Clutch ? Options

[need4speed1303]

my clutch feels weird it shifts really low I mean almost to the ground. Also It's hard to get into gear, I was wondering if I need to bleed my clutch AGAIN but I don't know. Does that little rubbur thing HAVE to be on the clutch cylider??

Does it slip? If you keep haivng to bleed the system, then you might have a leak.

The rubber boot is to keep dirt out. It should help prolong the life of the slave.

William

[need4speed1303]

No it doesn't slip it's hard to get into gear. Imagine driving down the road and I downshifted and then I went to go bak into 5th and it was hard as sh*t to get bak in, Also this may make a differance but I noticed my plug on my transmission is gone and I tried to go get another one but I can't find the right size. It's not the same size as the oil pan plug I know that.....Any Ideas

[wortdog]

Woohoo, my DSM field of expertise :wink:

Easiest thing to do is to bleed the system again. If that solves the problem, you have either a leak in the lines, a leaky slave cylinder, or a leaky master cylinder. That little rubber boot will help keep the slave cylinder seal from developing a leak.

The next thing to check is all of the transmission to engine bolts. If more than one of these is loose the transmission will move instead of the clutch pak. To check for transmission movement, position yourself so that you can press the clutch pedal and see the transfer case/transmission at the same time. Could also be a broken bellhousing, eek.

If you haven't adjusted the master cylinder rod out to the max, you can try that also.

Link for clutch adjustment:
http://mywebpages.comcast.net/njdsm2/clutch.html

Another possibility is a worn out clutch pedal assembly, to check for that press the clutch to the floor once and slowly let it up. If you can pull the pedal up by hand quite a bit after it has risen by itself, its worn out. It looks painful to change though.

I'll post again if I think of anything else.

[natedogg]

No it doesn't slip it's hard to get into gear. Imagine driving down the road and I downshifted and then I went to go bak into 5th and it was hard as sh*t to get bak in, Also this may make a differance but I noticed my plug on my transmission is gone and I tried to go get another one but I can't find the right size. It's not the same size as the oil pan plug I know that.....Any Ideas

What do you mean by your transmission plug is gone. You don't mean your drain plug or your oil plug do you!?

The only other idea I can think of is that your clutch pedal needs adjustment. There is a vfaq on this. www.vfaq.com
Basically you can adjust the engagement of your clutch with a bolt attached to a spring down by the clutch pedal. Here's a direct link.

http://mywebpages.comcast.net/njdsm2/clutch.html

[need4speed1303]

If u get under the front of the car and look at the transmission theirs a nut which I have heard is where u put the transmission fluid in at..it's about 17mm I think

You need to get that plug in ASAP! Even if it's the fill plug you can get your fluid sloshing out as well as letting debris into the transmission.
If it's your drain plug, then your transmission is already toast! :evil:

Anyway, there is a real easy fix for low pedal engagement if non ov the other ideas work. This is also assuming that you don't have a leak either.

You can replace the slave cylinder push rod with a longer replacement. You can easily make this replacement by finding a long bolt of roughly the same diameter. Cut the head off the bolt. Round both end of the new shaft after you have come up with a slightly longer length. (1/4" to about 1/2" in length should be adequate.) Start long and grind it down as needed to place your pedal comfortably. Obviously you will then losen up the slave cylinder and switch out the push rod.

Good luck.

Marcus
awd4kicks

Please disregard my punk-a$$ spelling errors and note that the 1/4"-1/2" length I refered to should be additional to your eisting push rod length.

Marcus
awd4kicks

[natedogg]

If u get under the front of the car and look at the transmission theirs a nut which I have heard is where u put the transmission fluid in at..it's about 17mm I think

Sounds like the fill plug. I wouldn't drive the car until you get that plug in there. There's plenty of potential to destroy your transmission with no fill plug.