Clutch issues :(
Racer
Joined: Apr 2001
Posts: 403
Likes: 4
From: Christiana TN
I dont know if this is the same problem...but
I dont know if this is the same problem...but when I start from a dead stop I get a slight grinding noise. When I idle with the clutch in its OK, but when I apply the gas and let out the clutch I get the grinding. Th clutch doesnt seem to go down further, I just get the terrible noise. I dont think I can handle the bleeding thing....any suggestions?
My situation doesnt sound as bad as the earlier posts, but I dont want it to get too bad.
Thanks
My situation doesnt sound as bad as the earlier posts, but I dont want it to get too bad.
Thanks
Melting Slicks
Joined: Aug 2006
Posts: 2,167
Likes: 11
From: Powell TN
Cruise-In VIII Veteran
I dont know if this is the same problem...but when I start from a dead stop I get a slight grinding noise. When I idle with the clutch in its OK, but when I apply the gas and let out the clutch I get the grinding. Th clutch doesnt seem to go down further, I just get the terrible noise. I dont think I can handle the bleeding thing....any suggestions?
My situation doesnt sound as bad as the earlier posts, but I dont want it to get too bad.
Thanks
My situation doesnt sound as bad as the earlier posts, but I dont want it to get too bad.
Thanks
Racer
Joined: Apr 2001
Posts: 403
Likes: 4
From: Christiana TN
Le Mans Master
Joined: Feb 2006
Posts: 5,267
Likes: 40
From: Phoenix AZ
I dont know if this is the same problem...but when I start from a dead stop I get a slight grinding noise. When I idle with the clutch in its OK, but when I apply the gas and let out the clutch I get the grinding. Th clutch doesnt seem to go down further, I just get the terrible noise. I dont think I can handle the bleeding thing....any suggestions?
My situation doesnt sound as bad as the earlier posts, but I dont want it to get too bad.
Thanks
My situation doesnt sound as bad as the earlier posts, but I dont want it to get too bad.
Thanks
Thread Starter
Race Director
Joined: Feb 2006
Posts: 10,336
Likes: 14
From: Bellville OH
St. Jude Donor '06
Napa just called Slave is KIA squirting clutch fluid in the bell housing, I hope it hasn't ruined the friction plate of the clutch, dealer qouted be 491 to fix the cam sensor, Napa 111 bucks. Dealer 1300 in labor for a new rear main, napa is about 610 in labor to replace the slave. 1100 bill total 
This Sunday I will align the shifter.
This Sunday I will align the shifter.
Racer
Joined: Apr 2001
Posts: 403
Likes: 4
From: Christiana TN
Just got back from the shop.....its a bad slave cylinder and clutch is gone...Ouch! He said the needle bearing let go and the input shaft was rattling making the terrible noise
Does anyone know if the slave cylinder bearing should be loose on the input shaft? The Tech told me he had to use emory cloth to rempove scratches on the input shaft and the bearing is loose, he said if I didnt get a new shaft(tranny) he couldnt guarantee the slave cylinder/bearing wount fail again soon. I think its BS beacuuse he just used emory cloth and not machined the shaft, they we scratches, not gouges
watchathink?
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