JonSilva

i just installed an act 4 puck clutch with a streetlite flywheel and everything is going good but today when i started driving i heard a wierd sound when i went into gear and started driving...it went away after i started driving though. is this just normal for a new clutch untill it breaks in?

petty$rep

do you mean the clutch was making noise when you pushed the clutch pedal down to the floor in order to put the car into gear? is it making a clicking noise, or what kind of noise is it? if it is one of these symptomes you may have forgot, or just not lubed up the throw out bearing well enough. Or you may need to put more lubricant where the slave cylinder connects to the fork.

JonSilva

it makes the noise when i let out the clutch and start moving...i put a good about of lube on it so i dont know if its that...maybe the slave cylinder? i had to replace it when i did the install so thats new also

petty$rep

so what kind of noise is the tranny making? grinding, clicking, etc?

JonSilva

it was more of a grinding sound

petty$rep

well if it is grinding, i would guess you have a bad synchro. what gears does the tranny grind in, all of them, or just some of the gears? the only way to fix a bad synchro is to take the tranny back off and replace the synchro.

JonSilva

it just grinded when i reversed and in 1st gear...after i went in second it went away and it was normal again

petty$rep

well it is very normal for a tranny to grind while going into reverse. when putting the car into reverse try this: push in the clutch and hold it down, put the tranny into 2nd gear, while still holding the clutch down quickly put the car into reverse. this way the tranny should not grind .

as for 1st gear, you could try to do the same thing as you do for reverse. i think that once everything is broke in (probably about 500mi) the car will be easier to put into first gear.

did you make sure that you topped of the tranny with MTF? this will also help your shifts be smoother.

good luck