clutch heat and shifting problems?
05-04-2012, 08:20 PM
#1
Le Mans Master
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clutch heat and shifting problems?
ok...so heres my story (and im asking in this section because tech is a bunch of waxers anymore) I have the Textrailia Z grip clutch. I have had it for thousands of miles, 0 issues. All of a sudden its impossible to get it in gear at high RPM. any other time its butter. This concidentaly, has happen once I installed the splitter. Not sure if this is making the trans run hotter? it ends before the crossmember. I still run the stock master and slave because thats what Tex recommended. Granted, it never shifted like butter at high RPM, but now its impossible. (yes, fluid is new) Is it possible the master has gone bad?
thoughts?
BTW, this happens if the oil temp and car is at 180 degrees or 250.
thoughts?
BTW, this happens if the oil temp and car is at 180 degrees or 250.
05-04-2012, 08:51 PM
#2
Le Mans Master
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also, i will add. while sitting still in first gear, with the clutch in, if i rev it above 4500 the car jumps forward a bit
05-04-2012, 09:56 PM
#5
Drifting
Stock clutch, C5 Z06. Mine was erratic. One day you could shift fine, another day it would pull ahead from a stop with the clutch in. I drove it to the dealer, shifting without a clutch and when I got there, it was fine. Could not find anything wrong by driving it.
It turned out to be a bad pressure plate. The only thing apparent was a tab broken off. There are about 10-15 of these tabs on the pressure plate. It is not obvious what the tabs do.
It turned out to be a bad pressure plate. The only thing apparent was a tab broken off. There are about 10-15 of these tabs on the pressure plate. It is not obvious what the tabs do.
05-05-2012, 12:22 AM
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Stock clutch, C5 Z06. Mine was erratic. One day you could shift fine, another day it would pull ahead from a stop with the clutch in. I drove it to the dealer, shifting without a clutch and when I got there, it was fine. Could not find anything wrong by driving it.
It turned out to be a bad pressure plate. The only thing apparent was a tab broken off. There are about 10-15 of these tabs on the pressure plate. It is not obvious what the tabs do.
It turned out to be a bad pressure plate. The only thing apparent was a tab broken off. There are about 10-15 of these tabs on the pressure plate. It is not obvious what the tabs do.
Bonus tip: the springs that are present in the middle diameter of the clutch plate assist with 'dynamic pressure', or help smooth out the take up of friction between the clutch and the flywheel.
05-05-2012, 12:36 AM
#7
Le Mans Master
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05-06-2012, 10:17 PM
#8
Drifting
We're talking about the tabs around the inner diameter of the pressure plate, right? Those tabs return the throwout bearing back into the slave cylinder. When you depress the clutch, the hydro fluid forces the throwout against the tabs, which lever and separate the pressure plate from the flywheel. Grab gear, release clutch, throwout goes back to ready position. Simple!
Bonus tip: the springs that are present in the middle diameter of the clutch plate assist with 'dynamic pressure', or help smooth out the take up of friction between the clutch and the flywheel.
Bonus tip: the springs that are present in the middle diameter of the clutch plate assist with 'dynamic pressure', or help smooth out the take up of friction between the clutch and the flywheel.
