gears are gettin hard to get into......
Thread Starter
TECH Addict
iTrader: (8)
Joined: Aug 2005
Posts: 2,541
Likes: 2
From: Spartanburg, SC
gears are gettin hard to get into...... i drove my car all weekend last weekend, it drove perfect like always, but i noticed that the trans tunnel was puttin off a little heat, i could feel it gettin real warm around my legs when i was driving. parked the car sunday night. got the car back out yesterday to drive it to the strip. when im backing outta the garage i notice how low the release point is on the clutch, it was about an inch off the floor. usually the release point is about halfway through the pedal.
i drive it around for a little and the gears start gettin hard to get into, the longer i drive it, the harder each gear is to get in. it does it with all gears 1-6 and reverse. but now the car isnt puttin off the ehat from the trans area like it ws sunday. when the car isnt running, itll go through the gears like butter, no problem at all. the resevoir is full of fluid too.
FYI the car has a spec stage 2 with the zo6 slave and master cylinders (all replaced last november, which was about 10,000 miles ago). i hardly ever drive the car like i stole it either, so whats wrong here?
i drive it around for a little and the gears start gettin hard to get into, the longer i drive it, the harder each gear is to get in. it does it with all gears 1-6 and reverse. but now the car isnt puttin off the ehat from the trans area like it ws sunday. when the car isnt running, itll go through the gears like butter, no problem at all. the resevoir is full of fluid too.
FYI the car has a spec stage 2 with the zo6 slave and master cylinders (all replaced last november, which was about 10,000 miles ago). i hardly ever drive the car like i stole it either, so whats wrong here?
Last edited by kyles2000z; Sep 15, 2006 at 02:44 PM.
Launching!
Joined: Jun 2005
Posts: 232
Likes: 0
From: New Jersey
I'm having a similar problem with my car, I replaced the clutch with a ram powergrip, also replaced the throwout, pilot, and slave cylinder. Was perfect for a few months now recently the pedal isn't returning all the way up and its engaging like an inch from the bottom. I think I just have to bleed it, hopefully. But when the pedal doesnt return to the top I can just lift it up with my foot, and the clutch disengages at the normal point again till the pedal does it again. Check to see if you can lift the pedal up when thats happening.
Thread Starter
TECH Addict
iTrader: (8)
Joined: Aug 2005
Posts: 2,541
Likes: 2
From: Spartanburg, SC
the clutch pedal isnt what im worried about.....the gears are gettin reaaaal hard to shift into. it isnt a fluid issue i dont think...when the engine is off, the gears shift fine.
Trending Topics
LS1 Tech Stories
The Best V8 Stories One Small Block at Time
Topdon ONE vs. Artidiag 800 BT2: Which is the Diagnostic Tablet For You?
Pouria Savadkouei
Gas Monkey Built a 6-Wheel Ferrari Testarossa With a Corvette LT4 Engine
Verdad Gallardo
7 Most Reliable High-Performance Engines GM Has Ever Built
Verdad Gallardo
Amazing '71 Camaro Restomod Is Modern Muscle Car Under the Skin
Verdad Gallardo
6 Common C5 Corvette Failures and What's Involved In Repairing Them
Pouria Savadkouei
Retro Modern Bandit Pontiac Trans AM Comes With Burt Reynolds' Autograph
Verdad Gallardo
Top 10 Greatest Cadillac V Series Performance Models Ever, Ranked
Pouria Savadkouei
Top 10 Most Powerful Chevy Trucks Ever Made!
Hennessey's New Supercharged Silverado ZR2 Has 700 HP
Verdad Gallardo
Thread Starter
TECH Addict
iTrader: (8)
Joined: Aug 2005
Posts: 2,541
Likes: 2
From: Spartanburg, SC
the master cylinder was reaplced, and the problems are still there, just not as severe as before. so the system got bled yestreday and today we'll see if its all fixed.
Im noticing a lot more noise in my tranny to, shifts getting harder, and im also getting some grinding in like 3rd and 4th. Let me know if you solve it. Ive got a new Slave, new clutch, and flywheel.
Thread Starter
TECH Addict
iTrader: (8)
Joined: Aug 2005
Posts: 2,541
Likes: 2
From: Spartanburg, SC
Originally Posted by 2KThunder
Im noticing a lot more noise in my tranny to, shifts getting harder, and im also getting some grinding in like 3rd and 4th. Let me know if you solve it. Ive got a new Slave, new clutch, and flywheel.
Thread Starter
TECH Addict
iTrader: (8)
Joined: Aug 2005
Posts: 2,541
Likes: 2
From: Spartanburg, SC
well they just dropped the transmission, and just like CamTom12 said, it was the bolts backing out of the pressure plate. when it was installed last year, no locktuite was put on the bolts for some reason?!? i didnt think thi was the problem bc the clutch wasnt clipping, i just wasnt driving the car hard enough to make the clutch slip. so, PROBLEM FIXED and im a happy man!
Thread Starter
TECH Addict
iTrader: (8)
Joined: Aug 2005
Posts: 2,541
Likes: 2
From: Spartanburg, SC
yea when it ook it to the first trans shop, i asked them if that could possibly be the problem ad they laughed and acted like i was stupid and didnt know what im talkin about. im gonna call them tomorrow and tell them i coulda saved them 3 blled jobs if they would just listenneed to me!