Weird MT problem

OK, this has been happening for about 2 months now. Sometimes when im driving (not even hard) my car slips out of gear while driving, and then pops back in. It has done this in every gear but 5th. I dont know if it is a tranny or clutch problem...or maybe not even either of those. It happens about every other week or so. It slips once, and then it is usually fine. Most of the time it happens on second, and ill already be at like 3K rpm and then the car just jumps to like 5K and then snaps back in gear. It doesnt sound like anything is wrong, and when i step on it in all the gears it pulls the same as if everything were fine....i dont know what it could be. I wanted to ask here b4 i took it to a tranny/clutch place. Thanks

i'm going to go with it being a clutch problem, maybe something to do with engagement...just to make sure you don't keep your foot on/ above teh clutch pedal while driving do you?

clutch my did that too. just needs a new clutch.

clutch my did that too. just needs a new clutch.

thats what i was thinking

get one from autozone :uhoh:

get one from autozone :uhoh:

:lol:

Thanks, No I dont hover over or ride my clutch...not an idiot. Ill prolly go with a twin disk semi racing clutch because I might go FI next summer. Thanks a bunch

rre has a good selection/price- act and centerforce

Thanks, No I dont hover over or ride my clutch...not an idiot. Ill prolly go with a twin disk semi racing clutch because I might go FI next summer. Thanks a bunch

I know racing clutches are good for FI b/c they hold the hp, but would they last a lot longer for daily driving than a regular clutch b/c they are stronger, even though you dont have FI?

I know racing clutches are good for FI b/c they hold the hp, but would they last a lot longer for daily driving than a regular clutch b/c they are stronger, even though you dont have FI?

yes it would last longer but it could also cause damage. lets say that you decide to get a Stage 3 clutch b/c you plan on going FI in 6 months. the stage 3 grabs the transmission and the differential very hard. by going with a stage 3 on a N/A car, you run the chance of destroying your stock differential. it has happened to a number of 3Gs. just be careful not to get too strong of a clutch on a N/A car.

yes it would last longer but it could also cause damage. lets say that you decide to get a Stage 3 clutch b/c you plan on going FI in 6 months. the stage 3 grabs the transmission and the differential very hard. by going with a stage 3 on a N/A car, you run the chance of destroying your stock differential. it has happened to a number of 3Gs. just be careful not to get too strong of a clutch on a N/A car.

That would not bother me any. In my current situation, anything that is not "broken" with my car that I want to upgrade, I pay for. ANything that is "broken" that needs to be fixed my folks pay for...gotta love still living at home. So, If my differential just happens to break, then I guess my folks will have to pay for that also...looks like a 900 $ LSD is closer than I originally thought...lol.

hell then buy a stage 3 clutch, rev up to about 5000rpms and drop it. do that a couple of times and you got you a LSD

I think the highest ive ever dropped my clutch is like 4000. Even then i got MAD wheel hop...thats probably one of the things I hate the most about this car. My dash is cracked as hell because of it, and I dont even mean to do it half the time...fuckin FWD.

replace your motor mounts. that will stop the wheel hop

are motors mounts hard/finniky to replace for our cars? i,ve done replacements on my work trucks(st.6 & v8cyl) and its fairly strait foward. i imagine its just a matter of gettin' down under there and givin' it a look.

the are pretty straight forward. some of the bolts are hard to get to

you think the stiffer motor mounts would brake something else

i.e.-something else is gonna give?

i just got stiffer mounts and they aren't cheap to have a shop do, nor are they easy by any means, i'm told, sometimes you have to get a torch and stuff to get them out in the first place...cheapest place i found was 150$ to replace them

i just got stiffer mounts and they aren't cheap to have a shop do, nor are they easy by any means, i'm told, sometimes you have to get a torch and stuff to get them out in the first place...cheapest place i found was 150$ to replace them

yes a shop is going to charge you out the ass to change these. and if you have an earlier model 3G, then you might have some trouble braking the bolts. but if you have a newer eclipse, then you shouldnt have that problem.

here is a howto.... http://www.club3g.com/forum/showthread.php?t=8021

the front mount is not hard to do at all it just takes time and patience cause some of the bolts are hard to crack lose. All you have to do is take off the bolt that runs through the mount, then jack up the car and take off the crossmember. The front mount is attached to the crossmember by two bolts and you just swap out the mounts and put it everything back on.