Need help and Suggestions!!! S2000 problem.

[b18-mike]

I will try to describe the situation as best as possible, hopefully someone here can help me brainstorm or find the problem before i have to take it to the stealership to get fixed.

So tonight driving home from class i noticed a strange feeling in the clutch pedal, it felt as though something was scraping on it or there was interference with it. When i was stopped at a stoplight, car in neutral and clutch pedal out, it was making a strange whining noise. Shifted fine and drove fine, just had an odd noise and strange feel to the pedal.

After working out i come to leave the gym and i start the car for my buddy who i ran into to see what he thought. Clutch pedal felt fine when the car was not running. Started the car and it sounded as though something was scraping, metal on metal i suppose. Sounded aweful, loud, a horrible noise. When the clutch pedal was pushed in the nosie changed but did not go away. While motor was running the clutch felt awkward again.

Turn car off.

Talk for a few minutes to buddy. Tells me to drive straight home and not drive it until we figure out the problem.

Start car again, noise starts, but also heard a clunk or something snap. Go to let out clutch and it is stuck to the floor. Turn car off, pull pedal off the ground.

Talk to buddy again and he says he had a similar problem in his mx6 and we could fix it over the weekend, i remember how he drove his car when he had the problem. Go to push clutch in to start car again, and the clutch pedal wont move. As the car sits it is in neutral, clutch out. Cant shift, cant press clutch.


Any suggestions or comments greatly appreciated. The car is in South County right now. I need help badly.

[g3integragsr]

It sounds to me like a pressure plate issue, I say this because if it was the typical throw-out(release) bearing it wouldn't make noise until the pedal is pushed down. The throw out bearing pushes on the pressure plate on one side and the fork on the other. If the tabs on the pressure plate were bent it could have been rubbing on either the throw out bearing or clutch which would have made the noise until it broke. You can have a throw out bearing failure and the clutch will still come up. Like I said the only thing other than the hydrolic system for your clutch would be the pressure plate. I can't think of anything else that wouldn't allow the pedal to come back up. anywho hope this helps

[b18-mike]

It sounds to me like a pressure plate issue, I say this because if it was the typical throw-out(release) bearing it wouldn't make noise until the pedal is pushed down. The throw out bearing pushes on the pressure plate on one side and the fork on the other. If the tabs on the pressure plate were bent it could have been rubbing on either the throw out bearing or clutch which would have made the noise until it broke. You can have a throw out bearing failure and the clutch will still come up. Like I said the only thing other than the hydrolic system for your clutch would be the pressure plate. I can't think of anything else that wouldn't allow the pedal to come back up. anywho hope this helps

yeah, we were thinking a few things, fork, plate, TOB.. either way its gonna be costly or time consuming.. shit.. if there is two things i dont have much of its time and money..

[300k_CB7]

yeah, we were thinking a few things, fork, plate, TOB.. either way its gonna be costly or time consuming.. shit.. if there is two things i dont have much of its time and money..

about a 6 hour job to remove the RWD tranny and put in a new clutch. A friend and I had to remove the whole drivetrain (minus rear axle(s)) to replace the F20C shortblock in an abused 2000 model S2000 that had a #4 rod knock. It wasn't too bad.

If you need a copy of the S2000 factory service manual in pdf format, let me know, I still have a copy from doing the repair. The manual is great and tells you step-by-step every bolt to remove, and in perfect order.

Your clutch job won't be too bad. Be thankful... I had to replace the FWD V6 tranny in my Honda Odyssey back in July. It was the hardest tranny R&R I've ever done, by far. The whole front lower subframe had to come out.

[300k_CB7]

Did you ever get this fixed? Who did you end up having do the job? and I'm curious what the problem was.