I let my brother drive my car yesterday and he said that it felt like my clutch wasn't grabbing until it was almost all the way up from the floor.
And that it should start grabbing from the floor up?

Has this happened so gradual that i have adapted to it?

Any info appreciated

-jon

 

Well, most clutches experience GRADUAL slippage to the point that there's no longer a pressure plate left.

Do the C-4's have a hydraulic clutch that's self-regulating or do they have to be adjusted manually? If manual, when's the last time you adjusted your clutch? Maybe it's time for an adjustment. :confused:

 

I've never adjusted it.
How would i go about doing that?
I remember on the mustangs you could push the clutch all the way down then slide your foot to the side letting it slap up.

 

anyone...anyone?

 

My clutch doesn't engage until I am almost all the way back up, but my clutch doesn't feel like it is slipping at all! I think an adjustably clutch cable is all that is need! Nothing actually wrong with the car....it is just preference on where you like it to engage. :cheers: if it shouldn't be doing this....please let me know, as I may have an even quicker car!


[Modified by fade_to_black, 5:34 PM 10/30/2001]

 

C4 clutches are hydraulic so there are no cables to adjust. The clutch pedal should have about 1" of free travel (from the top) before you begin to feel some resistance and begin entering the friction point.

If yours does not feel like this you may be low on fluid, have a leak, or have to bleed the system. The other alternatives are a bad slave or master cylinder, but check the other things out first.

 

When I bought my car, I knew it needed a clutch. The pedal was high and it had a bit of chatter in 1st and reverse. It did not slip yet.

I drove it for the season and just replaced it. Now the clutch engages about 1" from the floor instead of 1" from the top. No more chatter.

I have driven manuals most of my life. Every clutch had the same behavior, engage near floor when new, engage high when worn out.

So if the car has some miles on it 60-80K and no one has replaced the clutch, the pedal is high, it is near time for replacement.

I can tell you that a new pressure plate, T/O bearing, and disk is about $350-$500 stock OEM. It is not reccommended to cut the Dual Mass flywheel, you are supposed to replace it. It is big bucks $700-$900. The reason that they don't want you to cut is that the dual mass is made of two parts. The part that bolts to the engine and has the starter teeth on it, and another part that makes contact with the clutch. They are permanantly connected with some sort of oil based dampening thing that wears with stress and age. The clutch does not have the little dampening springs on it, this function is handled by the flywheel. With all that said, I cut mine and hopefully it will hold out.

There are other options. You can replace the flywheel with a single mass and an aftermarket clutch that has the springs on it. You might save a little money, and you save a lot of weight. The engine will be more reponsive and rev up faster. Many have had issues with vibrations and noise. Not everyone, but enough for me to stay stock as I do not plan on upping HP more than 400HP.

Good luck.
Jay

[Modified by Jay Axson, 11:28 PM 10/30/2001]


[Modified by Jay Axson, 11:29 PM 10/30/2001]

 

My clutch grabbed when the pedal just came up from the floor, when I did the clutch it was recommended that I replace the flywheel, I didn't had it resurfaced and now the pedal comes all the way up before grabbing and I hate it.
Panuzzo did the same thing in his Camaro and ended up replacing the flywheel and everything was OK.
When it comes time for a new clutch, I will be replacing the flywheel.

 

My 88 has a Centerforce clutch. On it when I bought the car. It starts to grab about an inch from the floor. You are describing a worn out clutch. Sorry?

 

When I went looking for my car I went to Kerbeck in AC. They had a beautiful 94 coupe with a 6-speed. It only had 12,000 miles on it but the clutch didn't grab until the pedal was very high. I didn't think that the pedal was adjustable so I bought my 96 CE auto that they had instead.
In hindsight I wish that I had waited for another 6-speed 'Vette to come in, I miss shifting my own gears. :cry

 

 

So what price range am I looking at complete installed? What clutch should I use (GM)? So I should relace the Fly wheel? How complicated it is it? I am good mechanically but is it worth the hassle? Thanks..... :cheers:

 

I replaced my clutch with a Mcleod. I love it, very good value and they handle punishment well also. My car had 60000 miles on it and the flywheel didn't show ANY wear. It's one of those things that you won't know until you look at it.