Thread: Clutch issue??

Hey guys, driving the b13 yesterday and heard a wierd noise my trans/clutch was making. first gear started to get hard to go into. All other gears go in fine, just going into first at a stop is what the problem is. The noise it was making went away, but the problem still persists. I checked the linkage this morning, and it felt kind of loose so I tightened it up. Tho im not sure if the linkage should be stiff or should it have slack in it, because my linkage u could literally move it around. Is this right or normal? Ive been reading on past threads that this could be a common issue, also the throwout bearing, or a bad spring in the disc.

I also put in a new 6puck sprung disc when I did my Ve swap which was about 2k miles ago. I didnt change out beatings or clips, tho the original owner of the cae said the clutch had been recently changed with nissan parts, which was true. Oem pressure plate and clutch looked new. I also did replace the flywheel with a 12lb flywheel.


I want to cover all the easy things first before I take down the trans. If u can lead me into the right direction or possibly share an old thread with pix on how the linkage should look, id greatly appreciate it..

Take down the trans.

I'm not sure about the "weird noise" part, but trouble shifting into first at a stop probably means that the clutch is not fully disengaging when the pedal is depressed. Does it crunch when you try to put in reverse as well?

The shift mechanism (Nissan calls it the control rod) moves freely underneath the car. You don't want to tighten that little nut where the linkage connects to the tranny so much so as to bind the linkage - the torque spec is 10-13 foot pounds.

Either your clutch has gotten out of adjustment, which can be associated with a stretching cable, or something has gone wrong with the throw-out bearing and associated parts, the disc, pressure plate, or flywheel. To inspect these parts, of course, you need to pull the tranny.

I am having a similar issue with a new clutch and just pulled my tranny yesterday. I do not yet see an obvious issue. Good luck with your situation.

Bill

Thanks Bill, i will check again with buddies here to see if the linkage is properly adjusted. If not i will have to pull the trans, and see what the problem is..

The weird thing about this issue is that it doesn't happen "all the time". This morning, while i was pulling it out of the drive way, clutch wen't in smooth, reverse also went in with ease.. Put it in first, with no problem. Then i was going to move it up my drive way again and gave me a little fight, not like yesterday tho, to get it into first gear and up the drive way.!

what type of clutch

you're not going to know anything definitive until you take the trans off and see what's going on in there. The issue will likely be obvious once you look in there, as opposed to the guessing you'll get here. Take the transmission off and inspect everything and you'll likely have your answer. It's 99.99% a clutch-related issue, but what it is exactly could be talked about and hypothesized for ages.