Hard shifter
Thread Starter
Instructor
Joined: Jun 2010
Posts: 107
Likes: 0
From: University Place wa
Hard shifter
02 vet here , 6 speed, relatively new clutch etc. having an issue getting the car in 1st gear and sometimes in reverse, at stop lights.
on ocassion, feeling that it is 1st gear to find out upon green light I have it in 3rd,GGGRRR! it even pops out of gear sometimes when starting off. any ideas as to any adjustments that can be made to rectify this irratant? Al (FIG) Figliola
on ocassion, feeling that it is 1st gear to find out upon green light I have it in 3rd,GGGRRR! it even pops out of gear sometimes when starting off. any ideas as to any adjustments that can be made to rectify this irratant? Al (FIG) Figliola
Melting Slicks
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 2,521
Likes: 47
From: Mill Creek Washington
02 vet here , 6 speed, relatively new clutch etc. having an issue getting the car in 1st gear and sometimes in reverse, at stop lights.
on ocassion, feeling that it is 1st gear to find out upon green light I have it in 3rd,GGGRRR! it even pops out of gear sometimes when starting off. any ideas as to any adjustments that can be made to rectify this irratant? Al (FIG) Figliola
on ocassion, feeling that it is 1st gear to find out upon green light I have it in 3rd,GGGRRR! it even pops out of gear sometimes when starting off. any ideas as to any adjustments that can be made to rectify this irratant? Al (FIG) Figliola
Team Owner
Joined: Aug 2007
Posts: 136,140
Likes: 2,432
From: I live my life by 2 rules. 1) Never share everything you know. 2)
St. Jude Donor '11-'12-'13, '16-'17-'18
Sounds like you may have a problem with the slave cylinder. Do a search for "Drill mod" in the C5 section. Sticking clutch pedal and/ or hard shifting in to 1st or reverse is one indicator of this. I'm actually having this same problem with the clutch assembly on my 01 SS. I'm going to be putting in an aftermarket slave and master along with a new used LS7 clutch.
Do a search in the C5 forums about using a turkey baster to do it
Melting Slicks
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 2,521
Likes: 47
From: Mill Creek Washington
It's a very common issue with many 6 speed Vette's and Camaro/ Firebird/ TA's, built from 97 through 2004. Even my 02 Z06 had an occasional sticky pedal.
On my SS I recently went through a quart of fluid flushing after every couple of days hoping it would do the trick but no such luck. I flushed on and off the first 20k on the factory clutch and then more often to 30k and my only option now is to remove and replace parts.
Team Owner
Joined: Aug 2007
Posts: 136,140
Likes: 2,432
From: I live my life by 2 rules. 1) Never share everything you know. 2)
St. Jude Donor '11-'12-'13, '16-'17-'18
Agreed. Flushing the fluid can only help so much though and if it wasn't done regularly from the outset the hydraulics can be gummed up pretty bad by now.
It's a very common issue with many 6 speed Vette's and Camaro/ Firebird/ TA's, built from 97 through 2004. Even my 02 Z06 had an occasional sticky pedal.
On my SS I recently went through a quart of fluid flushing after every couple of days hoping it would do the trick but no such luck. I flushed on and off the first 20k on the factory clutch and then more often to 30k and my only option now is to remove and replace parts.
It's a very common issue with many 6 speed Vette's and Camaro/ Firebird/ TA's, built from 97 through 2004. Even my 02 Z06 had an occasional sticky pedal.
On my SS I recently went through a quart of fluid flushing after every couple of days hoping it would do the trick but no such luck. I flushed on and off the first 20k on the factory clutch and then more often to 30k and my only option now is to remove and replace parts.
So far, no clutch issues with my C6 however
