[Z06] busted clutch pedal spring !
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From: Meridian ms
busted clutch pedal spring !
Found part of a spring on the floorboard under the clutch pedal.Looked at the clutch pedal and there is supposed to be two springs attached to the pedal, not now. anyone ever have this happen and can it be replaced without having to compress the spring. 
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From: . Kona, HI. Orem, UT. PSL, FL
you dont need it.... its for the old guys with weak left legs move the pedal. 
alot of guys pull thiers off when they get sticky pedals and it seems to be a temporary fix. i dont see why any harm can be done to the car without it.
alot of guys pull thiers off when they get sticky pedals and it seems to be a temporary fix. i dont see why any harm can be done to the car without it.
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Had same thing happen on my 03Z. Piece of spring in floor board. However, My clutch pedal was not pushing all the way out and I was told at the dealer that the spring pushed the pedal oput. he advised that since the pedal was hanging down an inch as a result, I probably had clutch burn and they put in a entire new clutch asembly flywheel and all. Thought that was great until I got it back and had severe vibration and had to take it to another dealer to get the correct install.
Drifting
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From: . Kona, HI. Orem, UT. PSL, FL
yea i got the dreaded sticky pedal. on hard shifting from second to third it would go to neutral and wouldnt move past. my pedal would engage at the floor and makes you loose races.... so i pulled the spring and now the pedal comes back everytime. its only a temporary fix to my problem but the clutch pedal feels so much better and isnt really much stiffer. in fact i bet you wont notice the difference in 2 days of driving. 
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From: Moose Jaw Saskatchewan
Originally Posted by chris.shea
yea i got the dreaded sticky pedal. on hard shifting from second to third it would go to neutral and wouldnt move past. my pedal would engage at the floor and makes you loose races.... so i pulled the spring and now the pedal comes back everytime. its only a temporary fix to my problem but the clutch pedal feels so much better and isnt really much stiffer. in fact i bet you wont notice the difference in 2 days of driving.
Sticky pedal: does it mean that it was stuck all the way in?
It happened to me and I couldn't move the gear shifter while it was stuck. I restarted the car, and everything was fine.
My dealer told me that the "slave cylinder" for the clutch was leaking. I haven't gotten it fixed yet, but it hasn't occured since. I don't really think that he knows what the problem is...
Could anyone tell me something about this?
Drifting
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From: . Kona, HI. Orem, UT. PSL, FL
yea air gets into the line and then you get a pedal stuck to the floor. there is a tsb for the problem pi00206. do a search and you will pull up more threads than you know what to do with.
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From: . Kona, HI. Orem, UT. PSL, FL
Originally Posted by MOL
hmm, so it could be a problem with the slave cylinder...
Should I change the hydraulic fluid regularly?
Thanks!
Should I change the hydraulic fluid regularly?
Thanks!
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From: McKinney TX
Originally Posted by Fusion_Z06
Funny I fould this post some people have told me that i need that spring to pull the pedal back up! I'm going to try that first thing tomorrow
