Hi all, I bought a 89 LS Integra over this past weekend. I got it cheap, but it has a problem. It will only go into gear when the engine isn't running, if it is running and I try to put it into gear, it acts as though there is something blocking it. It doesn't grind, just won't go into gear. If I put it into gear, and try to start it, the car tries to move like it's in gear (this is with the clutch depressed). I also tried adjusting the clutch cable, but it didn't make any difference. The guy I bought it from says the clutch needs replacment. Which is fine, I just want to make sure that's what is really wrong with it.

Thanks,
L.D.

 

Probably the clutch. My car has a similar problem as it is very hard to push the shifter into gear. Although a big indication is the hard to push clutch pedal. My pedal is pretty stiff. I talked to my regular mechanic a while back and he explained to me that my clutch is crap (some junk brand put in when I had the tranny swapped). It has something to do with the design (on mine at least) where it creates a vacuum and makes the clutch stick to the flywheel.

As for you, it may simply be you need a new clutch, or maybe you have the same problem I do. Considering that the car jumps when you start the car even with the pedal depressed I would say you probably have my problem. How does your pedal feel?

 

yes, your throwout/release bearing is gone....when you take it out, you will see the the bearing will spin wayyyyy longer than it should...clutch installs are fun fun fun!

 

the hard to press pedal could actually just be your master cylinder or slave cylinder....but not going into gears is a throwout bearing problem...

 

The clutch feels like a normal cable operated clutch. Not stiff or anything funny like that.

 

Oh, another quick question. When I drop the tranny, if I don't drain the fluid out of it, will leak out when I pull the CV shafts?

 

just drain the fluid

 

sounds like you've never changed a clutch......GET SOMEONES HELP!

 

No I have. Just on domestic stuff though, thanks!

 

o ...well, let me rephrase....."get someone to help you that knows what they are doing with a import"

 

Ha ha, will do!

 

 

Swapped it out Saturday, when I pulled the pressure plate off, one of the dampner springs on the disc fell out. Heh, I guess that was my problem. Works like it should now, thanks!

 

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That's funny!



Thats what I submitted in this thread.

 

Yeah. That's exactly what mine looked like. The clutch only had about 3K miles on it according to the PO. His sister tore it up though cause she can't drive stick.

 

Wow only 3k?!?! Thats either some REALLY bad driving or one REALLY low quality disk!

Should be used to driving stick long before 3k miles.

Any idea of what brand it was, so we can avoid it at all costs?

The one in the pic had a guesstimated 80k. Still grabbed fine had some material left.

 

Yeah, that's my guess. They only put about 3K on it while they had it, and the brother said he had put a clutch in it as soon as he got it (he said she couldn't drive stick and that's why it went out). Looks exactly like the stock replacement clutch I bought from Oreilleys (sp?). I can drive stick pretty good, so we'll see how long it lasts. Hopefully longer than 3K, I'm not looking forward to redoing that job again any time soon.

EDIT: Check that, I looked at my past post, the spring looked the same as yours, not the whole disc. There was actually a lot of material left on the disc itself.


Modified by LarsD at 3:11 AM 3/22/2005

 

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hell yeah! a few months ago, i changed my clutch kit, and a chunk of the actual disk that the kevlar is bolted to, was sheared off, and the inner splines were all woobly on the disk plate. it was crazy.

my symptoms where.. only good shifts under 3K, and if above that, locked out, untill RPM's fell down... NEVER did it grind once.. just locked me out.

 

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Wow so it must have just been through some hard times. Sounds like it had too much of the "rock" effect of a new stick driver. Consant compression on the spring and too much stress on the mounts for it. Thats probably something a new stick driver should be told. "Be smooth". Also, like I was told when getting motorcycle lessons, first thing, pulling on the clutch lever tames the beast. If it's getting out of control, push (or pull) that clutch!!!

 

Yeah I have no idea what she did to it. Feels good now though!

 

Sweet. Good luck with the car.