Clutch engagement problems. I think I did something wrong during the install.
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Clutch engagement problems. I think I did something wrong during the install.
I did a clutch job recently on my S4 FC, and put the whole thing back together.
The clutch isn't releasing right now, so I can't get the car into gear. It seems that the clutch slave has full travel.
What else would cause this? Is the clutch itself binding up? Could I have not installed something correctly?
Sorry for the stupid question.
The clutch isn't releasing right now, so I can't get the car into gear. It seems that the clutch slave has full travel.
What else would cause this? Is the clutch itself binding up? Could I have not installed something correctly?
Sorry for the stupid question.
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It seemed as though the disk couldn't go any other way, as it's got a raised section that spaces it too far from the flywheel otherwise for the pressure plate to fit.
It was 2 am outside when I put it in, though, so I could have mixed it up.
I don't think this is an FC Clutch, this is just a random one I found on Google Image. See how the center is higher on one side? I put that side facing the pressure plate, and the flat part of the clutch facing in, toward the flywheel. If I oriented it the other way, it would have been about an inch away from the flywheel, and didn't seem like it would have fit.
The pilot bearing seemed to have rotated freely by hand, after I installed the clutch and pressure plate.
Thanks for all your help thus far.
It was 2 am outside when I put it in, though, so I could have mixed it up.
I don't think this is an FC Clutch, this is just a random one I found on Google Image. See how the center is higher on one side? I put that side facing the pressure plate, and the flat part of the clutch facing in, toward the flywheel. If I oriented it the other way, it would have been about an inch away from the flywheel, and didn't seem like it would have fit.
The pilot bearing seemed to have rotated freely by hand, after I installed the clutch and pressure plate.
Thanks for all your help thus far.
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Hmm...
So it wouldn't go into gear while the car was running, then I turned it off, shifted the shifter around, and was planning on driving it home from my friend's and just shifting without the clutch.
Then I put it in first, hit the starter, and it wouldn't move forward, but the motor was running. I was confused. Then I tried shifting it, and it worked.
It works fine now. What happened? I have no idea. Clutch feel is great, shifting is great, no odd noises. How odd.
So it wouldn't go into gear while the car was running, then I turned it off, shifted the shifter around, and was planning on driving it home from my friend's and just shifting without the clutch.
Then I put it in first, hit the starter, and it wouldn't move forward, but the motor was running. I was confused. Then I tried shifting it, and it worked.
It works fine now. What happened? I have no idea. Clutch feel is great, shifting is great, no odd noises. How odd.
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I would have to guess that the clutch fork wasn't positioned well on the throwout bearing and moved after putting it in gear and starting it. For the record, I'm really good at getting trannies in and out, I had to do it about four times before I actually figured out my problem and fixed it :/
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