weird problem, im guessing slave cylinder

[cam98aro]

its a bit weird, but basically when im driving and coming to a stop sign i will usually press the clutch in and hold the shifter until it goes into 1st gear

well lately, when i do this it has been grinding, its not a loud grind its very subtle, and you can only hear it with the radio off, i can also feel it in the shifter, actually, its more of a rumbling

i really only feel it when trying to go into 1st gear, but i *think* i have felt it in other gears also

also sometimes when im letting the clutch out i can hear a squeaking noise, from what i think is the slave

what is confusing me a bit is if i press the clutch in while im not moving and try to go into 1st, it works perfect, same with reverse, no grinds at all

anyone got an idea??

[cam98aro]

Re: weird problem, im guessing slave cylinder

anyone?

[Fondle]

Re: weird problem, im guessing slave cylinder

maybe your syncro's are going out, or you could have broken a fork pad since they are made of plastic

[bob8703]

Re: weird problem, im guessing slave cylinder

mine makes the sound too, like the clutch is slipping some before catching its anoying, and for me if i put any foot into the gas and go into 5th it does a grind. i was told that i might just need to replace the slave too

[bigbrian442]

Re: weird problem, im guessing slave cylinder

coming to a stop sign i will usually press the clutch in and hold the shifter until it goes into 1st gear

Every time you do this your are wearing your synchro's. It will get worse if you don't stop and wait till you stop (or at least wait till it slides right in) to place it in first.
The Synchronizers are a dense paper cone first and then brass and steel teeth . You have worn the paper away and are feeling the teeth trying to engage the gear.

[cam98aro]

Re: weird problem, im guessing slave cylinder

Every time you do this your are wearing your synchro's. It will get worse if you don't stop and wait till you stop (or at least wait till it slides right in) to place it in first.
The Synchronizers are a dense paper cone first and then brass and steel teeth . You have worn the paper away and are feeling the teeth trying to engage the gear.

i thought about that, but it only does it some time, not 100% of the time, i would think that bad syncros would cause the problem to be there all of the time, right?

not to mention i can press the clutch in and immediately go to 1st and it will not make any noise (when the problem was happening)

im more worried about the squeaking noise though, i can live with bad syncros, but i would not want my slave to go out on me while driving

[bigbrian442]

Re: weird problem, im guessing slave cylinder

Being made from paper, temperature is going to effect that part of the synchro's a great deal. your going ot have to try and pinpoint where your squeaking is coming from. The trans being full of ATF isn't likely to make internal squeaks, although you may want to check the fluid level.

[cam98aro]

Re: weird problem, im guessing slave cylinder

i can feel the squeaking in my clutch pedal and it is definitely not coming from the transmission

i never tested it yet, but im going to see if i can get it to squeak without the car running, pretty sure its either the slave or master cylinder

[Fondle]

Re: weird problem, im guessing slave cylinder

is there any play to the pedal before you feel pressure in the pedal?

[cam98aro]

Re: weird problem, im guessing slave cylinder

is there any play to the pedal before you feel pressure in the pedal?

nope, the pedal feels normal, i wouldnt even know there was a problem if not for the squeaking noise

something def. feels wrong though, i can feel a rumbling in the transmission with the clutch pushed in, and holding the stick all the way to the left in neutral, it makes me think that the slave is not completely disengaging the clutch, but i can hold the pedal down and put it in reverse with no grinding, which is confusing me

[cam98aro]

Re: weird problem, im guessing slave cylinder

it only makes the noise when moving also, not sure if i mentioned that, i can let it out a million times in neutral with no noise

[bigbrian442]

Re: weird problem, im guessing slave cylinder

it only makes the noise when moving also, not sure if i mentioned that, i can let it out a million times in neutral with no noise

Then you may have a bearing going bad inside the trans.

[cam98aro]

Re: weird problem, im guessing slave cylinder

Then you may have a bearing going bad inside the trans.

its possible, i hear it most on 1st gear, and every once in a while i hear it happen in 2nd or 3rd.

it seems to happen really randomly, and seems to happen most when im at a complete stop, compared to hearing it when im still moving a few mph

not sure if i said this before, but it seems to follow letting the clutch out, for instance the longer it takes me to let the clutch out, the longer i hear the noise for