Sticky clutch pedel! Help!!!
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Racer
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From: Austin Texas
Sticky clutch pedel! Help!!!
ok so when i get on it my clutch pedel is not coming all the way back up.. sometimes when i let off of it it hardley comes up at all... as far as i can tell the clutch isnt slipping.. and the clutch is fairly new.. so i checked my fluid and its nasty.. so i drained the resivor and couldnt seem to get the hose off of the master cylinder to drain it,, now im wondering if i need to change out my slave cylinder and drain the entire system, and put fresh fluid in all of it.. or should i just drain the system and go with new fluid.. has any one had this happen to them .. what did you do?
Melting Slicks
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From: Rockford Illinois
ok so when i get on it my clutch pedel is not coming all the way back up.. sometimes when i let off of it it hardley comes up at all... as far as i can tell the clutch isnt slipping.. and the clutch is fairly new.. so i checked my fluid and its nasty.. so i drained the resivor and couldnt seem to get the hose off of the master cylinder to drain it,, now im wondering if i need to change out my slave cylinder and drain the entire system, and put fresh fluid in all of it.. or should i just drain the system and go with new fluid.. has any one had this happen to them .. what did you do?
Melting Slicks
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From: Rockford Illinois
Im not real sure either, I know of a few people that have actually drilled into the slave for this reason. Hopefully someone wil chime in with better answers for you.
Racer
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From: Roswell GA
Many others have had this problem. Sometimes flushing all the fluid works, where sometimes a new slave cylinder is needed. Some others have have even taken it to the stage of modifying the clutch pedal to keep it from going all the way down and sticking. Do a search on the forum and you will find details of how to do each solution.
Burning Brakes
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ok so when i get on it my clutch pedel is not coming all the way back up.. sometimes when i let off of it it hardley comes up at all... as far as i can tell the clutch isnt slipping.. and the clutch is fairly new.. so i checked my fluid and its nasty.. so i drained the resivor and couldnt seem to get the hose off of the master cylinder to drain it,, now im wondering if i need to change out my slave cylinder and drain the entire system, and put fresh fluid in all of it.. or should i just drain the system and go with new fluid.. has any one had this happen to them .. what did you do?
Melting Slicks
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From: Henryville IN
I replaced the slave with the upgraded Z06 and did the drill mod. I had the same issues and this fixed mine. Also if you go this route do the remote bleeder for the slave from LAPD. It is well worth the money 
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I sujest replacing the master and the slave at the same time. Don't replace one without the other, if you do the new master or slaves seals will be able to hold more presure than the other old part and could couse it to fail.
If your clutch is new and you don't have a high HP car then it's probably your slave. You can get both the master and slave for around $200.
If your clutch is new and you don't have a high HP car then it's probably your slave. You can get both the master and slave for around $200.
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Racer
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From: Austin Texas
well i had saved money for a cam and tune ,, but it looks like its going to be a dual friction center force a slave and a master... i finally got the master out of the car after cusing my long tubes,,, black junk.. and i cant get the car high enough to get the lts off all the way... also how in tha world do you bleed the system,? i dont see how i could get anything up there never the less see the bleeder
Melting Slicks
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There are a few posts here on the CF that tell you how. But if your that far into the rebuild I would get a remote bleeder from LAPD.
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show...ghty+Vac+Bleed
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show...ghty+Vac+Bleed
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Racer
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From: Austin Texas
I sujest replacing the master and the slave at the same time. Don't replace one without the other, if you do the new master or slaves seals will be able to hold more presure than the other old part and could couse it to fail.
If your clutch is new and you don't have a high HP car then it's probably your slave. You can get both the master and slave for around $200.
If your clutch is new and you don't have a high HP car then it's probably your slave. You can get both the master and slave for around $200.