R33 Clutch Problems...

[bumble_bee]

hey i was at the drags wit my mates yesterday wen i noticed my clutch was stuck, lik all the way in!

it didnt come out!...lol

i dropped it from 3 - 3.5grand..all good..went to put it in second and notice my clutch was in still..

u could smell the clutch after..lol..real bad!

but i can drive fine..and doesnt engage randomly..or anything..nothin un-usual..

sometimes i can smell a bit of clutch after driving..or something that smells lik clutch..lol

anyone ever had this problem before??

i believe i still have the stock clutch, and i got 243rwhp..woops!..lol..so it cant take the power or is it somethin else?

clutch master cyl(in engine)?

clutch pedal piston/cyl. (behind the pedal)?

no leaks on either one...

any ideas ??plus after i drive for a while..like good driving..i still smell lik a burning clutch smell..sometimes..

im gona get a new clutch, but i just wana make sure nothin else could b going wrong..

i checked for leaks..and nothin..just a tiny bit of oil round wer the gearbox connects onto the the eninge..but dats always bein der..im gona degress it off..an c it any else comes out..

but cant see anything else..

any ideas, would helps.thanks

[charlie25T]

it is all of the above lol

But if it is get stuck from what i know its the clutch line and the clutch also has the dick

243rwhp would be enough to root the clutch

Change it to HD cutch and while your there do the line and the pivot

[Mr Eps]

cosmetics n styling section? repost into a relevant section all these guys know abotu is ebay bodykits and LED dash kits lol jk i'm like you

[Jmaac]

Could be a number of things

With that HP your clutch should slip at high rpm. If its rooted replace it o/wise just get a heavier p/plate.

i.e. clutch fork stuck on something, retaining spring fallen out, piston in the master cylinder or slave assembly jammed?

Follow the clutch line down the gearbox, it screws into your Clutch slave cylinder. There are two bolts holding that on, unbolt and get a friend to step on the clutch and see if the piston moves in and out freely. If it doesnt, then pull it apart and inspect (a rebuilt kit is $7) so doesnt hurt to try first. If its fine, then its your master cylinder assembly. That can be reco'd aswell but just as cheap/easy to get s/hand on off ebay.

If thats not it you'll need to pull the gearbox out for a little spring loaded piece of wire - the sh^%s!

[Jmaac]

Could be a number of things

With that HP your clutch should slip at high rpm. If its rooted replace it o/wise just get a heavier p/plate.

i.e. clutch fork stuck on something, retaining spring fallen out, piston in the master cylinder or slave assembly jammed?

Follow the clutch line down the gearbox, it screws into your Clutch slave cylinder. There are two bolts holding that on, unbolt and get a friend to step on the clutch and see if the piston moves in and out freely. If it doesnt, then pull it apart and inspect (a rebuilt kit is $7) so doesnt hurt to try first. If its fine, then its your master cylinder assembly. That can be reco'd aswell but just as cheap/easy to get s/hand on off ebay.

If thats not it you'll need to pull the gearbox out for a little spring loaded piece of wire - the sh^%s!

[gt-ahhh!]

243rwhp would be enough to root the clutch

243 divided by 1.35 = 180rwkw. i think thats correct...

that isnt much power at all! mine gets that with only a 3" turbo back and a pod! though i havent confirmed whether or not it has a dump pipe, but still.

mind you, i have fried the stock clutch, (doing burnouts). it was very impressive, or at least the smoke was...

because i was povo at the time i replaced with the stock gts-t clutch industries kit. it seems to hold up fine under that power. but id prefer a firmer pedal.

[bumble_bee]

found out wat was wrong..

i had one of my rear rims changed to a stockie..

anyways..

a tech. from work told me having different size wheels on a rear wheel drive car,

causes the diff to slip all the time!!

so it was my diff that was burning, and thats wat i could smell!!

thank god i get my rim back 2mrw..

but i also got told the the circumference of the wheel may not cause it slip all the time..

so if it wat nearly the same as the other size rim and tyre together, than it should be ok..

well thats wat another tech believes..

but most techs said that having different size wheels causes the clutch packs inside the diff just

to get over-heated and worn..

so yeah

found my problem..

Edited November 9, 2007 by bumble_bee

[Craved]

what you just described about the clutch pedal still being in .. will not be caused by clutch packs in the std LSD .. no connection between the 2

[bumble_bee]

yeah, i dont no about that..

thats still confusing me..

and it hasnt done it ever since that day..maybe it just got stuck/jammed wen i was dropin the clutch??

who knows

but i found out the smell problem..

coz i was concerned about that too..

so atleast thats one problem fixed!!

plus i got my rim back..all good now..

Edited November 12, 2007 by bumble_bee

[abcent]

the rolling diameter of a 205/65/r15 or stock skyline 16inch size is pretty much the same as a 235/45/r17, so im not really sure that would have caused an issue?

an if theres a smell usually there has to be a leak?....you dont smell the engine oil when it gets hot, nor the gearbox oil if its hot.....so why would you smell the diff? had plenty of mates with worn/slipping LSD's an all that happens is only one wheel spins instead of 2.....no smells....(cept for rubber melting on occasion )

guess you'll soon tell if the smell is now gone

an if your clutch is sticking to the floor id say its something to do with the fluid side of it, normally it sticking to the floor means the slave cylinder is leaking (this is on the side of your gearbox, it pushes the fork that engages the clutch) , but then you'd have no clutch at all cause there'd be no pressure?? strange if it only happened once an not again. Maybe air in the system an it needs to be bled? Best bet is to just get it replaced, they'll soon find the problem one they drive it.