BAD CLUTCH / PRESSURE PLATE

Jayjay2424

Hi all my van is have to getting very sticky gears brought it to mechanic he checked all cables and stuff said it's all good he reckons it's the pressure plate is what making gears hard to change has anyone had this happing to them can a bad clutch or pressure plate make gears crunchy/sticky ... clutch is not slipping or showing of any signs that it's going also another thing is 70% of time it make the horrible gearbox noise when put into reverse while car is still and not moving any help would be great ..

jca

If everything else checks out, its getting full travel from the pedal to the operating lever it looks like the clutch itself is in trouble.

Jayjay2424

jca wrote: »

If everything else checks out, its getting full travel from the pedal to the operating lever it looks like the clutch itself is in trouble.

It's strange sometimes tho when van is not turned on its smooth bit sometimes can get sticky but when van is started and just ideling it can get very sticky notchy I'm mind blowing by it

lway

Jayjay2424 wrote: »

jca wrote: »

If everything else checks out, its getting full travel from the pedal to the operating lever it looks like the clutch itself is in trouble.

It's strange sometimes tho when van is not turned on its smooth bit sometimes can get sticky but when van is started and just ideling it can get very sticky notchy I'm mind blowing by it

Had something similar on my wife's Golf when the clutch went. When the car was running I couldn't change gear at all. When the car was turned off I could change through the gears no problem. Had to put it in gear with the engine off then start the car and drive home in that gear.

Hopefully someone more mechanically minded can come along and explain why that was

Jayjay2424

lway wrote: »

Jayjay2424 wrote: »

jca wrote: »

If everything else checks out, its getting full travel from the pedal to the operating lever it looks like the clutch itself is in trouble.

It's strange sometimes tho when van is not turned on its smooth bit sometimes can get sticky but when van is started and just ideling it can get very sticky notchy I'm mind blowing by it

Had something similar on my wife's Golf when the clutch went. When the car was running I couldn't change gear at all. When the car was turned off I could change through the gears no problem. Had to put it in gear with the engine off then start the car and drive home in that gear.

Hopefully someone more mechanically minded can come along and explain why that was

It's a strange one was your wife's clutch pedal soft my clutch pedal is kind of soft not alot of restance to it not sure if it should be like that over been a van or not

Jayjay2424

jca wrote: »

If everything else checks out, its getting full travel from the pedal to the operating lever it looks like the clutch itself is in trouble.

I'm baffled sometimes it smooth when driving sometimes you have to litterly force it into gear and sometimes when van is not turned on it smooth other times it's notchy ? But way more sticky and notchy when driving than turned off

ION08

Could be clutch slave/master cylinder

jca

Jayjay2424 wrote: »

I'm baffled sometimes it smooth when driving sometimes you have to litterly force it into gear and sometimes when van is not turned on it smooth other times it's notchy ? But way more sticky and notchy when driving than turned off

If the pedal feels soft I'd guess that some of the fingers in the pressure plate are broken/weak as a consequence the plate isn't been lifted squarely and it's dragging the friction plate around with it. The use of strong return springs on the pedal by most manufacturers tend to mask feeling clutch faults through the pedal. I'd bite the bullet and drop the gearbox and see what's going on.

dean bride

Jayjay2424 wrote: »

It's strange sometimes tho when van is not turned on its smooth bit sometimes can get sticky but when van is started and just ideling it can get very sticky notchy I'm mind blowing by it

Is there a air lock anywere

jca

dean bride wrote: »

Is there a air lock anywere

I think it's a cable clutch. Be handy to know what make if van it is.

Jayjay2424

jca wrote: »

Jayjay2424 wrote: »

I'm baffled sometimes it smooth when driving sometimes you have to litterly force it into gear and sometimes when van is not turned on it smooth other times it's notchy ? But way more sticky and notchy when driving than turned off

If the pedal feels soft I'd guess that some of the fingers in the pressure plate are broken/weak as a consequence the plate isn't been lifted squarely and it's dragging the friction plate around with it. The use of strong return springs on the pedal by most manufacturers tend to mask feeling clutch faults through the pedal. I'd bite the bullet and drop the gearbox and see what's going on.

It's actually been replaced tommrow cause it's under warranty thank God but just want to see what people's opinions are but the mechanic said he's 100% sure it's a bad plate

Jayjay2424

dean bride wrote: »

Jayjay2424 wrote: »

It's strange sometimes tho when van is not turned on its smooth bit sometimes can get sticky but when van is started and just ideling it can get very sticky notchy I'm mind blowing by it

Is there a air lock anywere

I'm not to sure I'm clueless with cars and vans to be honest

Jayjay2424

jca wrote: »

dean bride wrote: »

Is there a air lock anywere

I think it's a cable clutch. Be handy to know what make if van it is.

It's a fiat fiorino not sure about cable clutch or anything I'm useless with car technology