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Old Oct 12, 2005 | 01:33 AM
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I took the C6 to the track tonight and had the clutch stick to the floor three times. The car runs great on the street and made 411RWHP, but at the track when I tried to shift near redline the clutch pedal would get stuck to the floor. Any ideas? It is a stock clutch and the car only has 400 miles.

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Old Oct 12, 2005 | 01:48 AM
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i had that problem i had it fixed before engine build though

gm warranty problem
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Old Oct 12, 2005 | 01:57 AM
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Thanks! Do you know what the fix was?

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Old Oct 12, 2005 | 02:00 AM
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sorry for not going into more detail there !!


i had the clutch,flywheel, and all the hydraulics replaced took 2 weeks for the labor and parts!
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Old Oct 12, 2005 | 02:03 AM
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here is a pic


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Old Oct 12, 2005 | 06:32 AM
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I took the C6 to the track tonight and had the clutch stick to the floor three times. The car runs great on the street and made 411RWHP, but at the track when I tried to shift near redline the clutch pedal would get stuck to the floor. Any ideas? It is a stock clutch and the car only has 400 miles.

Thanks,

Rick
there is a tsb about early cars. the tsb basically says cars that used clutch parts with a date code dec. or earlier.

i also have had the clutch stick to the floor. lately, i have found that i can shift after and or around 6k as long as i don't press the pedal all the way. if i only depress it just enough to engage the clutch, for the shift it seems to work.
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Old Oct 12, 2005 | 08:50 AM
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Originally Posted by CSICKS
here is a pic

awww mannn...that was just cruel....

The worst part is thinking about the smile on the mechanics face as he knows what he has to do on the test drive.
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Old Oct 12, 2005 | 10:28 AM
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Also see Dave Busch's response here:

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show...757&forum_id=1

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Originally Posted by SaleenSpeedster
I took the C6 to the track tonight and had the clutch stick to the floor three times. The car runs great on the street and made 411RWHP, but at the track when I tried to shift near redline the clutch pedal would get stuck to the floor. Any ideas? It is a stock clutch and the car only has 400 miles.Thanks,Rick
Before you do anything, check out my simple clutch arm mod that reduces clutch throw and engages the clutch earlier off the floorboard. It also seems to help or eliminate your problem. With your engine mods you probably won't get a free GM fix.

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/phot...00&ppuser=6747

Check out that little metal gizmo that I attached backwards to the clutch arm nubbin that engages the switch on the floorboard/firewall.

Right now, for some reason the pictures are not coming up. But they will later.
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Old Oct 12, 2005 | 02:02 PM
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Originally Posted by LS1LT1
Also see Dave Busch's response here:ttp://forums.corvetteforum.com/showt...757&forum_id=1
That was C5 there......
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Old Oct 12, 2005 | 02:22 PM
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Is it still an issue for 06' C6??
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Old Oct 12, 2005 | 02:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Hoonose
That was C5 there......
Yes, yes it was (is)....still applies here though.
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Old Oct 12, 2005 | 02:33 PM
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what is the build date or the VIN# of your C6?
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Old Oct 12, 2005 | 02:46 PM
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Originally Posted by CSICKS
i had that problem i had it fixed before engine build though

gm warranty problem
Did the GM paid for all the labor & parts?
What is the build date of your C6? or the last 8 of VIN#?
I had some bolt on mods (intake, LT headers, x-pipe, hi-flow cats, bullets) on my car and I'm afraid the GM might void the warranty on the clutch.
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Old Oct 12, 2005 | 09:44 PM
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Originally Posted by gripforce-c6
Did the GM paid for all the labor & parts?
What is the build date of your C6? or the last 8 of VIN#?
I had some bolt on mods (intake, LT headers, x-pipe, hi-flow cats, bullets) on my car and I'm afraid the GM might void the warranty on the clutch.
i had basically the same mods when i had mine done not sure of the vin # car is in shop right now so i cant look but yes gm paid for everything no questions asked
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Old Oct 12, 2005 | 10:55 PM
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Regardless of mods, a TSB/ recall has to be fixed by the dealer. It is GM acknowledging a defective part(s) from the factory. I have a Halltech, longtube headers, exhaust, cam, and nitrous, and my car is going in friday for the clutch TSB, and crank bolt/pully/seal recall... no questions asked...


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Old Oct 13, 2005 | 07:15 AM
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Originally Posted by turbo_tom
Regardless of mods, a TSB/ recall has to be fixed by the dealer. It is GM acknowledging a defective part(s) from the factory. I have a Halltech, longtube headers, exhaust, cam, and nitrous, and my car is going in friday for the clutch TSB, and crank bolt/pully/seal recall... no questions asked...


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Problem with the clutch TSB is - you don't know if you fall into the date range for the clutch pack, until they get into it.

I hadn't discussed with the dealer exactly what happens if your clutch pack is NOT in the datecode range? Who pays then?

Rick
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Old Oct 14, 2005 | 11:31 AM
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Originally Posted by SickRick
Problem with the clutch TSB is - you don't know if you fall into the date range for the clutch pack, until they get into it.

I hadn't discussed with the dealer exactly what happens if your clutch pack is NOT in the datecode range? Who pays then?

Rick

If you politely insist, GM should have no problem paying for the repairs... last thing they want is trouble down the road when you wipe out due to a 'known defect' in the vehicle...


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Old Oct 14, 2005 | 03:15 PM
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My car was a fairly late build (June 2005) and I already had my clutch replaced under warranty. They told me it was supposed to have been fixed by now but they replaced mine with the upgraded clutch that it was supposed to have. Works great now!
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Old Oct 14, 2005 | 03:31 PM
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Shocker, what were the symptoms/problem the clutch was displaying? Curious.
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