Archived is my south bend clutch bad??

[JustinLee]

went to go see the local high school football game got there just fine. on my way home going good, stop by the store just fine. get on the interstate good, get off the interstate NO CLUTCH, NO CLUTCH RED LIGHT AAAAAHHHHHH!! I got a '98 12v 5 speed with the con fe 13" conversion 13 months ago. the clutch pedal is still strong and stiff just as always, but now i can't get into gear. any pointers?? i will call SBC in the morning





Thanx



Justin

 

[JoshPeters]

Sounds like a bad Pilot bearing. The very tip of the input shaft rides in a bearing in the crankshaft. If the bearing goes bad... . it keeps spinning the transmission regardless of the clutch.



Josh

 

[JustinLee]

while checking the hydralics, removed the slave cylinder and it damn near fell apart. shaft rusted to hell. didn't look or feel good. maybe that would help?



justin



p. s. easier than dropping the transmission

 

[Kernel]

Seems like the slave cylinder gets kind of funny once you take it off and put it back on. Mine started clicking every time you push the pedal in and let it out after the clutch install. Had to pump it for 20 minutes to get it to work then had to do the 1st to reverse trick to back out the shop. After a little while it started working fine. Heard about the dealer selling a pre-bled replacement but haven't found one yet.



Scott

 

[JustinLee]

how far should a properly operating slave move?



Justin

 

[JustinLee]

fixed with clutch master cylinder/slave pre bleed kit from the dealer.



Justin