Clutch Troubleshooting.

**Hondavirgin** · 06-12-2004 08:01 AM

Hi

Yesterday was driving around and came out of a roundabout and car was hard to get in gear.

Then, moving away from traffic lights or any stop the car shudders when using normal rpm (like 1500/2000) (if i use like 3000, 3500 rpm to move off its fine).

Also, its hard to get it into gear when i'm driving, but when i'm stopped with the clutch in (engine still running) i can run through all the gears no problems.

Any suggestions?

**wlee2** · 06-12-2004 08:07 AM

worn out clutch ? i think i have a problem like that. but it beccomes less noticable after a change of transmision fluid. i had a similar problem before and people tell me my clutch is about to goto the big autoheaven in the sky.

**wynode** · 06-12-2004 08:08 AM

Then, moving away from traffic lights or any stop the car shudders when using normal rpm (like 1500/2000) (if i use like 3000, 3500 rpm to move off its fine).

Is this when getting off the mark? I'd point to either the clutch disk or flywheel that needs resurfacing. I took used to have this problem, but took my clutch out on the weekend and resanded its surface + the flywheel (just with some sandpaper). The problem was fine for around 4 days but is back again.

What gears do you find it hard to get in and also, does it crunch/catch putting it into gear? Often an oil change will help getting into gear.

**Hondavirgin** · 06-12-2004 08:53 AM

yeah, thats when getting off the mark Wynode.

hard to get into all gears, but doesn't catch or crunch or make any noise really besides the normal (i cycled through the gears when in neutral with clutch in and only noise was the normal engagement noises). Its' more a tightness sort of feeling at the opening of the gate.

doesn't make any weird noises at all when driving in gear and pulls like normal.

**wynode** · 06-12-2004 01:38 PM

Try some new gearbox oil that case.

**ECU-MAN** · 06-12-2004 08:30 PM

check your master and slave clutch cylinderz, and the fluid level 1st.

**Hondavirgin** · 07-12-2004 07:50 AM

and how do i do that? levels is cool, every reservoir I could see had plenty in it.

**MR-VTEC** · 22-04-2005 10:34 PM

ok i got this exact same problem, my car is shuddering at idle, it is really hard to get into gear and the clutch engages very close to the floor now. it almost seems as if my clutch isn't workin at all. when my car is not running though i can get through all gears fine. any ideas people?

**tegstar83** · 22-04-2005 11:16 PM

It is definately the clutch especially when ur car shudders like all fk it feels like the car is a big dildo. But yeah go get anew clutch. Also have u burnt the clutch or dropped it at high Rpm??

**MR-VTEC** · 23-04-2005 10:01 AM

ok nah i found out the problem, my slave cylinder was leaking and it ran the fluid dry. i'll just bleed the system and fix the leak and replace the fluid. anybody recommend any certain type of fluid to use? i have a heavy duty clutch. thanks