Clutch problem
10-15-2003, 06:06 AM
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Clutch problem
My clutch has been acting weird lately. for some reason my clutch would shift its point of engagement. what i mean by that is that the clutch would start grabbing in a different area than normal.
reffering to the picture i drew (hopefully you can see it).
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it starts engaging at point 2 (p2), it should normally be engaging at point 1 (p1). the weird thing is that this only occurs in the morning, when i first start the car. gradually over about half an hour it returns to normal. and is fine the rest of the day. i thought maybe its because it is cold and it gets better as it warms up (even though i know it shouldn't happen at all). the only problem with that theory is that when i am at school it has plenty of time to cool down again, yet it is still normal when i leave for home. i was hoping you guys could help me out.
reffering to the picture i drew (hopefully you can see it).
the pic is at http://www.picturetrail.com/gallery/...4224&members=1
it starts engaging at point 2 (p2), it should normally be engaging at point 1 (p1). the weird thing is that this only occurs in the morning, when i first start the car. gradually over about half an hour it returns to normal. and is fine the rest of the day. i thought maybe its because it is cold and it gets better as it warms up (even though i know it shouldn't happen at all). the only problem with that theory is that when i am at school it has plenty of time to cool down again, yet it is still normal when i leave for home. i was hoping you guys could help me out.
10-15-2003, 06:44 AM
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Re: Clutch problem
Originally posted by BigBrother
My clutch has been acting weird lately. for some reason my clutch would shift its point of engagement. what i mean by that is that the clutch would start grabbing in a different area than normal.
reffering to the picture i drew (hopefully you can see it).
the pic is at http://www.picturetrail.com/gallery/...4224&members=1
it starts engaging at point 2 (p2), it should normally be engaging at point 1 (p1). the weird thing is that this only occurs in the morning, when i first start the car. gradually over about half an hour it returns to normal. and is fine the rest of the day. i thought maybe its because it is cold and it gets better as it warms up (even though i know it shouldn't happen at all). the only problem with that theory is that when i am at school it has plenty of time to cool down again, yet it is still normal when i leave for home. i was hoping you guys could help me out.
My clutch has been acting weird lately. for some reason my clutch would shift its point of engagement. what i mean by that is that the clutch would start grabbing in a different area than normal.
reffering to the picture i drew (hopefully you can see it).
the pic is at http://www.picturetrail.com/gallery/...4224&members=1
it starts engaging at point 2 (p2), it should normally be engaging at point 1 (p1). the weird thing is that this only occurs in the morning, when i first start the car. gradually over about half an hour it returns to normal. and is fine the rest of the day. i thought maybe its because it is cold and it gets better as it warms up (even though i know it shouldn't happen at all). the only problem with that theory is that when i am at school it has plenty of time to cool down again, yet it is still normal when i leave for home. i was hoping you guys could help me out.
10-15-2003, 09:27 AM
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i looked for a fluid level for that but i couldn't find, honestly i am not sure that a manual even uses fluid for that kind of operation. i thought it was all mechanical and did not involve hydrolics. i know automatics have a transmission fluid level. if i am wrong please give me an idea about where to find it.
10-15-2003, 09:33 AM
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Originally posted by BigBrother
i looked for a fluid level for that but i couldn't find, honestly i am not sure that a manual even uses fluid for that kind of operation. i thought it was all mechanical and did not involve hydrolics. i know automatics have a transmission fluid level. if i am wrong please give me an idea about where to find it.
i looked for a fluid level for that but i couldn't find, honestly i am not sure that a manual even uses fluid for that kind of operation. i thought it was all mechanical and did not involve hydrolics. i know automatics have a transmission fluid level. if i am wrong please give me an idea about where to find it.
10-15-2003, 10:12 AM
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lol on a "regular" car. haha i see what you meant but i found that funny. to me a regular car is a manual- they are more fun to drive too. autos suck. but i love my car, she's my baby with or without a 5 spd. 
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Originally posted by LvMyCL23
lol on a "regular" car. haha i see what you meant but i found that funny. to me a regular car is a manual- they are more fun to drive too. autos suck. but i love my car, she's my baby with or without a 5 spd.
lol on a "regular" car. haha i see what you meant but i found that funny. to me a regular car is a manual- they are more fun to drive too. autos suck. but i love my car, she's my baby with or without a 5 spd.
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ok i've got a 5sp CL. The resevoir for the clutch fluid is right next to the brake fluid resevoir. Its a smaller version of it. And the CL's have a hydrolic clutch.
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Originally posted by uiskibum
ok i've got a 5sp CL. The resevoir for the clutch fluid is right next to the brake fluid resevoir. Its a smaller version of it. And the CL's have a hydrolic clutch.
ok i've got a 5sp CL. The resevoir for the clutch fluid is right next to the brake fluid resevoir. Its a smaller version of it. And the CL's have a hydrolic clutch.
10-15-2003, 11:22 AM
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Originally posted by LvMyCL23
lol on a "regular" car. haha i see what you meant but i found that funny. to me a regular car is a manual- they are more fun to drive too. autos suck. but i love my car, she's my baby with or without a 5 spd.
lol on a "regular" car. haha i see what you meant but i found that funny. to me a regular car is a manual- they are more fun to drive too. autos suck. but i love my car, she's my baby with or without a 5 spd.
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lol yeah i figured that's what you meant, but when i first read that i had a good chuckle to myself. i knew that 5 spds had fluid too... dohh 
oh well haven't had a manual in a while and it's not like i ever changed the fluid on that car... i did when i first got it, but i only had it for a year and half
oh well haven't had a manual in a while and it's not like i ever changed the fluid on that car... i did when i first got it, but i only had it for a year and half
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