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SoCal-s130 · 03-04-2009, 09:08 PM

So tonight on the way home from work I was exiting the freeway and hit a little bump then after that heard a sort of clunk right under me. When I stopped at a light I tried to put it in gear and it was like I was trying to switch into gear without pushing the clutch in and then it stalled. The clutch got noticeably stiffer and it isn't even engaging anymore. With the car off and the clutch not engaged the gears go through fine. Anybody have any ideas?

SoCal-s130 · 03-04-2009, 10:22 PM

Anyone have any ideas? This is my daily driver aha.

hapa_s13 · 03-04-2009, 10:29 PM

might have been your master cylinder or slave cylinder...that's just from the sounds of the shifting problem and clutch problem though. Im not to sure about how a bump might have been able to do that so meh.

godsmack · 03-05-2009, 12:37 PM

bent clutch fork??? maybe. if clutch is hydraulic check fluids if good check the lines maybe one got pinched. other than that ????? sounds like the clunk might of been you hitting something and pinching a line so i'd go with that

hapa_s13 · 03-05-2009, 02:18 PM

^ agreed. I totally overlooked the lines..never had that as a problem

zenki.life · 03-05-2009, 06:16 PM

cluch fork!!!!! i was just underneath the car today and man that thing sticks out enough for you to have damaged it. especially if the car is lowed

zenki.life · 03-05-2009, 09:17 PM

^^^ **lowered** not lowed haha

initial_drifter · 03-05-2009, 09:42 PM

Was it raining by any chance? If it was and water got onto the clutch disc it would cause it to just slip like a mother.

In other words, if you have a decently sized hole for any kind of debris/liquids to get in that's gonna give you hell

soreballz · 03-05-2009, 11:15 PM

Kyle, what you just described is pretty much exactly what I felt when one of the springs on my clutch disk busted itself out and wedged itself against the pressure plate.

You can still drive it if you don't have a clutch start switch... Just start the car in first, and shift without the clutch. Float through the gears.

DDDsquad_s13panda · 03-05-2009, 11:21 PM

did u check you slave cylinder? might wanna check that first.

soreballz · 03-06-2009, 02:00 AM

^It it was the slave cylinder, he'd have NO pedal. He said the pedal is super heavy.

nissan240 · 03-06-2009, 03:17 AM

mostl likely its what soreballz said! but if you recently did your clutch and flywheel recently it could be one of your bolts coming loose from your flywheel! you'll hear the flywheel clunking when when stepping on the clutch peddle!

DDDsquad_s13panda · 03-06-2009, 09:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by soreballz

^It it was the slave cylinder, he'd have NO pedal. He said the pedal is super heavy.

oh yeah. hahah.

03-04-2009, 09:08 PM	#1
SoCal-s130 Nissanaholic! Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Chino Posts: 1,743 Trader Rating: (4) Feedback Score: 4 reviews	Clutch or Transmission Problems. Help! So tonight on the way home from work I was exiting the freeway and hit a little bump then after that heard a sort of clunk right under me. When I stopped at a light I tried to put it in gear and it was like I was trying to switch into gear without pushing the clutch in and then it stalled. The clutch got noticeably stiffer and it isn't even engaging anymore. With the car off and the clutch not engaged the gears go through fine. Anybody have any ideas? __________________

03-04-2009, 10:22 PM	#2
SoCal-s130 Nissanaholic! Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Chino Posts: 1,743 Trader Rating: (4) Feedback Score: 4 reviews	Anyone have any ideas? This is my daily driver aha. __________________

03-04-2009, 10:29 PM	#3
hapa_s13 Leaky Injector Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Bay Area, CA Age: 34 Posts: 90 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	might have been your master cylinder or slave cylinder...that's just from the sounds of the shifting problem and clutch problem though. Im not to sure about how a bump might have been able to do that so meh.

03-05-2009, 12:37 PM	#4
godsmack Zilvia Addict Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Allentown, PA Age: 39 Posts: 652 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	bent clutch fork??? maybe. if clutch is hydraulic check fluids if good check the lines maybe one got pinched. other than that ????? sounds like the clunk might of been you hitting something and pinching a line so i'd go with that

03-05-2009, 02:18 PM	#5
hapa_s13 Leaky Injector Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Bay Area, CA Age: 34 Posts: 90 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	^ agreed. I totally overlooked the lines..never had that as a problem

03-05-2009, 09:42 PM	#8
initial_drifter Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Mill Creek Posts: 380 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	Was it raining by any chance? If it was and water got onto the clutch disc it would cause it to just slip like a mother. In other words, if you have a decently sized hole for any kind of debris/liquids to get in that's gonna give you hell

03-05-2009, 11:21 PM	#10
DDDsquad_s13panda BANNED Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Fontana, IE. Age: 38 Posts: 550 Trader Rating: (7) Feedback Score: 7 reviews	did u check you slave cylinder? might wanna check that first.

03-06-2009, 03:17 AM	#12
nissan240 Zilvia Addict Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: socal Posts: 690 Trader Rating: (6) Feedback Score: 6 reviews	mostl likely its what soreballz said! but if you recently did your clutch and flywheel recently it could be one of your bolts coming loose from your flywheel! you'll hear the flywheel clunking when when stepping on the clutch peddle!