clutch problems, please help
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Heel & Toe
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From: Lilburn Georgia
clutch problems, please help
My 99 C5 6-speed clutch is continuing to give me problems, and it is getting worse.
The pedal sticks to the floor, but I can stick my foot under the pedal and it "pops" up and works fine until it sticks again (more and more these days, especially more before the car warms up).
The clutch started sticking a few years ago, but only occassionally, typically at stop lights if I held my foot on the clutch for a longer period of time.
Back then I checked the forum and it said to start changing out the clutch fluid in the reservoir, so I did every couple of weeks until it changed from being dark to more clean. (I used the Prestone dot 4 synthetic that was recommeded in the post).
But that hasn't fixed the problem, I am actually concerned it may have made it worse...
My dad has a 2006 C6 6-speed, he has been using the same fluid to "flush" out his reservoir, and when he took it into the dealer for something else they said they had to flush out all his clutch fluid because he was using the wrong fluid and it was screwing up his seals, etc.
Is there any chance using the prestone fluid has casued the problem to get worse on my car... if so what will I have to do to fix it?
The problem feels more physical, like there is a hinge in the arm for the clutch pedal that is sticking and then pops up.
Is there anything else it could be other than the wrong fluid messing up the seals... something that can be adjusted, lubricated, etc.?
Thanks for any advice or thoughts you have.
The pedal sticks to the floor, but I can stick my foot under the pedal and it "pops" up and works fine until it sticks again (more and more these days, especially more before the car warms up).
The clutch started sticking a few years ago, but only occassionally, typically at stop lights if I held my foot on the clutch for a longer period of time.
Back then I checked the forum and it said to start changing out the clutch fluid in the reservoir, so I did every couple of weeks until it changed from being dark to more clean. (I used the Prestone dot 4 synthetic that was recommeded in the post).
But that hasn't fixed the problem, I am actually concerned it may have made it worse...
My dad has a 2006 C6 6-speed, he has been using the same fluid to "flush" out his reservoir, and when he took it into the dealer for something else they said they had to flush out all his clutch fluid because he was using the wrong fluid and it was screwing up his seals, etc.
Is there any chance using the prestone fluid has casued the problem to get worse on my car... if so what will I have to do to fix it?
The problem feels more physical, like there is a hinge in the arm for the clutch pedal that is sticking and then pops up.
Is there anything else it could be other than the wrong fluid messing up the seals... something that can be adjusted, lubricated, etc.?
Thanks for any advice or thoughts you have.
