jb7032
09-08-2006, 07:29 AM
Now that im putting down some big hp ive noticed a problem. If i really get on it through more than one gear after i let of the gas the clutch pedal wont depress normally, than after a couple of seconds everything is ok. Since my cam ive only got on it like 3 or 4 times, cuz its just sooo fast that i dont need to lose my lisence over a 5 second burst, but at first i thought that maybe i was braking and somehow got my left foot sliped to the side and got cought on the brake pedal. but now that has happend to me 3 times im pretty sure something is not right. And it is scary runing up on traffic at 130+ and not being able to down shift cuz the clutch locks up. Do you guys think i need a new clutch if so what do you recomend or will a trans cooler help? Thanks Guys
svede1212
09-18-2006, 05:06 PM
Now that im putting down some big hp ive noticed a problem. If i really get on it through more than one gear after i let of the gas the clutch pedal wont depress normally, than after a couple of seconds everything is ok. Since my cam ive only got on it like 3 or 4 times, cuz its just sooo fast that i dont need to lose my lisence over a 5 second burst, but at first i thought that maybe i was braking and somehow got my left foot sliped to the side and got cought on the brake pedal. but now that has happend to me 3 times im pretty sure something is not right. And it is scary runing up on traffic at 130+ and not being able to down shift cuz the clutch locks up. Do you guys think i need a new clutch if so what do you recomend or will a trans cooler help? Thanks Guys
a trans cooler won't help. those are for automatics. you very well could need a new clutch. i'd at least drain and replace the hydraulic linkage line and bleed it really well.
mechanic58
09-18-2006, 05:55 PM
This sounds very strange, the way you describe it. I'm assuming you have a stock clutch. It almost sounds like the way a centerforce clutch acts, when the engine is at high rpm. (They have counterweights that lock in the diaphragm to help it hold tighter at higher rpm) Now...you say if you do it through more than one gear....that means a shift takes place.....when you shift gears, you don't ride the clutch pedal back out do ya? Don't do that. It could be that whatever it is you're doing is causing the clutch master cyl. to bypass, causing the result you're seeing. When you shift gears, stab the clutch and release it completely, don't ride it back out. See if that makes a difference in how it reacts. I hate hydraulic clutch mechanisms.
SCgto
10-15-2006, 01:07 PM
I'm not sure how the hydraulic clutch operates, does it use vacuum? If it does, you might not have enough vacuum with a big cam. I'm really not sure, just a guess....
We can't be the only two. Mine does the same thing! Only when I'm really getting on it, taking it close to red line. It has happened twice now. Since the SLP kit I put on. Not sure what to do, do I do a whole clutch kit with master and slave cylinders? Someone?