Have a friend with a 1988 4 cylinder 5 speed
Having issues with the tranny grinding into gear.
Throw at the slave is 1 1/8th in.

Pressure plate or throw out bearing problem?

Thanks in advance for the help.

or could be the syncros

quote Originally posted by buddycraigg: or could be the syncros

Yep

Just wanted to make sure and needed a brain check for comfort.

Thanks

if its all the gears, I would say the the clutch isnt moving enough.
if its just the gears in direction of shifting, as in all the gears with the shifter pushed forward, or pulled back - then I'd say cable adjustment, or bad shift cable.
if the pressure plate was bad, you'd have slipping - it only goes bad one way - softer
if it was the throwout bearing, you should be able to hear it screeeeming, especially when puh\shing in the clutch

quote Originally posted by Pyrthian: if its all the gears, I would say the the clutch isnt moving enough. if its just the gears in direction of shifting, as in all the gears with the shifter pushed forward, or pulled back - then I'd say cable adjustment, or bad shift cable. if the pressure plate was bad, you'd have slipping - it only goes bad one way - softer if it was the throwout bearing, you should be able to hear it screeeeming, especially when puh\shing in the clutch

Thanks - will check this out

In another car I have some of the fingers broke on the pressure plate, the result was that 1/4 of the circumference of the pressure plate wouldn't release even though the throwout bearing travel was more than sufficient for release.

JazzMan

[This message has been edited by JazzMan (edited 02-01-2008).]

My thinking is internal as well so I will suggest pulling the tranny.

Thanks guys!

I must ask, what did you find? I am having the same issue with mine now.

https://www.fiero.nl/forum/Forum2/HTML/092561.html

Exact same set up as your friends. Did you fix the issue? If so, what was the issue? How did you fix it? The rear end of my car is in the air, but I have not disconnected anything YET.

Myke
'88 L4 5sp

ended up being the presure plate. some of the springs were gone or broke. did a clutch job and all good.