Youngsoulja2
New Member
Alright so I am still fairly new to being an automotive mechanic, switched over from working on boats. That was a huge change let me tell ya what.
Anyway, I bought a 2005 Honda Civic a few months ago knowing it was going to need a clutch soon. Well I got my boss to let me in the shop to change it. I installed a new flywheel, clutch disk, pressure plate, throw out bearing, and a new slave cylinder as well. Got everything put back together and my clutch peddle felt a little spongy. (I used a pneumatic bleeder gun to bleed the slave cylinder). So I started my car and pressed my clutch in and had no problems shifting from gear to gear. My problem is I can put my car in gear, let off my clutch, and nothing happens, it just acts like it is still in neutral. I have a few ideas of where I might have messed up but wanted to ask everyone their opinions on my thoughts.
Could my slave cylinder got off of my release fork when I tightened it down after hooking up mu clutch line?
Could I have damaged the clutch disk mounting the transmission back onto the motor?
Fairly sure I did not do this but possibly installed the throw out bearing backwards? (I'll laugh and be just as mad at the same time if I did that)
If I happened to install the release fork spring incorrectly would that have this effect?
Last but not least, if I did this I might just laugh and smack myself. If I happened to forget to tighten the clutch line tightly into the slave cylinder would it have the same effect?
Thank you all for your time reading this and any input will be much appreciated.
Anyway, I bought a 2005 Honda Civic a few months ago knowing it was going to need a clutch soon. Well I got my boss to let me in the shop to change it. I installed a new flywheel, clutch disk, pressure plate, throw out bearing, and a new slave cylinder as well. Got everything put back together and my clutch peddle felt a little spongy. (I used a pneumatic bleeder gun to bleed the slave cylinder). So I started my car and pressed my clutch in and had no problems shifting from gear to gear. My problem is I can put my car in gear, let off my clutch, and nothing happens, it just acts like it is still in neutral. I have a few ideas of where I might have messed up but wanted to ask everyone their opinions on my thoughts.
Could my slave cylinder got off of my release fork when I tightened it down after hooking up mu clutch line?
Could I have damaged the clutch disk mounting the transmission back onto the motor?
Fairly sure I did not do this but possibly installed the throw out bearing backwards? (I'll laugh and be just as mad at the same time if I did that)
If I happened to install the release fork spring incorrectly would that have this effect?
Last but not least, if I did this I might just laugh and smack myself. If I happened to forget to tighten the clutch line tightly into the slave cylinder would it have the same effect?
Thank you all for your time reading this and any input will be much appreciated.