Please Help- Pulsar N14 Sss

[~btnh~]

Hey Guys need a bit of help with my car Any ideas

when i viewed and test drove the car it was in perfect condition

After buying the car i took it home and the clutch seemed really high so i took it to the mechanic and he said it was the clutch cable so he replaced it and it still wasnt right, it was worse then it was before. The seller told me it was a new clutch so i got the cable adjusted now it seems O.K but when i put the clutch in it sounds like something is spinning against metal if that makes sense but if u take ur foot off the pedal and put it back on it normally goes away

Also ill be driving at a steady speed and suddenly the whole car will shudder like its miss firing or something but i checked the spark plugs and theyre all fine. so i ran some injector cleaner through the engine still seems to be doing it

id really appreciate ur input its got me stumped

anyone else had ne probs like these?

[d00dz]

So you can hear the clutch spining metal on metal when you're in the driver seat? or does it come from the outside. :

[Tangles]

we went thru 3 clutches in 20000kms in our N14.

maybe you too got a Friday afternoon build!!!!!!!

[~btnh~]

i can hear it from outside and i can kinda feel it on the pedal. its scary

well ive had a mechanic look at the clutch itself he sed it was fine

my car has 177000 on it.

also when the guy adjusted my clutch he sed a rod in the gear box had to be lubricated.

[Guest Mashrock]

sometimes i remember in a gti-r the clutch pedal bracket would bend if a heavier aftermarket clutch was used.

my mate has just bought a sss also and his clutch pedal feels like shit. i havnt really had a look at it yet but i suspect the same problem.

[~btnh~]

well when i got the clutch cable they sed there was no after market

do u think it might be the thrust bearing?

its weird tho it feel pretty hard to put in for a standard clutch and its not smooth taking it out

[lordsnipe]

I used to own a N14 Pulsar Ti, with a SR20 in it also.

The clutch pedals in N14s are really spongy and make an awful squeaking sound .. very common issue.

[~btnh~]

ahhh ok but did u ever have the metal spinning noise thats the thing im most worried about and the shuddering lol the pedal squeaking is the least of my problems LOL the shuddering is prolly the most important tho coz it affects my driving

[Johnny Cash]

Check out the pulsar group of Australia.

http://www.pulsar.org.au/

[lordsnipe]

if the clutch is aftermarket and heavier, it may be shuddering because you aren't taking off cleanly enough.

I had one of the most beefcake clutches and alloy flywheel in my N14, I had to get it cleanly off the line otherwise it would shudder a little. Could be what you're experiencing.

[~btnh~]

nah the clutch isnt after market im pretty sure its standard and the shuddering doesnt happen when im taking off it happens like when im driving normal like on a free way or something all of a sudden

i just looked at a post similar on pulsar.org he sed that the rear engine mount bracket was broken, and he had the grinding as well, he replaced the bracket but it didnt go away, so he replaced the clutch cable and the noise went. but i put a new cable in it less then 3 weeks ago.

Edited June 20, 2006 by ~btnh~

[Quinny]

Thrustbearing.

I did my clutch in my R33 2 weeks ago, and I had the screeching sound when I had my foot on the clutch, took it for a spin around the block (a rather 'spirited' spin), by the time I got back, the noise was gone, never to be heard from again. I think it is just the new thrustbearing wearing in against the clutch plate.

[~btnh~]

oh ok, is that a big job? like do u have to pull the gear box out or is there a way around it i dont really know where the thrust bearing is situated LOL

[Quinny]

The thrustbearing is on the input shaft of your gearbox. It would be a reasonablly big job to do yourself, unless you have the right tools (like access to a hoist). It should go away by itself, but if it doesn't go away, then you may need to have a look at it, probably just needs a little grease.

[~btnh~]

ahhhh that helps alot coz when i got the clutch cable adjusted the guy sed put wd40 down a shaft in the gearbox or something, and my friend did it for me while i was moving the clutch in and out but it didnt help, but it was a bit of a half arsed job LOL mad ill give that a go if not i do have access to a hoist n that, my friends a mechanic so ill find out if he will do it for me. i think the trust bearing would be fairly new since i got told it was a new clutch wen i bought the car and if the thrust bearing is included in the clutch kit.