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Old Oct 6, 2008 | 10:38 AM
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I was having trouble with the clutch.I couldn't get a smooth clutch disengagement.Well,I got under the dash and found out the clutch return spring had snapped and was just hanging there.I also discovered the clutch pedal housing was loose.I replaced the spring and tightened the housing bolts.It made a world of difference in the cluch.Just thought I would share this bit of info with you gentlemen.Rod:fl ag:
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Old Oct 6, 2008 | 11:17 AM
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Thanks for the info.
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Old Oct 6, 2008 | 11:43 AM
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Most of us with C6 manuals have already had this problem my 06 broke the spring at about 6000 miles, now since your right on top of this, you forgot to tell everyone to replace the spring with one from a C5 and how it improve's clutch"feel" and doesn't break as often!
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Old Oct 6, 2008 | 12:04 PM
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Thank you!
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Old Oct 6, 2008 | 06:28 PM
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I took my clutch spring off and I think it has a more uniform feel
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Old Oct 6, 2008 | 09:39 PM
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I took my clutch spring off and I think it has a more uniform feel
Now that you took the spring out, is your clutch pedal still sticking down?
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Old Oct 7, 2008 | 01:19 AM
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Nope never once and its been awhile since I took it out.
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Old Oct 7, 2008 | 05:36 AM
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Nope never once and its been awhile since I took it out.
Well, back me up then. People never believe me this will work to keep the clutch from sticking down up to about 450+- rwhp.
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Yep I always tell people that you've done it too.
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