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01-30-2008, 06:12 PM
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so i just got my car back from getting the new clutch and flywheel put in and its breaks down 2 blocks b4 i get to my house. the clutch pedal just stayed down and wont come back up. then now thers a little rattle in it. so im guessing my throw out bearing popped. well im taking it back to the dealer tom. to get it looked at. oh yea so i call the dealer and tell them what happend and they start telling me i was hot roding it. I tell them i grew up around mechanics my whole life and know i need to break the clutch in and i wasnt hotroding it. so their like ok well we'll take a look at it.
what you guys think. ever have this happen to you? i mean i wasnt banging gears i may have gotten on it a little but no draggin or popping the clutch. and the funny thing is ive been w/ people who get clutches in and will drag them the same day w/ no problem. i drive mine an hour home from the dealer and it goes beserk.
what you guys think. ever have this happen to you? i mean i wasnt banging gears i may have gotten on it a little but no draggin or popping the clutch. and the funny thing is ive been w/ people who get clutches in and will drag them the same day w/ no problem. i drive mine an hour home from the dealer and it goes beserk.
01-30-2008, 06:24 PM
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where did you get the clutch and flywheel installed? The dealership will just blame your aftermarket parts...
01-30-2008, 06:27 PM
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no see my dealership installed it for me and i just got it from them today. and i live an hour from them and it broke about 2 blocks b4 my house. right in front of the town cop too lol
01-30-2008, 06:30 PM
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got it at 3:30 got home and broke down at 4:20. went from dealer to interstate to home. so i hope its my throwout bearing. and not my pressure plate or something. cause ther just gonna say i was hot roding it and make me pay for labor and ill have to go buy new clutch or pressure plate or bearing. w/e it is. but if the bearing just popped i think they will fix it for free. but w/e it is its the install that was wrong b/c i did nothing but drive it nicley home.
01-30-2008, 07:37 PM
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Ahh I recall reading something about this in the "issues" section. This is due to them not bleading something right. I cant recall what it was. But C. Ray Hill knows this one.
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01-30-2008, 07:58 PM
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Get under your clutch pedal. Check the connection at the pedal to cable. Sounds like the pin just came loose. Throw-out bearings don't just "pop". It's wrapped around a shaft and set into a pilot bearing.
01-30-2008, 08:02 PM
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ya i know but im getting a rattling noise inside my clutch housing so its not just a hydraulic hose or slave cylander. and when i was stopped talkn to the cop b4 i hit the stop sign the throw out bearing started squeeking i pushed in the clutch it stopped then drove off and at the stop sign the pedal went in and didnt come out. i got it to come out but ther is no pressure at all just a sloppyclutch pedal and it wont go into anygears and has this rattling sound inside the housing.
01-30-2008, 08:04 PM
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cant really see under it car is too low and its snowy out and i cant get it into my garage. im taking it up there tom. so ill update you guys
01-30-2008, 08:04 PM
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ya i know but im getting a rattling noise inside my clutch housing so its not just a hydraulic hose or slave cylander. and when i was stopped talkn to the cop b4 i hit the stop sign the throw out bearing started squeeking i pushed in the clutch it stopped then drove off and at the stop sign the pedal went in and didnt come out. i got it to come out but ther is no pressure at all just a sloppyclutch pedal and it wont go into anygears and has this rattling sound inside the housing.
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01-30-2008, 08:10 PM
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cool guys ill tell the tech when i get it ther some possible things that you have told me. and see what they say. i just hope it does need to be bled adjusted. and its good. i dont want to be buying a clutch or pay for more labor to get it fixed!
01-30-2008, 08:12 PM
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Sound like they just didn't get the install exactly right....I hope.
That happens from time to time, so hopefully it a quick fix. Don't pay for anything!
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01-30-2008, 08:30 PM
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no cable..
and to wassup.
read and make note of this..
http://www.finishlineperformance.com...4-06-1641a.pdf
not sure if it falls into your car range. but it could be what started the problem..
beers
and to wassup.
read and make note of this..
http://www.finishlineperformance.com...4-06-1641a.pdf
not sure if it falls into your car range. but it could be what started the problem..
beers
01-30-2008, 08:35 PM
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The cable connecting the clutch to the pedal. You press down on the clutch pedal, it disengages the clutch disc. There's a pin at that connection that tends to come loose when doing any type of clutch work.
01-30-2008, 08:45 PM
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Had this happen on an LT1 I used to own. Pedal dropped to the floor after a clutch install. It was nothing more than the linkage at the top of the clutch pedal.
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01-30-2008, 08:48 PM
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What the hell do you think the clutch pedal does? You press down and it sends a wireless signal to the clutch? If there isn't a cable, then it's a mechanical linkage... which is going to be the same principle.
Had this happen on an LT1 I used to own. Pedal dropped to the floor after a clutch install. It was nothing more than the linkage at the top of the clutch pedal.
Had this happen on an LT1 I used to own. Pedal dropped to the floor after a clutch install. It was nothing more than the linkage at the top of the clutch pedal.
the pedal pushes a rod that operates a slave cylinder..
now yes the way it works is close to the same, but you sent him out to look for a cable that is not there..
why would you do that?
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