Lost short shift, clutch stuck
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Lost short shift, clutch stuck
I bought a 99 c5 last week with 62,000 miles on it. Immaculate car for its age. I drove it and came back home, I went to leave again and noticed the clutch stuck to the floor. I got it to release and it seemed to drive fine. No other issues noticed and the clutch hasn’t stuck down again, yet. But, once it released I noticed my short shift was gone.
any ideas why I would lose short shift? And that the clutch stuck am I looking at a bad master cylinder or worse? Or is it possible it could be a fluke. Any input is appreciated.
any ideas why I would lose short shift? And that the clutch stuck am I looking at a bad master cylinder or worse? Or is it possible it could be a fluke. Any input is appreciated.
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Check fluid first? Otherwise it could be slave, master, or clutch. Or all three. What did the previous owner say when you asked him when the clutch was replaced last?
Last edited by Hoganryan40; Feb 25, 2020 at 07:22 PM.
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It is original to his knowledge. He only had the car for a couple years and barely put any miles on it.
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Where my gears a very close together while shifting. Struggled a little but in getting it in first or reverse at times. So I was sitting in the driveway going through the gears. I came back out to leave again and that’s when I noticed clutch to the floor and once it releases and went for a drive the short shift between gears was gone.
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Last edited by Hoganryan40; Feb 28, 2020 at 05:18 PM.
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Not terrible advice at all and may be necessary. Start with changing your clutch fluid via the ranger method. Clutch fluid absorbs water over time and the C5 hydraulics are sensitive to it. You can them remove your inspection cover on the torque tube bellhousing and slide your phone under there to record a video of the hydraulics disengaging the clutch. You should be able to see a clear disengagement, otherwise if you don’t you may have slave issues. Not a fun project to do yourself and expensive as hell in labor hours to have a shop do it. I bet changing the fluid will be a huge improvement.
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Not terrible advice at all and may be necessary. Start with changing your clutch fluid via the ranger method. Clutch fluid absorbs water over time and the C5 hydraulics are sensitive to it. You can them remove your inspection cover on the torque tube bellhousing and slide your phone under there to record a video of the hydraulics disengaging the clutch. You should be able to see a clear disengagement, otherwise if you don’t you may have slave issues. Not a fun project to do yourself and expensive as hell in labor hours to have a shop do it. I bet changing the fluid will be a huge improvement.
Last edited by Hoganryan40; Feb 28, 2020 at 05:54 PM.