Clutch Failure?
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It truly sucks, but gets the job done!
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From: Illnoise. WAY downtown, jerky.
the worst is trying to keep a rolling gap on the highway when its rush hour.
people fill in the gap and stop in front of you.
Got it in, though. Level:Expert.
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You and I must have had similar friends lol. We used to come up and bump into each other while driving all the time. We all mostly had shit cars back then so it wasnt really hurting anything, but it was funny as hell.
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I will be sure to do the 1 person bleed once I get everything put back together.
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As a bit of info, and I am not responsible for you messing up your car if you do it wrong. But if in a bad pinch and you cannot disengage the clutch on a manual transmission car .... and HAVE to get the car someone safer, then there is a way.
Shut car off.
If you can point it downhill, that is better
Put car in first gear
Push in clutch
Crank the starter
The car will lurch of course, but it will start and you will be moving
Avoid stopping if you have to or you will need to repeat (If you do stop, pop car into neutral, come to stop, then shut it off again)
you can shift through the gears without disengaging the clutch if you are good driving a manual.
I have driven a car 15 miles this way, half through traffic before.
If you have to stop twice in close proximity, best to let the starter cool before you start it again since you are putting more strain on it.
And as a note, some off road vehicles come with a clutch safety bypass for doing this on hills when offroading, so this is not unheard of.
Shut car off.
If you can point it downhill, that is better
Put car in first gear
Push in clutch
Crank the starter
The car will lurch of course, but it will start and you will be moving
Avoid stopping if you have to or you will need to repeat (If you do stop, pop car into neutral, come to stop, then shut it off again)
you can shift through the gears without disengaging the clutch if you are good driving a manual.
I have driven a car 15 miles this way, half through traffic before.
If you have to stop twice in close proximity, best to let the starter cool before you start it again since you are putting more strain on it.
And as a note, some off road vehicles come with a clutch safety bypass for doing this on hills when offroading, so this is not unheard of.
With the problem I'm having is more of the car not going into gear because the clutch did not feel like it was engaging properly or at all...
BTW, EFFFFFF THAT!! The stress of driving a car like that in rush hour traffic is def #ProStatus. Hahahah!!! I was stressed TFO and straight-up ran a few stop signs getting home as opposed to trying to stop because I didn't trust the car to go back into gear if I disengaged it to stop. LOL!
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Great info to know!
With the problem I'm having is more of the car not going into gear because the clutch did not feel like it was engaging properly or at all...
BTW, EFFFFFF THAT!! The stress of driving a car like that in rush hour traffic is def #ProStatus. Hahahah!!! I was stressed TFO and straight-up ran a few stop signs getting home as opposed to trying to stop because I didn't trust the car to go back into gear if I disengaged it to stop. LOL!
With the problem I'm having is more of the car not going into gear because the clutch did not feel like it was engaging properly or at all...
BTW, EFFFFFF THAT!! The stress of driving a car like that in rush hour traffic is def #ProStatus. Hahahah!!! I was stressed TFO and straight-up ran a few stop signs getting home as opposed to trying to stop because I didn't trust the car to go back into gear if I disengaged it to stop. LOL!
To clarify, your issue is that the clutch is not DIS engaging. It is staying engaged which is why you cannot put it into gear while running. Once you shut it off it should go right into gear. When you depress the clutch pedal, you disengage the clutch, when you release the pedal you engage the clutch. It may sound confusing since you are pressing the pedal (aka "engaging" the pedal). If the hydraulics are not working correctly, when you press the pedal it does not disengage the clutch, which prevents you from putting it into gear while the engine is running.
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Yeah it really is a last ditch backup method
To clarify, your issue is that the clutch is not DIS engaging. It is staying engaged which is why you cannot put it into gear while running. Once you shut it off it should go right into gear. When you depress the clutch pedal, you disengage the clutch, when you release the pedal you engage the clutch. It may sound confusing since you are pressing the pedal (aka "engaging" the pedal). If the hydraulics are not working correctly, when you press the pedal it does not disengage the clutch, which prevents you from putting it into gear while the engine is running.
To clarify, your issue is that the clutch is not DIS engaging. It is staying engaged which is why you cannot put it into gear while running. Once you shut it off it should go right into gear. When you depress the clutch pedal, you disengage the clutch, when you release the pedal you engage the clutch. It may sound confusing since you are pressing the pedal (aka "engaging" the pedal). If the hydraulics are not working correctly, when you press the pedal it does not disengage the clutch, which prevents you from putting it into gear while the engine is running.
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The report is that before the transmission was removed the MC and the Slave had both been replaced, the system had been bled. The release fork was sound and correctly installed. But, the pedal continued to move to the floor with zero resistance. Do the old pressure plate splines have any resistance when you press them? When you pressed on the clutch pedal did the slave push on the fork and move it forward? Seems like a real mystery to me.
Please report back if you ever do figure out what is going on.
Good luck with it.
Please report back if you ever do figure out what is going on.
Good luck with it.