a 2g

Im was on the edge of selling my car too, but I have to get my insurance money from when some kid ran a stop sign and caused us to collide. So Im gonna fix up my car for now and get something in the spring/summer. Maybe an Evo? lol. jk. That would be awesome. I'd like to stick with an awd, preferably a Mitsu.

Buuut. I'll for sure check the slave and master just incase there is a leak. I hope it's just one of those. I know the master cylinder has been leaking over the past few years, but the leak seemed so small I just left it.
The TOB was changed last year with the new clutch kit, so i dont think it has a reason to break unless its one of 'those times' with bad luck and such.

But thanks for the info. I'll hopefully get my car up and running again before the break is over.

1slowdsm
12-21-2008, 11:08 AM
Just checked the slave and master and they seem to be fine. No major leaking and the slave moves about an inch when clutch pedal is pressed. I read somewhere that you do a visual inspection of the clutch from a covered hole on the tranny, right? Or is it just the hole where the fork and slave meet?

1slowdsm
01-12-2009, 09:02 AM
Ok. hopefully this will be the last time I'll have to post about some transmission issue.

Well last week I got a working tranny in my car and all gears worked fine, just a bit rough and downshifting to 2nd and 1st at a stop is a bit tricky and rough at times. Reverse worked fine, but this morning when I was heading to school I couldnt reverse, so I was hoping maybe it was too cold so I drive to school anyway and at every stoplight I try going into reverse and it wont go in now. Reverse has been good all week, but now it just wont go in.
I've searched on here and came up with only adjusting the cables and clutch pedal, but still dont know why it would suddenly not work. All gears work and clutch engagement on the pedal isnt near the floor at all, so adjusting it doesnt seem like it would help.
Any ideas I can try once I get out of school?