Nismo280zEd Posted March 23, 2003 Share Posted March 23, 2003 Ok, I droped my tranny about a 2 weeks ago now. the clutch had about 1/2" of pad on it everything looked good. then this week sometimes it will lock me out of reverse and first. checked the fluid it's fine, so tonight, i had to accelerate pretty hard to get on the feeder after eating at a restraunt. And it locked me out of all the gears till i slowed down to about 30 the it let me in 3rd. Then the pedal felt funny.. shifted to fourth, no grinding at all.. then the pedal went soft when i put it in nuetral, coasted into a nearby gas station, nothing dripping, fluid level fine, but noises coming from where the clutch is. Like random squealing noises. The car sits there running while i try to find a clue as to what happend. NOthing so i figure ok i'm gonna put it in gear and try to drive home. Goes into first w/ a clunk no grind but a "clunk" noise pedal feels a little stiffer now. drive home w/ no problems shifting what so ever. Just "shimmied" a little and made a funky noise when driving in gear. Got home looked w/ a flashlight for a clue. Nothing at all. I've never had a clutch go out on me but common sense tells me something isn't right when you put a little pressure on the clutch and you can feel pulsating vibrations through the pedal. If the clutch is going... how come it shifts fine? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Z-TARD Posted March 23, 2003 Share Posted March 23, 2003 Do you still have the original engine/tranny? Mine did something similar to me about a year ago. I could still get into the gears, but wasnt getting any power to the wheels. The slave cylinder was over extending and locking open. It would only do it occasionally, so it was a pain in the ass to track down. Hope this helps. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nismo280zEd Posted March 24, 2003 Author Share Posted March 24, 2003 it's relatively new about 3 months old.. but i'll check it out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nismo280zEd Posted March 26, 2003 Author Share Posted March 26, 2003 I think it's the clutch disk. i think a piece of it broke off in the housing. After all that clutch is 17 years old. Centerforce makes a great clutch to take a beating for that many years. got a new Centerforce 2 to replace it on it's way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guycali Posted March 26, 2003 Share Posted March 26, 2003 Could be the release bearing? Just finished replacing the entire clutch system in my Z. The release bearing completely disintegrated and the ball bearings were sitting on the bottom of the clutch housing. You may need to open it up to know for sure what's wrong with yours. My $0.02, -Guycali Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nismo280zEd Posted March 28, 2003 Author Share Posted March 28, 2003 ok the clutch came in today.. earlier than i had excpected so i'll start work saturday on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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