3.8 Manual VR

[mitchyp]

Hey guys,

Just an issue still with my manual v6 VR, it bites at the end of each clutch release making it impossible to smoothly shift, now when im slowing and downshifting (at the proper revs of course) its starting to make a grinding noise when putting it in gear, like the clutch isn't pressed ... i'm not too familiar with common clutch parts that go wrong in these ... spigot, pressure plate ?


Appreciate the help

[mischa]

Sounds like the clutch isent dis-engaging enough before you change gears.

You sometimes can adjust this out with the cable adjuster, but I bet its your clutch fork pivot point. To adjust that you got to take your gearbox out to move one nut that will take you about 2 minutes

Better do it sooner then later aswell, cause it will stop you in traffic when the clutch finaly dosent want to dis-engage enough to let you shift.

[mitchyp]

So pretty cheap for a mechanic to do ?

[mischa]

Proberly just labour theres no parts involved, and with two people i get it in and out in about 6-8 hours depending on what else i do.

One thing that i overlooked is that its also possible to be a streched clutch cable, but Ive never come accross one in a commodore and dont know how common it is.

[mitchyp]

i actually have an issue with the clutch pedal being very tight and squeaky- to a point where it shudders out so you could be right

[mischa]

I did do the clutch cable before i adjusted my pivot point, for $60 it was worth a shot before i had to reip the gearbox out.

[mitchyp]

Okay cheers for the advice mate

[Braydenreid]

my gears were hard to change, i noticed the pedal assembly/boz had a crack in it so changed that n it was a bit betta, then my clutch cable snapped so i bought a new one and its fine now, so you may just need a new clutch cable but im not a mechanic so im not 100% sure

[mitchyp]

Just an update - Now when changing down gears in pretty much any gear it is grinding badly, i have to basically rapid shift the gear down, as soon as the clutch is released it goes away, i'm thinking definately Clutch cable is at fault not disconnecting the drive between the engine ?

[mischa]

Thats the same sysmptoms I had with the pivot point but it can still be the cable.

[VR_Acclaim]

what you could hae is rooted syncros...or even the box is about to go....my vp done the same thing and it was the box trying to throw its self outta gear

[mischa]

What are the chances of all syncros slowly getting worse at the same time?

[VR_Acclaim]

no idea but just going off experience i had my car for 2 day when the box went... also fouind out u could spin my clutch around the centre piece whrere it slides onto the box

[mischa]

It is possible, but lets hope its not the case

LOL! did that need a new input shaft? Wish you had pics, I would wana see that.

[VR_Acclaim]

i got some on my old hardrive ill see if i can find them... and now the centre peice of the input was fine the plate jsut free spun around it

[mitchyp]

Seems impossible for me to think its the syncro's in mine as i have had it for about a month and was completely fine, then my clutch pedal got harder and harder to release smoothly, also it shifts almost perfect up gears

[mischa]

Ah so the clutch plate teeth had worn off? (btw sorry mitch for the off topic stuff )

[VR_Acclaim]

yep it was funny to,,,trying to get it to the shop eith fcked syncro and clutch drys shitf where my friends lo im sorry also...apart from tight

[mitchyp]

Just another update, drove to work this morning and the car was oddly fine, shifting up or down, so im leaning towards clutch cable which replacing tomorrow.

[Braydenreid]

could also be your clutch fork? i had the same problem and replaced the clutch cable and it helped a bit, then a month or so later it completley ####ed out so i pulled the box out and the clutch fork was bent and had just started to crack...