Clutch Disengagement Issue After Hard Shifting

[Black'95]

Couldn't find anything too similar searching, so here we go:

The Setup:
ACT 2100 PP
Stock resurfaced flywheel
Stock (from Advance Auto) clutch disc

The Issue:
The thing will shift just fine if I drive like my mommy taught me. No grinds, no sticking issues, runs like a champ. Every once in a while, I like to drive like James Bond does, and apparently the car doesn't like Mr. Bond. I'll usually do a 1st-3rd gear pull (no launches), shifting at around 7k RPMs. I never notice any issues getting it into or out of gear while I'm ripping on it, but I do shift it slower than if I were at the track, where I usually try to rip the shifter outta the floor. When I realize I'm on a public highway, I pull my foot off the gas and try granny shifting into the next higher gear. I have to really yank on the shifter to get it out of gear, and it usually goes in roughly. It might go in roughly for the next two shifts, then everything returns to working great. Any ideas? Thanks!

 

[PieEyedPiper]

Start by bleeding the clutch and ensuring proper adjustment. Check out the videos for some great information.

http://www.jackstransmissions.com/pages/tech-articles

 

[Tyeler18]

Hows your tranny fluid look? How about the amount of fluid?

 

[Black'95]

I've bled the clutch a few times with no change, and I also made sure the fluid was topped off. I'm using a mix of Redline Heavy Shockproof and Redline MT-90.

 

[Tyeler18]

Have you bled BOTH the master cylinder and the slave cylinder? Seems most people forget to/don't know how to bleed the slave cylinder.

 

[Black'95]

Have you bled BOTH the master cylinder and the slave cylinder? Seems most people forget to/don't know how to bleed the slave cylinder.

OK, you've got me there. I put a piece of hose on the slave cylinder bleeder valve, put some brake fluid in a cup, put the end of the hose in the brake fluid. Then I have a friend depress the clutch pedal and hold it. I crack the bleeder valve on the slave, wait a second, and tighten it again. He brings the clutch pedal back up. This gets repeated until no more air bubbles are seen coming out of the slave's bleeder valve. Am I missing something?

 

[Tyeler18]

Yep, that's bleeding the master only. Now what you need to do is crack the bleeder again and push the slave cylinder rod (push on the clutch fork) all the way in and hold it there. Once it's all the way in fluid should've come out the bleeder. Now tighten the bleeder back up and release the slave rod. Do this 2-3 times so that no more bubbles come out.

If you can't push the slave cylinder rod back into the slave then you have bigger problems (mainly just needing clutch adjustment).

 

[theinkdon]

Yep, that's bleeding the master only. Now what you need to do is...

Thanks for posting that, I didn't know you needed to do that. Going to try it and see if it helps the clutch on my '98.