Clutch will not disengage??
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Clutch will not disengage??
Had the car out awhile ago and upon launching the car the clutch is somehow stuck engaged...any ideas? I was considering replacing the clutch/flywheel along with slave/throwout. But the clutch only has around 5-7k miles and worked flawlessly before incident. Also will add that the pedal feels like I have full pedal pressure as before.
Spec 3+ with spec billet steel flywheel 5-7k
new slave throwout at same time
stock c5z MC.
Arp hardware
Any ideas on my problem??
Spec 3+ with spec billet steel flywheel 5-7k
new slave throwout at same time
stock c5z MC.
Arp hardware
Any ideas on my problem??
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From: Dyer, IN
Had the car out awhile ago and upon launching the car the clutch is somehow stuck engaged...any ideas? I was considering replacing the clutch/flywheel along with slave/throwout. But the clutch only has around 5-7k miles and worked flawlessly before incident. Also will add that the pedal feels like I have full pedal pressure as before.
Spec 3+ with spec billet steel flywheel 5-7k
new slave throwout at same time
stock c5z MC.
Arp hardware
Any ideas on my problem??
Spec 3+ with spec billet steel flywheel 5-7k
new slave throwout at same time
stock c5z MC.
Arp hardware
Any ideas on my problem??
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Could this be a fuild problem?? It seems I have full pressure at the pedal . The resi is full and I did the ranger method about a month ago.
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And I was on the street done a 2nd gear launch (no tire heat) then attempted to heat the tires in 1st when the problem accured. I'm making 484/439 through 4.10s in a 03 z06. If anyone is wondering on the 2nd gear launch.
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hmm full pedal pressure??.....fluid good?....high rpm launch?....lol sounds like you broke somthing. My PP got stuck on my car and i was 700miles away from home. My symptoms were similar. Hope you get to the bottom of it. Report back.
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I doubt this is your problem but I'll share something that happened to me about a year ago. Same thing clutch would not disengage, but sometimes it would if you pumped the pedal. I thought it was obviously a mc problem until I took the clutch down and found I had a broken pressure plate 
It had a crack straight across the face of the plate and would release sometimes but not always. Weird.
It had a crack straight across the face of the plate and would release sometimes but not always. Weird.
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The connection between this,and a non-disengaging clutch is going to have to be explained to me,'cause I'm just not seeing it....
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I doubt this is your problem but I'll share something that happened to me about a year ago. Same thing clutch would not disengage, but sometimes it would if you pumped the pedal. I thought it was obviously a mc problem until I took the clutch down and found I had a broken pressure plate It had a crack straight across the face of the plate and would release sometimes but not always. Weird.
It had a crack straight across the face of the plate and would release sometimes but not always. Weird.
i broke 2 of the fingers on my PP so it wasnt FULLY releasing
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Alright guys this week I'll be tearing the car down. We had about 6in of snow so I'll be taking it to the inlaws in a few days. I'm going to pull everything to get diagnosis and then go from there. If it's a clutch needing replaced it will be a monster 
