gears are gettin hard to get into......

kyles2000z · 09-14-2006, 10:14 PM

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?

CamTom12 · 09-15-2006, 02:04 AM

Similar problem on a friend's car, turns out his pressure plate bolts backed out of the flywheel...

Don't drive it until you fix it!

kyles2000z · 09-15-2006, 08:38 AM

but i have to drive it somewhere TO get it fixed

quiksilver9531 · 09-15-2006, 09:08 AM

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.

CamTom12 · 09-15-2006, 11:29 AM

no you don't... just trust me it'd be cheaper in the long run not to

AAA tow

kyles2000z · 09-15-2006, 12:12 PM

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.

kyles2000z · 09-17-2006, 04:09 PM

now 3rd and 4th gear are grindin pretty bad. would this be the master cylinder?

CamTom12 · 09-17-2006, 10:02 PM

Check your pressure plate bolts and quit driving the car!

kyles2000z · 09-17-2006, 10:11 PM

if the bolts were backin out that would result in a slipping clutch wouldnt it?

TeEnAgE pHeNoM · 09-18-2006, 09:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CamTom12

Check your pressure plate bolts and quit driving the car!

I think you should listen to him! He sounds like he knows what he is talking about!

CamTom12 · 09-18-2006, 11:25 AM

results in a non-disengaging clutch.

kyles2000z · 09-18-2006, 02:05 PM

well the car's in the shop now.....gettin the master cylinder replaced and they're gonna give everything a once over.

kyles2000z · 09-21-2006, 07:31 AM

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.

2KThunder · 09-21-2006, 01:16 PM

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.

kyles2000z · 09-22-2006, 01:12 AM

Quote:

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.

what kinda clutch and slave ya get? if its an aftermarket clutch like stage 2 or greater, you'll need an 02 slave cylinder.

2KThunder · 09-22-2006, 11:14 AM

Yeah i upgraded to the 02 slave, didnt swap master. Clutch is ls6

kyles2000z · 09-22-2006, 11:33 AM

yea it isnt required to swap the master, mine was just goin out when i swapped the clutch so i changed it all.

kyles2000z · 09-26-2006, 02:23 PM

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!

CamTom12 · 09-26-2006, 03:24 PM

Glad you found the problem!

kyles2000z · 09-26-2006, 10:24 PM

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!