# clutch freezing? **URL:** \ **Category:** SON240sx Automotive\ **Created:** [January 21, 2005, 8:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/clutch-freezing/83168 "2005-01-21T20:33:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![face](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/face/32/5504_2.png) [@face](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/face)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2005, 8:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/clutch-freezing/83168/1 "2005-01-21T20:33:27Z")
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 ---
**Author:** ![NiTeRiDeR](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/dfb087/32.png) [@NiTeRiDeR](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/NiTeRiDeR)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2005, 9:58pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/clutch-freezing/83168/2 "2005-01-21T21:58:55Z")
pump the clutch pedal a bit, that used to help with my S13A ---
**Author:** ![oshiet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/6bbea6/32.png) [@oshiet](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/oshiet)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2005, 11:51pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/clutch-freezing/83168/3 "2005-01-21T23:51:15Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![newbieracer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/e47c2d/32.png) [@newbieracer](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/newbieracer)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2005, 11:51pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/clutch-freezing/83168/4 "2005-01-21T23:51:54Z")
what he said, and put it in neutral and let it warm up a little see if that helps. It does with me. ---
**Author:** ![blu2fourty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9fc348/32.png) [@blu2fourty](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/blu2fourty)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2005, 12:23am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/clutch-freezing/83168/5 "2005-01-22T00:23:56Z")
i let my car run for 5-10 min then drive for 5 min and everything is fine for me ---
**Author:** ![Pavel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a4c791/32.png) [@Pavel](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Pavel)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2005, 6:50am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/clutch-freezing/83168/6 "2005-01-22T06:50:19Z")
put it into gear, then start it up? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![sidewaze](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/sidewaze/32/5497_2.png) [@sidewaze](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/sidewaze)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2005, 7:21am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/clutch-freezing/83168/7 "2005-01-22T07:21:33Z")
Hey brian Like everyone is saying it’s just gotta warm up and you should be good man. Good luck. Easy 8) ---
**Author:** ![face](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/face/32/5504_2.png) [@face](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/face)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2005, 8:19am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/clutch-freezing/83168/8 "2005-01-22T08:19:57Z")
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\<. ---
**Author:** ![newbieracer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/e47c2d/32.png) [@newbieracer](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/newbieracer)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2005, 9:16am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/clutch-freezing/83168/9 "2005-01-22T09:16:16Z")
hope so to, weather does all sorts of fucked up things. ---
**Author:** ![face](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/face/32/5504_2.png) [@face](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/face)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2005, 10:40am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/clutch-freezing/83168/10 "2005-01-22T10:40:30Z")
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! ---
**Author:** ![DarkForceJackal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b38774/32.png) [@DarkForceJackal](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/DarkForceJackal)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2005, 2:00pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/clutch-freezing/83168/11 "2005-01-22T14:00:32Z")
How does it move back & forth in neutral? Changed the tranny fluid lately? You DO have enough in there…? :? ---
**Author:** ![Gonad](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/gonad/32/5481_2.png) [@Gonad](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Gonad)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2005, 2:12pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/clutch-freezing/83168/12 "2005-01-22T14:12:39Z")
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). ---
**Author:** ![s14\_2Nv](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/s14_2nv/32/5476_2.png) [@s14\_2Nv](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/s14_2Nv)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2005, 3:24pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/clutch-freezing/83168/13 "2005-01-22T15:24:27Z")
Yeah, damn cold weather killed my beater on Friday, have to try and figure out what’s wrong with it… ---
**Author:** ![Theo23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/43a26b/32.png) [@Theo23](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Theo23)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2005, 9:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/clutch-freezing/83168/14 "2005-01-22T21:44:27Z")
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.