Think im calling it quits
12-04-2009, 09:37 PM
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Think im calling it quits i have had so much trouble with my 99 z. bought it and leaking rear main no biggue replaced it and water pump. thought i throw new clutch that turned itno mc, slave t bearing, p bearing flywheel ckutch kit then o2 sensors go out. now thought it was good been breaking it in 800 city miles nice and easy but when shifting into any gears ex 1 to 2. it sticks in N and then u pull down again to 2nd. its not smooth. i tried getting on it today shifting outta first at 5 grand and it grinds bad. try again same thing. so i pull it in i think i quit. over 3 k in tools and parts and no progress. what im i doing wrong??? im a marine with little time and now wife always pissed becuz all i do is work on it. and were out of money.. any advice?
12-04-2009, 09:42 PM
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it has 5.0 shifter and i put oem internal centerfore dual friction with matching steel flywheel . the bolt running parell with the ground on the top of shifter was messed with but dont think it does much u can she the nut so i dont thinks it adjustment bolt?
12-05-2009, 09:50 AM
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it doesnt pop out at all it just binds when going from 1st to 2nd like in netural it sticks. but going into every gear. i thinkits the shifter everything worked great on car when i bought it 2 onths ago just was leaking oil and coolant now i fixed that and got this
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12-05-2009, 05:39 PM
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ok i just don know how else to explain. when shifting into any gear it just sticks in n. so if your in 3rd gear when you got to pull down once and then it sticks in netural and then you pull it down again and your in 4th gear.
12-05-2009, 07:23 PM
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If so, does it happen in 1-2 or 2-3 shift up and shift down? How about 4-5 and 5-6?
Try going through all 6 gears with the engine off. If all gears engage/shift smoothly, then your issue is in the hydraulics (the clutch is not disengaging all the way).
12-05-2009, 09:20 PM
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thanks for replies. yes when engine off goes in perfect. does matter if shifting up or down it does it. going from and to any gear it happends. hard to explain. you cant just go from one gear to another without moving the shifter twice. its like it when passing through netural i binds and you have to move shifter again to get it into gear. but i guess ill try bleeding it more.
12-05-2009, 09:33 PM
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sounds like you still have some air in the lines somewhere, you might think you have it bled really well, but these things can be a real bitch to bleed. From a dead stop, is it hard to put into reverse? How much travel from the floor does the pedal go before you start rolling? (forward or reverse)
12-06-2009, 10:40 AM
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when i first got my car it had a centerforce dual friction clutch in it, and it would stick going into 4th at high RPMs. i ended up changing the clutch, slave, and master and it fixed my problem. i'm not sure what to tell you... but i would think its a problem with the clutch.
12-06-2009, 10:40 AM
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yes its harder than b4 the clutch job. it starts rolling when the pedal is like 2 in from the floor. so its rolling while the pedal is still pretty far down. i hope not its brand new along with everything else that hydrallac related. i did it all together. i thought cf is a great brand of clutches im i wrong?
12-06-2009, 11:22 AM
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yes i did it all my self i know doesnt mean much lol. but here on base the have real mechinacs and they coach you like your father would. so hey showed and then i went and did it 7 times not for practice either lol. but yes its right.. thank you i will bleed it more. when using the mity vac i was putting it in the little whole on bottom of resivour and getting to 12 on the dial. but didnt get good results any tips????
12-06-2009, 11:35 AM
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I don't use a mighty vac. I have a speed bleeder, makes life easy. Before that tho, i did it the old school way with 1 guy under the car cracking the bleeder, and one pushing down the clutch. Always worked. If possible, get with someone who knows what their doin and have some experience. Sometimes little bubbles get WAY down in the system.
12-06-2009, 04:11 PM
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ok well bleed all moring and the mechs and the auto shop here said he thinks syncros. i took it on a test drive after rebleeding and tried shifting at about 5k rpms and it got stuck in the gear. thn was really hard to shift for like 10 more minutes. after that it went back to normal. only grinds at high rpm.