R33 Gtst Shifting

[DR3AMN]

Hey guys..

I have a S2 R33 GTST manual. Now i have searched and could not come up with a real answer. The other day i let my brother drive my skyline to get fuel for it because it just sits in my driveway getting started every second day (waiting to get licence back before i can drive it)

Anyway we went for a little drive about 30mins or so and when we got home i noticed it was hard to put the car in first gear. It kind of cluncked but didnt grind.. Straight away i thought it was clutch/throwout bearing BUT when i started the car today it was fine to go into gear? So its like hard to get into gear when oil is hot but easy when its cold?? Clutch or oil?? throwout bearing is making a noise at the moment.

Thanks

[niZmO_Man]

Dump the oil.

[DR3AMN]

Dump the oil.

Ok i think il just do the clutch anyway now.. Thanks

[sweefu]

+1 oil.

[jhjones]

Hard to put in first while the car isn't moving? If so then the clutch isn't fully disengaging. Check pedal box, clutch hydraulics first.

[DR3AMN]

Yes was hard to put in first when it was just sitting still on idle. Im doing the clutch now so il be dumping oil and doing all that extra now anyway.

[sweefu]

What if you pull out the gearbox and the clutch is fine?

[DR3AMN]

What if you pull out the gearbox and the clutch is fine?

S**t happens i guess. The throwout bearing is making a noise anyway. If its all good il keep using it and put the new clutch on my 25/30 instead.

[blind_elk]

Since you've pulled the box out, might as well do the clutch anyway. At least you will know the clutch is new and good.

[sweefu]

This is only my opinion, but it seems like an expensive task when the situation could be made better by changing the oil ($100ish) rather than a clutch which it might not need (Clutch - $500? Machine flywheel $50, new flywheel bolts $65, pressure plate bolts $15 - $65 and a lot of work)

Either way, new clutches are always nice.

[sonicz]

Just thought id add these guys probably mean dump the oil and replace it with fresh one. Not just dump it and leave it empty