Possible crank walk...please help, its acting wierd, never read symptoms like this.

[Drift_SM]

This morning i toke the car out for some daily driving fun, after a while i parked it for 10 minutes. Then i went back out, started up fine and rolled on too the road..then as i shifted into second my clutch felt weird...it pushed down easier then usual, it shifted fine....but as i continued to let off the clutch completely it stuck right before it reached the top. it did this almost every time except a few. I was having a panic attack in the car! begging for it not to be crank walk. i got it home and parked it in the garage, thats where i popped the hood and as i listend very carfully to the sound of the engine, it wasn't normal, it had an uneven tone to it.

I'm trying to take this best i can... Monday when i go to work I'm going to check the master and slave cylinders and possibly replace one or both. I'll talk to the Senior tech who works on all the 4g63 motors to see if he can help me.

i wouldn't be so worried about crank walk if it was just the clutch acting weird...but the uneven tone i herd from the engine bay is freaking me out..i don't see how the hydraulics could effect that.. right?

Are these any of the signs of crank walk?
Any suggestions on what to do?
Any one have this problem before?

 

[Staytuned]

Easy way to find out is have the crank end play measured at the crank pulley with a mag base dial indicator. The head tech you were talking to can measure the play as I mentioned.

 

[Drift_SM]

aight.. whats the limits for crank play?

any oneelse ? please help!

 

[-DSM2NR-]

It might be that the slave cylinder need replacement or the clutch needs bleeding. My brother's 3000gt had the same problem. This happened due to unproper clutch installation so we adjusted the clutch and everything was alright.

 

[RukkusGT]

From my crankwalk experiences, the clutch sticking to the floor generally happens while making left turns. When you straighten the car back up. pull the clutch pedal back up and pump once or twice. Normally the car will then be fine until your next turn. As the CW gets worse, right turns will make your clutch not engage until the very top of the pedal travel, and the pedal pressure will feel a little stiffer. On my 1995, it eventually took out the crank position sensor and the car wouldn't start anymore. Doing a 6-bolt swap is such a simple task now! No more having to drill the block. (except drilling the head bolt holes bigger if keeping the 2G head)

 

[Defiant]

Top-up the fluid in the clutch master cylinder. You'll probably have to bleed the system. It's a fair bet that your clutch master cylinder is blown.

 

[bird man]

drop the bell housing and push/pull on the flywheel. if it moves you have issues.

 

[97ClipseDSM]

This morning i toke the car out for some daily driving fun, after a while i parked it for 10 minutes. Then i went back out, started up fine and rolled on too the road..then as i shifted into second my clutch felt weird...it pushed down easier then usual, it shifted fine....but as i continued to let off the clutch completely it stuck right before it reached the top. it did this almost every time except a few. I was having a panic attack in the car! begging for it not to be crank walk. i got it home and parked it in the garage, thats where i popped the hood and as i listend very carfully to the sound of the engine, it wasn't normal, it had an uneven tone to it.

I'm trying to take this best i can... Monday when i go to work I'm going to check the master and slave cylinders and possibly replace one or both. I'll talk to the Senior tech who works on all the 4g63 motors to see if he can help me.

i wouldn't be so worried about crank walk if it was just the clutch acting weird...but the uneven tone i herd from the engine bay is freaking me out..i don't see how the hydraulics could effect that.. right?

Are these any of the signs of crank walk?
Any suggestions on what to do?
Any one have this problem before?

Drive to a tunnel (maybe a underground mall parking)..open your door, windows, Press the clutch pedal to the floor..listen for any ticking noises. If it ticks while the clutch pedal is pressed and goes away when YOu release it..yep thats your trigger plate hitting the CPS. This happened to me..sad but true. It started with a quiet ticking noise when clutch pedal was pressed in and eventually got louder and louder overtime. I had enough so i took my car to get the endplay measured and sure enough it was .035..ouch .

Good luck