The car is acting funny when shifting now....

[Auraraptor]

I just went and drove my baby and she is now doing the following:

I hear the gear grinding sound when I shift from gear to gear; even though i pressed the clutch in. I thought it was me not pusing enough but it happens anyway if i push it in all the way, wait a sec, and then shift. It happens to a lesser degreein higher gears.

I contionued to hear it when the engine was warm.


It was chilly 50-60F outside, with moderate humidity.

Any thoughts? please help...again.

[This message has been edited by Auraraptor (edited 31 October 2002).]

[This message has been edited by Auraraptor (edited 31 October 2002).]

 

[Larry Bastanza]

Aurorapter,

I went back to your previous post. What was the result of your "stalling" of close the stalling issue??

I ask because what you describe above sounds like the clutch not disengaging fully. Now if this is true, it may have started not disengaging and it just seemed to slow the engine down on throttle lift, when in nuetral, and now it is worse and is making the gears grind.

To test this start the engine in nuteral. Depress the clutch and go into gear, if it grinds, then shut the engine and repeat putting it into gear, no grind?? If so, your clutch is not disengaging completely.

This can be a few things:

1. bad clutch
2. bad clutch master cylinder
3. bad slave cylinder

Check your clutch fluid level (little reservior next the the brake MC) in the clutch master cylinder. If it is low, then check by your clutch pedal (by your feet) and look for wetness on the floor under the mat.

Then go to the back (ubder the car) and check the slave cylinder mounted on the trans just to the left of the starter motor.

If all is dry I suspect you have a clutch problem.

HTH,
LarryB

 

[Auraraptor]

the lat problem is still there, in fact i was going to get to take her to another place tomorrow to do some more leak hunting. thnks for all of ur help;

btw guess what? an old lady backed into me in my nsx! to top it off she claims that she didnt hit the car and even said that I possibly planted the car as a trap to get $ from her! WTF!!! bad day

 

[sjs]

Originally posted by Larry Bastanza:
Aurorapter,

...
This can be a few things:

1. bad clutch
2. bad clutch master cylinder
3. bad slave cylinder

... or possibly:

4. very old hydrated fluid - flush it
5. air in the line - bleed/flush

Hard to guess which, but simple enough to prove.

 

[Gokwi]

all I can say man, is your need a tune up ASAP, and get all that checked out ASAP, and do a diagnosis to make sure.. everything is ok

 

[Larry Bastanza]

Steve,

Good points 4 & 5

. I would go after this first since it is easy and inexpensive as Steve mentions.

With that in mind, How does the clutch pedal feel? Firm, mussy, normal? That would tell alot about 4 & 5.

LarryB

[This message has been edited by Larry Bastanza (edited 01 November 2002).]