Grifter

I have had this car for two days and now it wont move. i was driving down the road in third and had to slow down so i went to down shift at about 20 mph. so i down shifted and applied gas but the car didn't move any faster. rpm's went up. clutch was engaged but no power getting to the wheels. what happened?! there are no knocking soundsor anything. the engine and trans seem to be in working order. thanks for the help

813KR$

Sound like you need to pull the trans and see whats up?

BRealistic

Will the engine rev when gas is applied with the trans in neutral(clutch in or trans not in a gear)?

fatboy7

Does the Speedometer climb with the tach when you rev in gear? If so, it's probably the rear end, otherwise it sounds like a clutch problem.

Tmann26

Well, my fuel pump somehow wasn't getting power to it, so I re-wired it myself, now it's good as gold. If it is your fuel pump, the easiest way to find out is to turn the key in the on posistion, and you should easyily hear it turn on as well, with the door open. It is located next to the left rear wheel assembly. If you don't hear anything, well, take out the rear "cubby hole" behind the drivers seat, and break out a volt meter and test the wires going to the fuel pump.

MyRxBad

Sounds like you need a new clutch... Clutch is slipping

Grifter

i can feel the clutch engage though. i didn't see the speedometer rev though. the car will move like 2 mph at 6000 rpm.

mar3

iTrader: (8)

If you can rev the engine but go nowhere and you can shift the gears and feel the detents, it's gotta be the clutch. If you move forward at all, the rearend is OK....time for a CenterForce Dual-Friction clutch...

Grifter

hmm i would have thought it was the rear end. ok where can i get some clutch plates? even if the clutch engages?

RXTbone

... you may be feeling the clutch "engage", but if the clutch plate is toast - you'll rev and go nowhere.

Grifter

ahhhh. so a new clutch plate huh? ok how hard cause the haynes makes it look difficult.

Grifter

ahhhh. so a new clutch plate huh? ok how hard cause the haynes makes it look difficult.

mazdaspeedrex

Get a whole clutch set. It includes the plate, disc, throw out bearing, and the alignment tool. Also get a pilot bearing. They usually don't come in the kits. Follow the steps in Haynes and remember to drain the tranny first. It's much easier to move empty. If you can use a lift that is great. If not, a set of jack stands will work but it's not fun crawling under there. To replace the pilot bearing you'll need a special tool to remove the old one. Go to Autozone and borrow one. It goes on the end of a slide hammer so you need room under there to use it.

Rx7carl

I dont replace the pilot bearing unless its bad. Clean it, check it, if its good re grease it. Oh and check the pilot bearing seal. If its good, chances are the pilot is good too.

BRealistic

I hate to ask, but is this your first car with a manual clutch? A new aggressive manual shift driver can burn up a clutch in two days... . . . . . . . . .
But that is neither here nor there.

When you purchased the car, would releasing the clutch too fast kill the engine from a standing start?

79seven

def the clutch, i had the same problem in my fc

13B4port

when you replace the clutch make sure you go to the autp parts store and RESURFACE THE FLYWHEEL. make sure you do that. it's important.

mar3

iTrader: (8)

That would be very nice to do, but the freakin' flywheel nut is going to give him a serious fight unless he has an impact gun with at least 400 ft/lbs of breaking force. It sounds like this will be his first time, so I say leave the thing on there and hope for the best....and I really hate saying that as "advice" but I really believe it will be beyond his capabilities to get that beast off...he's gonna be doing this on his back, remember??....

Pele

iTrader: (28)

Sandpaper it lightly... It's what I do to brake rotors when I do a front yard brake job...

I need a brake lathe.

Grifter

ok, there was a new clutch installed 6000 miles ago with the engine. i am going over there today to do a couple of things. i.e. release the clutch. look underneath to see the driveshaft. what about the slave cylinder above the bell housing? i have been driving a stick for about a year now. i did drive the car a little hard but i only drove it twice because it wasn't plated. thanks for your help guys.

enigma32

Is the slave cylinder moving when you hit the clutch?

Grifter

results from the tests in about 4 hours. what else should i do to find out what is wrong?

Grifter

so far i am just going to release the clutch without moving and check the driveshaft to see if it is moving.