Oh, boy! I'm counting on you...Clutch Disaster!!!

[ZcarsRock]

All i wanted to do was bleed the Clutch, and this is what happend.

I noticed on my way home that the clutch was not engagine easily, hard shifting etc. Also while the clutch was depressed and the car in put in reverse, i can feel grinding as the trans engages. After my unsatisfactory effort to bleed the system( I had my daughter depress the clutch slowly as i opend and closed the bleeder nut) I attempted to start the car while in reverse and the clutch depressed, and WHAM!!! I'm going backward!!!! The same thing happens when i put it in first gear and try to start. My salution.....The car is so light i get it started even though i am in 1st gear the whole time!!! so i drive it to The Car Quest 200meters from my home...whew, now just wonder if i damaged the car at all...i can hear a slight grinding sound when i start the car in neutral and rev the engine...dang! Any input would be appreciated

Tony

[2ManyZs]

Sounds like you may have a bit of air in the system yet. Try re-bleeding it again. After you bleed it have someone step on the clutch pedal and look under the car to see if you are getting full travel out of the slave cylinder.

You may have gotten a bit of air into the master cylinder somehow so make sure you bleed it completely. I would use at least two reservoirs full of fluid to make sure you have bled it completely.

If that doesn't help, it may be time for a new master or slave cylinder.

The noise you were hearing may have been the throw out bearing against the pressure plate. It may not have been releasing as it should if there is air in the system.

BTW, there have been times I have let the slave cylinder bleed by only opening the bleeder slightly and letting gravity to it for me.

[smg1404]

It is much better that your problem is that your clutch is not disengaging all of the way than not pulling the car. I agree that you probably have pumped air into the system or drained toomuch fluid from the resevoir... Double check your work, you will find the problem. Was there a reason why you decided to bleed the system? were you experiencing a problem before you did this?

[ZcarsRock]

yes i have had several problems before i tried to bleed the system. Mostly my clutch felt as though it was slipping. I purchased a new clutch kit but felt i did not have the time to do the job myself. My reason for bleeding the system was to get at least another week out of my ride(gotta get to work ya know) But now i'm just gonna thumb it or have a buddy take me to work and hope the guys at the Car Quest will hurry up and install my new clutch. A positive note, while in first the clutch is permanently engaged and it pulls the car way better than when the clutch was slipping....i could break the car loos on hard black asphault when i stomped on it doing like 5 mph...don't know why i did this, just curious i guess. Anyway hope a proffessionally installed clutch will do the trick.

Tony

ZcarsRock!!!