Anyone have problems with the clutch pedal getting stuck at floor level, or becoming having eratic pedal feel after you GET ON the car. Daily driving is no big deal, but when I redline 1st and 2nd, the clutch gets a really weird pedal feel for a few minutes. Also, kind of feels like under heavy load, it's somewhat slips...especially in 1st?!? I know I'm rambling on, but is this my problem (worn clutch) or a warranty issue (defective part)? Please help!

 

Here you go as posted by Zo6dust over at Z06vette

This may be of some interest:

Service VME - Clutch Pedal Does Not Return When Depressed #PI00206 - (07/11/2002)

When servicing the vehicle with the VIN you entered, the following diagnosis might be helpful if the vehicle exhibits the described symptoms.

SERVICE VME
This is a service VME regarding 1997 through 2002 Corvettes. We[rsquo ]ve had several complaints of the clutch pedal not returning when depressed. If air gets into the hydraulic clutch system, the clutch pedal may not return when depressed. This may occur at low speeds, when stopped or possibly during high RPM shifts. One source of this condition may be the clutch slave cylinder. If the clutch pressure plate was not evenly torqued to the flywheel it may have been distorted. This could result in the clutch release fingers being uneven causing the clutch slave cylinder to wobble. This wobble will eventually damage the internal seal and the slave cylinder allowing air to enter the system. If this situation is present the recommended repair is to replace both the clutch slave and clutch master cylinders. A visual inspection of the pressure plate release fingers for wobble, which would appear similar to a bent wheel, should be performed when servicing the slave cylinder. If the release fingers are found to have this condition, it will also be necessary to replace the clutch assembly. Evenly torquing the pressure plate to the flywheel is necessary to prevent this condition.

Please follow this diagnosis process thoroughly and complete each step. If the condition exhibited is resolved without completing every step, the remaining steps do not need to be performed. If these steps do not resolve the condition, please contact GM TAC for further diagnostic assistance. This diagnostic approach was developed for the vehicle with the VIN you entered and should not be automatically be used for other vehicles with similar symptoms.

 

wow...sounds pretty good to me. I am going to give this to the dealer and have it serviced.

 

This is exaclty what happened on mine. They ended up replacing the entire clutch assembly. Everything workds great now, and I run the car hard a lot.

 

Thanks for the info! I have given this to my local dealer, and they have even called Bowling Green and their being told there are no bulletin's on this type of problem. Do you have any idea where this came from? They are test driving the car and not finding the problem (of course), but it would help to have some more proof of this type of problem. I appreciate any help on this.

 

95jersey, I just had my clutch, master cylinder, slave cylinder and all other parts replaced on my Z06 on 5/1/3 under fact. war I went in with the VME noted above and I had no problems getting them to do the work.

I had to pay $300 for them to remove and replace my FLP long tube headers which was okay.

The clutch feel good as new.

Good luck.

Darwin.

 

They are doing the work on my car as I speak, but they aren't going to replace the clutch unless it was ruined by the slave problem.

 

:cheers:

Darwin.

 

That's where it helps to be on a first name basis with the tech. :D Seriously though, if they are even halfway competent they'll probably end up replacing the entire system. I'm not saying it can't be solved by replacing the slave cylinder, but it really looks like that is a symptom of the problem, not the root cause.

 

The root cause is the slave cylinder not being properly torqued at the factory...which eventually causes wooble...which eventually causes the the system to leak and hydrolic fluid to become contaminated. They are right, it actually has nothing to do with the clutch itself. The good news is that I got the car back last night and the clutch feels awesome!!! I did not know how back the clutch actually felt until I got the work done. If you car even seems to have simliar problems...get it fixed now! My shifts were getting very clunky and tempermental to RPM. I associated this with wear and tear and/or the way I shifted. Now that the slave was repaired, I realized how messed up it really was.