Nissan 240SX Forums banner

1 gear grinds

1.4K views 17 replies 6 participants last post by  demonbreed20  
#1 ·
hey. So the previous owner i just got my s14 from said the clutch only has 5k miles on it, but sometimes (not always) when im at a dead stop in neutral, and i go to shift into first, the clutch grinds at the shifter for a second before it lets me in first.

anyone know what might be causing this?
 
#2 ·
sounds like a clutch cable to me, but im not positive. ask fonix
 
#6 ·
^thats what i was thinking. maybe first try bleeding the clutch system, "there's a bleeder on the slave cylinder". if that doesn't help try changing your transmission fluid w/something synthetic (as long as its gl-4) like redline mt-90 or whatever is eq. in amsoil. i know it helped my 1st gear engagement a whole lot
 
#7 ·
thanks for all the replies guys. il try bleeding it, and if that doesnt work, il try changing the tranny fluid. but i actually got it from an old ass asian dude with grey hairs so i dont think he was drifting in it lol. plus there are no mods on it whatsoever. all oem and had regular maintenance checks by the nissan stealership
 
#9 ·
yaaaa....plans for intake exhaust and headers....front and rear sway bars...strut bars...s15 conversion (found out its almost the same price as a kouki conversion, so might as well do s15 and be one of the only ones in SD)....and in due time...a turbo.

still some small things i gotta do to it tho before i do that. also plan on getting it dyno tuned eventually.
 
#14 ·
ty everyone. you guys are all great. il make sure to do all of this. is it gunna cost much to change the tranny fluid?

edit: also, i just started m/t last week. ive gotten pretty good. my only problems is in creeping traffic where you roll 3 feet, stop for 30 seconds, roll 3 feet, rinsce and repeat.

is removing the clutch damper going to make it harder for me to drive?
 
#18 ·
ok cool thanks. god this car is just problem after problem. im having a hard time believing anything that old man and his son said. they said it had nothing wrong with it besides clear coat. now theres this problem which is worsening and is affecting the reverse too, i need to have an oil leak fixed and change the oil, needed a new blower motor because the one it came with died on the way home (it was sitting so long, i think it said wtf and died. it had a DEAD SPIDER INSIDE the blower motor!) needs a new shift boot in a bad way, possibly tranny mounts, has an exhaust leak, and the gas tank hose had a kink in it (though this was an ez fix).

fricken lying through their teeth.