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Andrew A. Illes (Andyilles)
Junior Member
Username: Andyilles
Post Number: 144
Registered: 10-2002
| | Posted on Saturday, June 28, 2003 - 7:40 pm: | |
Ken, I've gotta go with Verell. If it were a hydraulic problem, the result is usually the opposite.. the master or slave cylinders leak and you have NO pressure. Even if you had obstructed passages, it would not be RPM related... so I'd look for something mechanical binding.
Best of luck,
Andy |
Verell Boaen (Verell)
Member
Username: Verell
Post Number: 882
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Friday, June 27, 2003 - 8:02 am: | |
Is the clutch pedal pressure is OK when shifting with the engine off?
(I think you're saying that's the case.)
If so, my suspicion is the engine/tranny is shifting under torque & the arm for the throwout bearing is binding against something.
I'd start by checking all engine/tranny mounts that might have broken & are letting the engine/tranny roll sideways.
Also, you should be able to see marks where the rubbing is occurring.
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Mitchell Le (Yelcab1)
Member
Username: Yelcab1
Post Number: 566
Registered: 11-2001
| | Posted on Thursday, June 26, 2003 - 11:24 pm: | |
If you have a new clutch, and presumably, a new pressure plate, then the problem gotta be in the hydraulics. CHeck that out next. Master, slave, and fluid level |
Ken Ross (Kdross)
Member
Username: Kdross
Post Number: 381
Registered: 2-2002
| | Posted on Thursday, June 26, 2003 - 10:50 pm: | |
While not exactly Ferrari related, I am having a problem with my 1990 Alfa Romeo Spider. The car has 32K miles and I just had a new clutch installed yesterday. Starting last week, and prior to having the clutch installed, my clutch pedal would get extremely firm each time I shifted while accelerating and running through the gears. For example, when leaving a red light, shifting from 1-2 the pedal would be firm, 2-3 would be difficult, and 3-4 would require about 80 pounds of pressure and felt as if I was going to break something due to the extremely high effort required. This was happening just before I had a new clutch installed and was the reason why I had a new clutch installed. (I actually needed a new clutch anyway since the PO fried the clutch).
Now with the new clutch, I still have the problem with the clutch pedal getting progessively firmer each time I depress the pedal. One thing I noticed is that the problem does not exist if I do not rev the car above 3,000 while driving. Once I go above 3,500 RPM, the clutch pedal becomes difficult to press (as described above). Also, it seems that the gears grind each time I shift. I am guessing that something is not engaging or disengaging each time I shift. What is wrong with my car? Could this be a bad clutch master cylinder? FWIW, my car has a hydraulic clutch
Thanks.
Ken |
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