Winter problems?

[panamarojo]

1g gsx. Well the first problem I noticed was when I turn to the right sharp I hear a screaching noise from that side, the passenger side. Sounds like metal rubbing against each other. Is there a grease point around there to grease up?

Other problem is my clutch is wierd now since the winter hit, going into the negatives. My clutch seems to have low pressure, so I checked it and it had no fluid in the reservoir, so I had dot 3 brake fluid and the pressure goes up but some times seems like the pressure goes low. Fluids look good but still low pressure sometimes.

 

[OneBad2L]

If the res. was empty you most definitely have some air in there to bleed along with a leak that needs to be found.

 

[joe_mopar]

Could be the inner fender liner rubbing or disc brake rotor shield. You didn't put big old ugly snow tires on it did you?

 

[panamarojo]

Well the clutch is working better today, but if it acts up again I am ready to bleed it out.

No I have nice tires on, it seems to only make the noise if I turn sharp to the right, And it sounds to be coming from passenger side front tire area...

 

[TSi Kid]

are you sure its the passenger side?
power steering problem maybe?

 

[panamarojo]

I think its a powering steering problem also, the belts are making a wierd noise after I have got the car from the mechanics, I think its on to tight. What problem with the power streering where you thinking?

 

[GsXdSmKingGsX]

CRANKWALLLLLLK........jk. Bleed and replace the clutch fluid.

 

[tazndrew04]

if you hear a whining noise when you turn the wheel from left to right than its your power steering. Whens the last time you had the tranny flushed, that might be your problem,it could be so old that it cant withstand the friction and its allowing your clutch to slip. Had the same problem with 1 of my other eclipses,so i went to the parts store and got this stuff called rislone,its in a yellow bottle. It was hard to shift so i put that stuff in and it felt great not saying thats your problem but if you havent changed your tranny fluid in awhile try that,also bleed it

 

[panamarojo]

Two different problems but the clutch seem to work itself out cause its back to perfect after I wrote this. The noise still happens when I turn right. I am going to put it on jack stands and have someone turn my wheel to the right to see if I can find out what it's from.

 

[panamarojo]

So the noise is still present and I am thinking it might be the struts. Its a creaking noise, like a house door that needs to be greased? If I get sideways in the snow I hear it and when I turn right at slower speeds. Someone told me there is a bearing on the top of the strut that goes out after a while.

 

[honda_burner]

Yeah strut bearings that allow the shock to rotate at the top. Could be a good place to start but those don't usually make noise they just get sloppy. Could be though.

 

[92gsxbafaro]

i bet you have a leak .. find it and then bleed clutch

 

[Spoolin92GSX]

So the noise is still present and I am thinking it might be the struts. Its a creaking noise, like a house door that needs to be greased? If I get sideways in the snow I hear it and when I turn right at slower speeds. Someone told me there is a bearing on the top of the strut that goes out after a while.

That's definitely a bushing. It might not be the bushing's bad per-se, but not moving freely. I had the same issue with every bushing in the front end of my old off-road truck. Try greasing up the bushings on that side (doing the rest can't hurt either) and see if that helps.