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.

 

Is the disc in backwards? Sounds like it...

 

Might be the pilot bearing as well if you didn't install it correctly, Ask me how i know

 

Is it actually possible to do this???

It seems like it would take some serious dedication to bolt everything it with it backwards.

 

perhaps the release bearing wasn't installed on the pivoting arm ( where the slave cylinder hits) correctly?

 

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.

 

The pilot bearing could have been destroyed when putting the trans back in if you had to 'bolt it back in' and not put it all the way in before installing the bolts.

 

I did bolt it to get it in...

Wouldn't the bearing make a bunch of noise while the car was running then? It doesn't sound any different from before.

 

That would suck if it was. I'd have to take it all apart!

I'll do it on a lift next time, that trans was just too much of a bitch to line up on the floor... I HAD to bolt it in.

 

Try jacking up the front of the engine, or having a friend push the motor back. This will allow you to slide it in at a more convenient angle.

Of course...if you have access to a lift then by all means, go for it. I have to get by with a jack to help support it.

 

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.

 

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 :/