Resolved Clutch disengagement problem!!!!

[STLskater92]

I know there are many threads out there about this, but 99% of them have 'search for other threads as their answers' and the 1% that has good answers I have tried their possible solutions to no avail.

My problem is this, everytime I go to start the car I can't get it into gear and if I try to turn the car over when it's in gear, it jerks forward at (what I assume is) the speed of the starter spinning. I obviously have a disengagement problem with the clutch. I know what the problem is, and I have run out of ideas on how to fix this problem.

Things I have already done;
-New master/slave cylinder
-New throw-out bearing
-Adjusted the pushrod on the master cylinder that connects to the pedal (all the way both ways)
-Retapped (oversized) holes so the tranny can't push itself off the motor
-Fully bleed the clutch (4 times now!!!)

I have heard these things may be the problem;
-Spring/washer stuck between the clutch and pressure plate
-Clutch fork needs to be shimmed (no clue how to do that)

If anyone could please give me some ideas or describe how to 'shim' a shift fork, I'd greatly appreciate it!!!!

 

[YanDsm]

"Spring/washer stuck between the clutch and pressure plate"

+1 for that

to shim the shift fork, you have to put washers under the pivot ball to place the shift fork to a better angle for clutching. Your shift fork must be centered in the bellhousing hole when you're not pushing the clutch pedal in.

but i'm almost sure that you've pop out a clutch spring and it stay stuck between the clutch and flywheel

 

[STLskater92]

Thanks for the quick reply!!!!

I'll be dropping the tranny either tonight or tomarrow. If it is a spring that broke is it ok to leave it out and use the clutch still or do I have to get a whole new clutch?

BTW, I did pull little chunks of rubber out of my pressure plate and bellhousing when I pulled my tranny Thursday night.

 

[YanDsm]

if it's a spring stuck, maybe you should be ok to just buy a new clutch disk if you didn't run too long like this. or it should cost you a new clutch depending on damages to your pressure plate.

 

[STLskater92]

I did notice a couple forks that were raised compared to the others on the pressure plate. I'll have to see tomarrow when I pull the tranny after work. Hopefully it's salvagable

 

[crash89]

If you had a spring come out of the pressure plate you WILL need another clutch. It may not even be lodged anywhere, it could just be slightly broken out of the housing. Either way it will cause this problem. Ive had this happen twice to me now. Ill post pictures later (at work now).

 

[STLskater92]

So I pulled the clutch disc out and who would have guessed? I have 4 of the 6 springs on my clutch missing!!!! HAHAHA So I've got my new clutch ordered and expect it to be here by weeks end. Thanks for the help YanDSM. I'll update after the new clutch goes in!!!!