 Clutch has been acting up. Sometimes it doesnt work |
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 May 29, 2011 - 8:13 PM
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Enthusiast  Joined Jun 4, '10 From Jax Beach, FL Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%)  |
I dont know if this has anything to do with the sudden problem, but I never had a problem with my clutch before. My car is at 190k. Last week I changed the tranny fluid because of rough shifting and occasional grinding. It fixed everything now my tranny shifts are all smooth. NIght and day difference. But today I ran into a new problem. I parked, got into my car started it pressed down on the clutch and the clutch wouldnt disengage because it wouldnt let me shift into any gears...so I turned of the car shifted into gear and it worked from there on. Again..later today I stopped at a light pressed down on the clutch and it wouldnt let me shift so I turned the car off then shifted and started it back up and it worked fine. What seems to be causing this problem?
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May 29, 2011 - 8:26 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined May 10, '10 From MA Currently Offline Reputation: 37 (100%) |
could be the throw out bearing, is there any chattering noise when your are idling?
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May 29, 2011 - 10:44 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Jun 4, '10 From Jax Beach, FL Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
Nope, not that I call tell
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May 30, 2011 - 1:09 AM
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 Enthusiast Joined Mar 15, '07 From Tennessee Currently Offline Reputation: 52 (100%) |
slave cylynder? maybe? when was the last time you did change the clutch?
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Jun 1, 2011 - 3:50 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Jun 4, '10 From Jax Beach, FL Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
Well, I have only had the car for the last 15k....so to my knowledge the clutch has never been changed. It doesnt seem like there is a problem with the clutch except with it no disengaging. This problem started a week after I changed the tranny fluid so I wonder if there is a relation.
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Jun 1, 2011 - 5:22 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Dec 8, '03 From Lancaster CA Currently Offline Reputation: 6 (100%) |
sounds like one of the springs on the disk broke, its not the TO bearing. its possible its the slave but all you have to do to confirm is push on the clutch and have someone else watch the slave push the forks.
-------------------- 2001 Celica GT-S Turbo
1997 Supra TT 6speed 1997 Celica 3MZ/1MZ swap 1990 Celica All-Trac |
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Jun 1, 2011 - 7:32 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Jun 4, '10 From Jax Beach, FL Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
You mean one of the clutch springs? It just might be. I had someone press on the clutch and I can hear a squeaky noise coming from the clutch area. The clutch works most of the time...its just occasionally it acts up. I guess its fine until another spring breaks. I guess I am looking at a new clutch pretty soon?
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Jun 1, 2011 - 9:14 PM
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Enthusiast Joined May 10, '10 From MA Currently Offline Reputation: 37 (100%) |
not something you want to wait on replacing because it could just go altogether at any time...
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Jun 1, 2011 - 11:55 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Dec 15, '02 From Tasmania(Australia) Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
Get the master cylinder rebuild.
-------------------- ST205 Group A Rallye GT-Four, #61 of 77............600hp GT3582r
GRX133 Toyota Mark X 350s  |
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Jun 2, 2011 - 12:43 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Dec 8, '03 From Lancaster CA Currently Offline Reputation: 6 (100%) |
i doubt its the master cylinder
-------------------- 2001 Celica GT-S Turbo
1997 Supra TT 6speed 1997 Celica 3MZ/1MZ swap 1990 Celica All-Trac |
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Jun 2, 2011 - 2:31 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Dec 15, '02 From Tasmania(Australia) Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
intermittent fault, i doubt its mechanical (such as a pressure plate finger, clutch fork, throw out bearing etc)
Look at the hydraulics first. Had a similar issue on a mates 184 i was fixing, seals in the master cylinder was the issue. Get someone to depress the clutch and you watch how much travel there is in the clutch fork, take note. Then when it plays up do the same thing, see if the travel is equal or less. This post has been edited by Cuts_the_Pilot: Jun 2, 2011 - 2:33 AM -------------------- ST205 Group A Rallye GT-Four, #61 of 77............600hp GT3582r
GRX133 Toyota Mark X 350s |
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Jun 2, 2011 - 9:08 AM
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 Enthusiast Joined Aug 4, '06 From Chicagoland Currently Offline Reputation: 9 (100%) |
That's not entirely true.
In December, I was on my way to my graduation ceremony when a similar situation happened to me. I tried to push in the clutch and it felt like I was trying to stand on a leafspring. It would work intermittently, but I had to shut the car off to put it into gear then start the car in gear. When I got the motor out, this is what I found.   Those pieces of the plastic bushings were getting caught behind the pressure plate springs, causing the pedal to feel very stiff. Replaced the clutch and haven't had the issue since. -------------------- ~bloodMoney
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Jun 2, 2011 - 4:15 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Jun 4, '10 From Jax Beach, FL Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
The clutch doesn't get stiff. it will just stop letting me shift. today for example I was in traffic shifting to second gear and the shifted wouldn't go into second gear. I had to shut off the car, come to a complete stop then shift. the clutch does seem to squeak now when I press down on it...doesn't seem like its the slave cylinder. any other ideas
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Jun 2, 2011 - 7:38 PM
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Enthusiast Joined May 10, '10 From MA Currently Offline Reputation: 37 (100%) |
I would believe if it squeaks, then it is something mechanically because it shouldn't squeak at all.
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Jun 2, 2011 - 8:29 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Dec 15, '02 From Tasmania(Australia) Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
ahh well if there is squeeking then its possible its mechanical.
This post has been edited by Cuts_the_Pilot: Jun 3, 2011 - 3:30 AM -------------------- ST205 Group A Rallye GT-Four, #61 of 77............600hp GT3582r
GRX133 Toyota Mark X 350s |
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Jun 3, 2011 - 2:38 AM
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 Enthusiast Joined Feb 11, '08 From Auckland, New Zealand Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
my clutch squeeks too when you press the pedal in and when u let it out.
noise has always been there, but never posed a problem., ive had those same symptoms as the OP describes in 3 different Celicas and every time it's been clutch master cyl rebuild to fix it. i had clutch changed after the master cyl rebuild, and the squeek is still there but no problems. try rebleeding the clutch before getting it rebuilt though, it may just be some air bubbles -------------------- Mike W
1996 Toyota Celica ST205 GT-FOUR GT2860RS turbine, TiAL mvr44, JE 86.5φ piston, Clutchmasters FX400, APEX P-FC 269awhp / 273ft-lbs |
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Jun 3, 2011 - 12:27 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Dec 8, '03 From Lancaster CA Currently Offline Reputation: 6 (100%) |
its not air unless you opened the system. air does not magically get in there
-------------------- 2001 Celica GT-S Turbo
1997 Supra TT 6speed 1997 Celica 3MZ/1MZ swap 1990 Celica All-Trac |
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Jun 6, 2011 - 3:54 AM
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 Enthusiast Joined Jul 24, '08 From Canoga Park CA. Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
QUOTE (Smaay @ Jun 3, 2011 - 12:27 PM)  its not air unless you opened the system. air does not magically get in there Mine did the same thing got a bottle bleeder and bled the slave cylinder no probs since. |
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