I bought a 91 stealth earlier this week and I am having a couple issues. I think my main concern at this time is the clutch. I'm not sure though because I've never seen a clutch act like this. First, I get a little grind going into 3rd at medium to high RPM's. Second, the clutch is grabbing the last 1- 1 1/2" of the pedal. The pedal is almost all the way out before it starts to grab. There isn't any lag time in the shift either. It's either in gear or out which makes it hard to control shifts. It feels like the car slowly gains power after the shift. I seems to get worse the more I drive it. It almost has 175k miles and SOHC. I am up in the air as to the real reason for the problem. Could it be the clutch, slave cylindar, clogged fluid line, or a bad tranny??
I'd appreciate any help I can get.

Thanks,

 

The 3rd gear syncros sound like they are wearing out (hence the grinding at high rpm shifts).

The other problem sounds like your clutch is either maladjusted or wore out.

 

Yeah, I figured the sycro is going out. It only sounds like the noise is coming from the shifter itself. I can't hear anything outside the car.
Are there any adjustments for the clutch other than the one at the pedal itself??
I'm not sure how to adjust the pedal, but I'm hoping I can play with it and figure it out.
The pedal itself pops when I depress it 2. I'm beginning to wonder about the pivot bushings as well.
Please help a fellow stealther out. I have wanted one of these cars ever since they came out. I hope I didn't get myself into a bad situation though.
I bought the car with the intentions of slowly redoing the whole car, but it's looking more and more like I am going to have to start sinking major $ into it sooner than I can afford to.

Rhino

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