Transmission/clutch problem? Please help me diagnose!

[wiggafly808]

(Yes, i searched)

Ok,
So ive been having this transmission or clutch problem that i need some advice on.

When im coasting with the car in gear but my foot all the way down on the clutch pedal, ill hear a loud grinding/scraping sound and feel the vibration in the clutch.
If i give it gas it'll go away. If i let up on the clutch it'll go away.
Once i was on a hill with it in neutral, and it started scraping when i tried to put it in gear, and it was really hard to put it in first.. I had to push really hard and ended up just putting it in 2nd because there was someone behind me.

This started happening yesterday.

A friend tells me he thinks its the trans, but the guy at the auto store says it sounds like its just the clutch.

What do you guys think? Please ask questions if you need more info to help me.

Ill be changing the trans fluid right after posting this.

Thanks,
Zac

[seto_s14]

sounds like throw out bearing to me.

if it only makes funky noises when the clutch is all the way down, it's probably TOB

[Modrified]

your cars sounds used to be exactly like mines. at dead stop, i would some time start at second because it wouldn't go to first at all.

here are the things that i did:

changed my fluid and make sure you put the right amount. i used the redline m/t 90 gl4. i see that you're in hawaii, redline automotive has them in stock pretty much all the time.

check if your slave does have any leak. one day, my slave was fine and the next, it was leaking (i installed a used one thats way i think it just leak)

hopefully those helps.

[wiggafly808]

I just changed the fluid.. That filler screw is a biatch and a half to get off.

I used the mobil1 75w90.

Test drove it around for about 5 minutes, and no noises, but i guess time will tell.

Ill check the slave cyl soon.

[Rnz520]

What kind of clutch do you have?
There is a chance you might have popped the spring out of the clutch if its sprung, if its unsprung you could have stripped the teeth out of the clutch (friend had this problem, I was the one that popped the springs out of the sprung clutch). If it is that, you just get a new one. Or it could just be the TOB

[wiggafly808]

Its an ACT clutch.

The thing is it doesnt happen all the time, maybe 6 times in the few hours ive driven it.. 3 times yesterday in like 40 min and 3 times in the 40 minutes today.

Hasnt happened since i changed the fluid, but thats only like 5 min of drive time.

[Rnz520]

my friends clutch was an act. How about you take the trans down and look, it only takes about an hour...

[wiggafly808]

No time this week.. I've never really messed with a trans besides changing the fluid and starter haha.
On top of that, im busy at work/school and doing bodywork and prepping my car for paint!

Hmm, i suppose if i have any time next week i will attempt to do it.

I havent had any more scraping when the clutch is depressed after i changed the fluid..
There was always occasional scraping between 2nd and 3rd, which seems to be a little more pronounced every once in a while.

Scraping between gears = new trans? Someones selling one for like $100 around here, but i dont want to pick it up and just hold it around, my parents dont like car parts around the house.

Thanks for all the help so far,
Zac

[Modrified]

Originally Posted by wiggafly808

No time this week.. I've never really messed with a trans besides changing the fluid and starter haha.
On top of that, im busy at work/school and doing bodywork and prepping my car for paint!

Hmm, i suppose if i have any time next week i will attempt to do it.

I havent had any more scraping when the clutch is depressed after i changed the fluid..
There was always occasional scraping between 2nd and 3rd, which seems to be a little more pronounced every once in a while.

Scraping between gears = new trans? Someones selling one for like $100 around here, but i dont want to pick it up and just hold it around, my parents dont like car parts around the house.

Thanks for all the help so far,
Zac

I know what you mean about parents not wanting car parts around the house. They always tell me "oh, you know this is not a scrap yard or storage place". Haha.

[deuceforty]

damn dude, sorry to hear you are having so much trouble

and i got kind of screwed, my parents were sick of my box of OE parts under the house (they never even go down there wtf)
so i went down there to get my rear seats and seatbelts and panels one day and they were gone they threw them away saying if i want to keep a storage space i can pay them for it...

[Modrified]

Originally Posted by deuceforty

damn dude, sorry to hear you are having so much trouble

and i got kind of screwed, my parents were sick of my box of OE parts under the house (they never even go down there wtf)
so i went down there to get my rear seats and seatbelts and panels one day and they were gone they threw them away saying if i want to keep a storage space i can pay them for it...

oh snap. sorry to hear that. i've been okay, no parts are thrown away yet, but my brothers SR tranny wasn't so lucky. My parents throw it away.

[wiggafly808]

Ok i finally got around to taking the trans down, turns out the clutch plate and pilot bearing were all messed up, so i had to replace that.

Just a reference for those who were searching!