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Thisnamewilldo
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Feb 18, 2014, 3:52 PM

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Hello,

I have recently had a clutch installed on my car but we are having problems with it.

The problem:

At first the car is fine, it will go into gears smoothly and drive nicely as it used to, but after driving a couple of miles and warming up suddenly the car will refuse to go into most gears, particularly first. This problem has only happened since the clutch install and we can't figure out the problem. We have bled the clutch and tried replacing the clutch slave, still having the problem, any help would be greatly appreciated!

Car Info:

Mitsubishi GTO Non Turbo Japanese Import
3.0L V6
1992
Approx 75000 miles

Thanks!


Hammer Time
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Feb 18, 2014, 4:25 PM

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Does the amount of free play in the clutch pedal change as the problem surfaces?



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Thisnamewilldo
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Feb 18, 2014, 4:40 PM

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Does the amount of free play in the clutch pedal change as the problem surfaces?


No I don't think so - if I stop the car and start it in gear and attempt to move I think the free play is still the same. Another problem it has after it has warmed up is it struggles to go in or out of gear, even when stationary until I turn the car off. Also, the revs seem to die down so the engine almost cuts out (or sometimes it does cut out) - not sure if that can help diagnose the problem?


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Feb 18, 2014, 4:44 PM

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There isn't much question that the clutch is not releasing all the way but the question is why. Make sure the fluid line isn't routed near hot exhaust but you're probably going to have to pull that clutch out for examination.



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Thisnamewilldo
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Feb 18, 2014, 4:46 PM

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There isn't much question that the clutch is not releasing all the way but the question is why. Make sure the fluid line isn't routed near hot exhaust but you're probably going to have to pull that clutch out for examination.


Yes it's getting on my nerves, we have been trying to solve this for the last week or so but can't seem to find the problem. Do you think that the problem could be a clutch pedal adjustment?


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Feb 18, 2014, 4:48 PM

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There is no adjustment with a hydraulic clutch.



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Thisnamewilldo
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Feb 18, 2014, 4:50 PM

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There is no adjustment with a hydraulic clutch.


I see - as you can probably guess I'm no good with stuff like this, it's a friend that has done the job for me. He suggests it may be problems with the other parts of the hydraulic system (master, pipes and valve) but why would this arise just after he has changed the clutch? I also had the master repaired about 6 months ago.


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Feb 18, 2014, 4:53 PM

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No, I doubt it has anything to do with the master or slave. The only thing that ever goes wrong with them is they leak. I'm thinking it was an installation problem like lack of lubrication in the right places or even defective parts.



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Thisnamewilldo
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Feb 18, 2014, 4:56 PM

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No, I doubt it has anything to do with the master or slave. The only thing that ever goes wrong with them is they leak. I'm thinking it was an installation problem like lack of lubrication in the right places or even defective parts.


What would you say I should tell him to do? Because he is suggesting replacing the rest of the hydraulic parts but I'll be annoyed if I splash out all the cash to do that and it still fails.


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Feb 18, 2014, 6:17 PM

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I'd suggest getting a second opinion from another shop.



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