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Old Jul 13, 2006 | 11:34 PM
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Yes that is right I believe that my clutch is now lost and gone forever..... I cant believe it.... ok well maybe I can, I ran 4 trips down the track... being pretty easy on the clutch, changed the fluid between 2 and 3, because I was having sticking problems, All was ok then.... I went home and on the way I layed the smack down on this ricer *** eclipse turbo who thought that his shi==p was fast, then when pulling outta a parking lot after talking with the guy it would nit stay disenguaged, the car would take off with the clutch pushed in, and continued to do this all of the way home... parking really sucked... So is this the end of the road for my poor clutch???
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Old Jul 13, 2006 | 11:44 PM
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That is backwards - a bad clutch will slip when engaged. It sounds like you have air in the system.
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Old Jul 14, 2006 | 11:50 AM
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what is the best way to properly bleed the clutch in these cars?
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Old Jul 14, 2006 | 02:12 PM
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I had something similar happen on another vehicle. One of the springs in the clutch disk hub had popped out.
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Old Jul 14, 2006 | 02:15 PM
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arggg I need to figure this crap out.....
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Old Jul 14, 2006 | 02:21 PM
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Easiest way would be to take a Mighty Vac and push the air out. It's really easy to do, if that does't solve it you probably have presure plate problems like stated earlier.
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Old Jul 14, 2006 | 02:29 PM
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Were you letting the car cool down for 30-40 minutes inbetween passes at the track? I found that very helpful for keeping a clutch alive.
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Old Jul 14, 2006 | 03:46 PM
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It was closer to an hour, between runs
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Old Jul 14, 2006 | 11:51 PM
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does it feel different like nothing there or more than usual resistance if the later big bucks if whimpy maybe air in system some hyd. can be gravity bled but long wait and if you run master dry ya have to start again and dont be bop with fluid ya shake the stuff up ya be waitin for that air to calm down . idealy 2 people 1 slowly pumps pedal then holds down yell preasure and hold down #2 guy open bleeder till fluid comes out then close bleeder # 1 repeat # 2 repeat till #2 gets a pure fluid jet no air you can even hear it when its clear
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Old Jul 15, 2006 | 09:31 PM
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I have a stock LS1 clutch and flywheel for sale. best offer

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Old Jul 15, 2006 | 11:41 PM
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Thanks but no thanks on a used ls1 clutch with 5k miles more than mine, which wont hold the power that I will have in a month, especially being that an ls7 wont hold it
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