clutch freezing?

SON240sx Automotive
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hey everyone. i tried to start my car today so i could warm it up and get it ready for tomorrow’s meet… i rolled back out of my driveway, then tried to put it into reverse… and it didn’t go! so then i just pushed the shifter a bit harder into reverse and it grinded :(. something seemed terribly wrong at that point… i then tried to go into first and then it wouldnt go at all… same thing with all the other gears, so i just sat there and turned it off… thought my shifter might be sticky, but it worked with the engine off, so i am assuming it is my clutch.

anyways, anyone have a remedy for this? my car is parked outside at all times and garage storing is not an option for me (at my house anyways). thanks for all information in advance.

  • Brian
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pump the clutch pedal a bit, that used to help with my S13A

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You could try bleeding the clutchline. There might be a small air bubble or water trapped. Also check if your master and slave cylinders are in good condition

Bleeding is a little tedious with the damper assembly. I’d recommend chucking the sucker out if you have the opportunity to do so.

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what he said, and put it in neutral and let it warm up a little see if that helps. It does with me.

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i let my car run for 5-10 min then drive for 5 min and everything is fine for me

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put it into gear, then start it up? :slight_smile:

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Hey brian

Like everyone is saying it’s just gotta warm up and you should be good man.

Good luck.

Easy 8)

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as far as last night goes, i let it warm up for 10 minutes sitting there after i couldnt shift, so i dont think that helped much. i also tried what pavel said, but even if i can drive in first i cant get into second, and its a bitch to get out of gear too.

let me try to give you a more detailed explanation of the problem…

clutch pedal moves in and out fine. if i start it in gear with the clutch pedal down, it acts normal, when i let up clutch, it stalls. i would assume this is fairly normal behaviour. but when i start car out of gear, i cannot get it into gear, with clutch depressed. if i really force it, it grinds like heck. so right now, i’m not quite sure of what to do, but i hope it was just screwy cuz of the cold weather last night, and i hope it shifts fine today… [-o<.

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hope so to, weather does all sorts of fucked up things.

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how long do you guys usually let it warm up for? it has been sitting for 15 minutes and i still cannot shift… can anyone pinpoint the problem? btw forgot to mention, but it is an 91 s13… but everyone probably assumed this because i dont think s14s would do this!

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How does it move back & forth in neutral?

Changed the tranny fluid lately? You DO have enough in there…? :?

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I told him on IRC. It’s just the weather.

And his tranny fluid is just old and probablly not even the right viscocity
for the weather? :dunno:

Let the car run for a few min to let some of the heat transfer from block
to tranny and then slowly drive for a bit.

Consider changing tranny fluid this summer. 80w90 should be ideal (FSM
recommends 75w90 I believe).

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Yeah, damn cold weather killed my beater on Friday, have to try and figure out what’s wrong with it…

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Hey Brian, as per our discussion on Friday night, have you checked the fluid level yet? These are ALL symptoms of not enough fluid.

Good luck man.