Hey guys. So the other day I woke up and found it to be very hard to shift gears. It is extremely hard getting it into first and reverse from a stand still and shifting is much harder then normal when moving. It is a very big PITA and the clutch is not disengaging or whatever when i push it in. So the clutch pedal has basically no effect. So I figure the clutch died and I need a new one. Ive never had to replace a clutch before and I thought it slowly wore out and you'd be able to tell when its going and I just woke up one day and it was done. So do I simply just need a new clutch or could this possibly be something else? I figured I'd check before I just went and bought a clutch kit.

 

Check your hydraulic clutch fluid. If the pedal is real soft, and it grinds in gears its usually a result of hydraulic engagement cylinder not able to hold pressure to push the fork lever. This would equal no disengagement and hard to shift.

 

Ok thanks tanc. Ill make sure to check that. Would you mind describing to me where I can check this level?

 

Are you serious? Oh man, you need to learn to check your fluids. The reservoir is near the brake booster. Check for leaks along the line to the actuator. The actuator is located on top of the tranny. Have someone press the clutch and watch the arm move. If it doesn't extend much, its time for a rebuild of the piston.

 

to make it simple, its a little resevoir at the back on the drivers side of the engine bay, the arm is on top of the tranny just the the left of the battery

 

 

lol, i was too lazy to post a pic

 

Yeah i saw which one it was when I went out to the car. Thanks guys. I found out what happened too. The seal broke on the actuator thing. So I need to get a new one of those. ...yay me...

 

Rebuild kit.

And yay indeed. Replacing the slave cylinder is much less hassle than the clutch! Do yourself a favor and unbolt the hose from the slave cylinder before you remove the cylinder from the trasnmission housing. It's on there TIGHT from the factory, and the bolts holding it to the transmission are a good help when you go to undo the banjo bolt.

BTW now is the time to remove the little spring and restrictor plate in the slave cylinder for more "normal" clutch operation.

 

Is that what causes that little delay when shifting that you have to wait for? I had read somewhere before on removing something to get rid of that.