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Anonymous Posted on May 21, 2010

Clutch issue after throwout bearing instal

I recently installed a new throwout bearing, and was happy to no longer have to listen to the grinding sound of my old bearing while the clutch was engaged. However, I am now faced with a new problem. once i had put everything back together and started the car, my clutch felt really weird. the pedal sank to the floor the first time, then got a bit better as i pumped it. Now I can only feel it engage on about the bottom half of the pedal as I push it in. The first half remains free-flowing. When i put the car in gear and begin to release the pedal, the clutch engages almost immediately, maybe an inch of play. Whereas before the install the clutch wouldn't engage until about half way out. I drove on it for a bit but it didn't feel right at all, I have a feeling the clutch isn't fully releasing, so even though the pedal is all the way out, i"m still riding it. After my drive I could smell burning clutch. I decided to bleed the clutch this morning, It made the travel distance in the pedal longer, but it was only temporary. All the gears shift smoothly, and I believe I did the install correctly, I'm pretty sure it would be impossible to have put the bearing in wrong or the clutch fork. I tried adjusting the pedal itself but that was useless. Maybe I didn't bleed it enough/correctly? Is there something else I should adjust? I reallly do not want to pull the tranny again :s
any help/suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
thanks.

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Once you have bled out all the air ,if the pedal still engages right down then suspect the fingers on the release plate are worn.Never replace a part of the clutch, allways change all 3 components,it save all the hastle of taking it to bits again and again.

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