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Car Forum / Chevrolet / Chevrolet Corvette / May 200488 clutch problem - 2 shops can't figure it out??
'88 w/ 4+3, took on a weekend trip to CA, after 12 hour highway drive, clutch master cylinder was empty (no signs of leak), and clutch pedal pushed to floor barely lets me shift. I filled the clutch master cylinder, and it didn't seem to make a difference. I made it back on the highway and 12 hours back home (very little shifting involved fortunately), and took it to the shop. This shop (1) had replaced the clutch master cylinder less than two years ago, and another shop (2) (both Corvette specialist - it's all they work on) replaced the clutch/resurfaced the flywheel 6 months ago. After bleeding the clutch hydrolic system several times, and testing the master and slave cylinders, the problem of pressing the clutch pedal to the floor, and barely being able to shift (not engaging the clutch fully) still exists. Shop 1 now thinks it may be a problem with the pressure plate that shop 2 replaced 6 months ago. Shop 1 called shop 2 to see about a warranty repair on their new clutch, and shop 2 is insisting that the problem would be fixed by replacing the master AND slave cylinders (this is why I stopped going to shop 2 - they changed owners, and started repairing things that weren't broken, and jacking up parts prices - and they couldn't diagnose a failed vacuum brake booster after 2 weeks, and me picking up the car three times with the brakes still not working properly). Excuse the rant.... anybody run into a clutch problem like this??? no aparrant leaks, system bled thoroughly (several times) - relatively new master cylinder, 6 month old pressure plate, push the clutch pedal to the floor, still not engaging the clutch enough to shift properly???? >anybody run into a clutch problem like this??? no aparrant leaks, system >bled thoroughly (several times) - relatively new master cylinder, 6 month >old pressure plate, push the clutch pedal to the floor, still not engaging >the clutch enough to shift properly???? I had a similar problem on a GMC truck. We checked EVERYTHING and finally discovered the fork was bent.... I have NO idea how this could happen but it was. Perhaps they can bend over time but that is a pretty heavy duty piece in that truck. CCred68046 spoke thusly: > I had a similar problem on a GMC truck. > We checked EVERYTHING and finally discovered the fork was bent.... I have NO > idea how this could happen but it was. Perhaps they can bend over time but that > is a pretty heavy duty piece in that truck. The fork will bend if the clutch gets stuck. Actually pretty easy to do with a hydraulic clutch...you get lots of leverage. Also sounds like a fairly likely suspect as well.  SignatureShut up, Dave. -|>|- Diode -|<|- '68 L-79 Coupe '79 Triumph Bonneville > '88 w/ 4+3, took on a weekend trip to CA, after 12 hour highway drive, > clutch master cylinder was empty (no signs of leak), and clutch pedal pushed > to floor barely lets me shift. I filled the clutch master cylinder, and it > didn't seem to make a difference. I made it back on the highway and 12 > hours back home (very little shifting involved fortunately), and took it to > the shop. So are you saying that the slave cylinder has NOT been replaced? Are you still losing fluid? If you're losing fluid and it's not apparent where it's coming from, it's probably coming out of the back of the master cylinder. When that happens, it just kinda drools down the clutch pedal, soaking into the hush panel and anything else that absorbs fluid (carpeting). What is the "feel" of the clutch pedal when pushed all the way down? I also have an 88 Vette 4+3 that had a problem - 92,000 miles. The bottom line turned out to be a $1,592.23 repair bill to fix everything. I didn't notice any problems before the failure - I had great difficulty getting the car to go into any gear. I couldn't get it into 1st and had to struggle to get it into 2nd with a lot of work, but finally drove it (slowly trying not to shift) to the transmission shop. I know a few folks that used this shop before, and they were happy with their work: P&B Transmission Parlin, New Jersey 732 525-8898 They put in a new clutch disc pressure plate and throw out bearing. New clutch master and slave cylinder, resurfaced the flywheel, seal (M/D Front), seal (shifting metal clad), gasket set, & seal O/P, and engine rear main seal. The car is working great now... Walt Well, after a third shop and third opinion, where the fluid went in the first place is still a mystery, but a final bleeding got out all the air, and now the clutch works great! General consensus is that the shop that replaced the clutch 6 months ago, and was trying to sell me a new master and slave cylinder (quoted me $400 in parts and $250 labor - never going there again), had not bled the system properly in the first place, and a bubble had finally worked into a part of the system that caused a problem. Hope this helps somebody, and thanks for all the responses! > '88 w/ 4+3, took on a weekend trip to CA, after 12 hour highway drive, > clutch master cylinder was empty (no signs of leak), and clutch pedal pushed [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] > old pressure plate, push the clutch pedal to the floor, still not engaging > the clutch enough to shift properly???? |
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