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new clutch not disengaging
Topic Started: Aug 10 2012, 10:48 PM (1,106 Views)
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i need help on something. idk if im not setting the clutch cable up right or somethings gone wrong, but i put a new f1 stage 1 clutch in and a new transmission in but when i got the cable on and push it down i hear wierd almost kind of a clunking noise or somethingand when i try put into gear it doesnt, could have the pressure plate bearing thing comeloose? or what? need some help id hade to take off the tranny again
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Murf 59
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Pics of the what the cable end looks like? A common problem with installing the clutch in our Metros is the throw out bearing hopping off the nose cone during install. Everyone wants to hold onto the TO arm when doing the install. It drops the TO bearing and then you finish your install not know its hopped off. I take it you can not hit any gear? With the engine OFF. Put the trans in gear, then slowly push the clutch pedal to the floor and have someone try to push the car a little. Just to see if its releasing at all. The rattling is probably the TO bearing floating around in there. If so, don't kick your self to hard. We all have done this. If this is the case though, the trans will have to come back out. I use a set of Vise grip welding clamps through the TO cable hole as a handle when I am installing the unit to avoid this.
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Aug 10 2012, 10:48 PM
i need help on something. idk if im not setting the clutch cable up right or somethings gone wrong, but i put a new f1 stage 1 clutch in and a new transmission in but when i got the cable on and push it down i hear wierd almost kind of a clunking noise or somethingand when i try put into gear it doesnt, could have the pressure plate bearing thing comeloose? or what? need some help id hade to take off the tranny again
its wierd tho becuase it did work and i dont know it i set it to tight and then the to bearing came off. but when the engine it running and the cable isnt on i mine the clutch arm with my hand and i can feel it when it touches the pressure plate
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Did it work since you installed the new clutch? If so, it is an adjustment problem. There should be about 1/16" to 1/8" free play between the adjusting nut and the arm.
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Aug 10 2012, 11:47 PM
area50.9
Aug 10 2012, 10:48 PM
i need help on something. idk if im not setting the clutch cable up right or somethings gone wrong, but i put a new f1 stage 1 clutch in and a new transmission in but when i got the cable on and push it down i hear wierd almost kind of a clunking noise or somethingand when i try put into gear it doesnt, could have the pressure plate bearing thing comeloose? or what? need some help id hade to take off the tranny again
its wierd tho becuase it did work and i dont know it i set it to tight and then the to bearing came off. but when the engine it running and the cable isnt on i mine the clutch arm with my hand and i can feel it when it touches the pressure plate
but its wierd tho, it like pops into two different places when its on and i dont really understand
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crankcase


Make sure your bolts are properly tight from transmission to engine.
At least be sure none have come loose.

It's worth a check before you dive in again.
Edited by crankcase, Aug 12 2012, 01:49 AM.
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it goes in but very hard and doesnt stay in
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sphenicie


Just a thought, the throwout bearing can slip off the throwout fork during installation. this would create a situation as you describe.
1) lack of engage/disengage action.
2) clunk

good news would be that it is not expensive, bad news, you would have to split the case to fix it.

let us know, good luck.
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sphenicie


after thought. you should not have to "pull" the gearbox. if you slide it away, maybe tilt down, you might be able to get in there to reinstall.
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thanks everyone, but i just took the tranny off again and somehow the throw out bearing was in pieces just a garbage bearing so i just used my old one and it works fine
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