Problem

Rossy · 27-10-13, 02:20 PM

After all my work putting in the new clutch ,fitting the sheddist kit ,De-cat pipe,and new o2 sensor , dropped the zed onto the ground and fired her up first crank ...sounded sweet as a nut put her into gear and nothing !! no movement nowt .......totally pissed off . Was getting weary of all the probs but this is the straw that could break the camels back .... numb cold and wet ... any ideas guys would really appreciate it as always ....help

peterzs · 27-10-13, 02:31 PM

Not just bleeding the Sheddist, have heard they arnt the easiest.

petet16 · 27-10-13, 03:04 PM

So it goes into gear ok ?, does the clutch pedal feel normal, can you see the slave piston extending and retracting as the pedal is pressed and released.

Rossy · 27-10-13, 03:32 PM

Yeah piston is moving in and out and I bled the system again just in case no change , so took the wheels off jacked it up and when in neutral the wheels are just turning very slowly no gear engaged and pressed clutch in put in 1st wheels turn but you can stop them by hand !!!! so tried engaging gear without pressing in clutch and all gears engage no crunching apart from reverse. So took off slave bracket to see if the clutch lever was working and seems a bit free play till you get any resistance !!!!!!! could it be a stuck clutch plate ?? was very meticulous in rebuilding the new clutch assembly so don't no what else apart from a total strip down again .......Thanks for replies guys ..at my wits end here so disappointed .

petet16 · 27-10-13, 03:35 PM

Is it possible you've fitted the clutch plate the wrong way round.

Rossy · 27-10-13, 03:39 PM

There were no markings on the new clutch plate so just fitted it as the oem one with the shank towards the pressure plate .

peterzs · 27-10-13, 04:09 PM

What was wrong with the old clutch.

Was the clutch arm free.

Sorry about the back.

welshone · 27-10-13, 04:26 PM

Release bearing not working as it should????

Rossy · 27-10-13, 05:59 PM

I had problems with original clutch not being able to engage gear so as advice on here folk said it could be seized release lever so had to take the box out so just as well to replace the whole clutch assembly, and as had problems with hydraulics before so covered all angles to make sure and fitted a sheddist kit,when the box was out the oem release bearing was pretty rough and the lever was sticky so thought I had that sorted by new bearing and really giving the arm a good clean and re grease was working fine, put the box back in and tried the lever arm seemed fine installed the sheddist kit bled it as described.So while car was up in the air was wanting a De-cat pipe as supplied by Goldie but damaged the o2 sensor on the manifold getting the original cat out !!!! seized bolts so angle grinder slipped hence new o2 sensor ,which all took a good few weeks to get all back together and to try the clutch out proper like ..... and now this .....
Thanks guys for the great helpful comments as always .... but as someone said somebody somewhere doesn't want my ZS back on the road !!! been along time ..just taken strong pain killers for the back and I'm away to have a large dram to numb the pain and the broken heart !!!! cheers ....

Ritchy · 27-10-13, 07:40 PM

Did you install the release bearing correctly? Possibly holding the clutch off? Also are the driveshafts installed correctly right into the box? Or perhaps a broken cv, although i'd expect to see something