First problem with my vette
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St. Jude Donor '07-'08-'09-'17
First problem with my vette
Last night was the third time this has happened since Friday. During a WOT run right to redline, banging gears, not power shifting, the engine just raced after shifting. Then I took my foot off the gas and it went into gear. This happened with the traction on and off. It did it from first to second on Friday, and third to forth, and second to third last night. I almost feels like the clutch was slipping but I don't think that is the case because you can feel it clunk into gear after I take my foot off the gas. Any ideas what this could be 
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Originally Posted by vettejoel
Last night was the third time this has happened since Friday. During a WOT run right to redline, banging gears, not power shifting, the engine just raced after shifting. Then I took my foot off the gas and it went into gear. This happened with the traction on and off. It did it from first to second on Friday, and third to forth, and second to third last night. I almost feels like the clutch was slipping but I don't think that is the case because you can feel it clunk into gear after I take my foot off the gas. Any ideas what this could be
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Dog, good thing you replied to Joel first. I was going to tell him that he was getting old and forgot to let the clutch out. You know, "The Old Frozed Clutch Foot Problem". 
Happen to anyone else? After Mkt clutch will fix this? If so which would you recommend?
Happen to anyone else? After Mkt clutch will fix this? If so which would you recommend?
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Take it in asap. You want to make sure the clutch is fully depressed upon each shift, although a good idea, I'm not sure I'd do the above mentioned temp fix....why take a chance?
Best of luck, keep us posted.
Best of luck, keep us posted.
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Originally Posted by JFTaylor
Dog, good thing you replied to Joel first. I was going to tell him that he was getting old and forgot to let the clutch out. You know, "The Old Frozed Clutch Foot Problem".
Happen to anyone else? After Mkt clutch will fix this? If so which would you recommend?
Happen to anyone else? After Mkt clutch will fix this? If so which would you recommend?
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Originally Posted by shopdog
Your clutch is sticking down at high revs. This is a known problem with the stock clutch. While GM is working on a fix, an expedient fix you can apply now is to reduce the overtravel of the clutch pedal by using a spacer block under the clutch pedal, or a limit screw in the linkage. You want the pedal to go down enough to engage the switch which lets the engine start, but no further. This will keep the clutch diaphram fingers from overcentering, and will prevent the clutch from sticking down at high revs.
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Originally Posted by JFTaylor
Dog, good thing you replied to Joel first. I was going to tell him that he was getting old and forgot to let the clutch out. You know, "The Old Frozed Clutch Foot Problem".
Happen to anyone else? After Mkt clutch will fix this? If so which would you recommend?
Happen to anyone else? After Mkt clutch will fix this? If so which would you recommend?
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St. Jude Donor '07-'08-'09-'17
Originally Posted by JFTaylor
Dog, good thing you replied to Joel first. I was going to tell him that he was getting old and forgot to let the clutch out. You know, "The Old Frozed Clutch Foot Problem".
Happen to anyone else? After Mkt clutch will fix this? If so which would you recommend?
Happen to anyone else? After Mkt clutch will fix this? If so which would you recommend?
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Originally Posted by mikeyc6
Good info. Thanks! Now this one gets me going a lot more than the crank pulley issue. This clutch sticking to the floor problem seems a lot more prevalent than the crank pulley problem and what bothers me most is that GM simply cannot seem to do a clutch properly. My 99 was never right and the clutch frequently stuck halfway up. That was a common problem with the C5 all the way to the end of the C5 production and now they have the same problem or worse on the C6. At least with the crank pulley problem, they tried something new by not keying the crank and it led to a few problems. No big deal. Live and learn. With the clutch, they've gone NINE years and still can't get one right. Now THAT bugs me! Seems like after a decade of screwing up, they'd figure out how to make a clutch work properly!
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Originally Posted by mikeyc6
Good info. Thanks! Now this one gets me going a lot more than the crank pulley issue. This clutch sticking to the floor problem seems a lot more prevalent than the crank pulley problem and what bothers me most is that GM simply cannot seem to do a clutch properly. My 99 was never right and the clutch frequently stuck halfway up. That was a common problem with the C5 all the way to the end of the C5 production and now they have the same problem or worse on the C6. At least with the crank pulley problem, they tried something new by not keying the crank and it led to a few problems. No big deal. Live and learn. With the clutch, they've gone NINE years and still can't get one right. Now THAT bugs me! Seems like after a decade of screwing up, they'd figure out how to make a clutch work properly!
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If limiting the clutch pedal travel is all that needs to be done, why didn't Chevy figure this out and add a "limiter"?
Does this problem only occur at very high rpms, or at lower rpms too? What is the lowest rpm that anyone has ever experienced it at?
I wonder why all the car magazines that have tested the C6 have not said anything about this. Seems most of them have run decent quarter mile e.t.s... that wouldn't have been possible with a sticking clutch. What am I missing?
Does this problem only occur at very high rpms, or at lower rpms too? What is the lowest rpm that anyone has ever experienced it at?
I wonder why all the car magazines that have tested the C6 have not said anything about this. Seems most of them have run decent quarter mile e.t.s... that wouldn't have been possible with a sticking clutch. What am I missing?
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Originally Posted by Vet
If limiting the clutch pedal travel is all that needs to be done, why didn't Chevy figure this out and add a "limiter"?
Does this problem only occur at very high rpms, or at lower rpms too? What is the lowest rpm that anyone has ever experienced it at?
I wonder why all the car magazines that have tested the C6 have not said anything about this. Seems most of them have run decent quarter mile e.t.s... that wouldn't have been possible with a sticking clutch. What am I missing?
Does this problem only occur at very high rpms, or at lower rpms too? What is the lowest rpm that anyone has ever experienced it at?
I wonder why all the car magazines that have tested the C6 have not said anything about this. Seems most of them have run decent quarter mile e.t.s... that wouldn't have been possible with a sticking clutch. What am I missing?