somethings wrong with my clutch!

**1dopeZ** · 01-17-2011, 07:57 PM

Hey guys,

I was driving home today and noticed my clutch wassent coming back all the way, a few mins later, it didnt come back at all. i cant change gears or anythign. WTF??? is my clutch out or is it something else cuse it didnt smell like anything was burining or stuff like that. The good news is i have a new SPEC 3+ and flywheel in my guest bedroom, but wanted to wait till i installed the new cam. what should i do?????

**Z28Thunder** · 01-17-2011, 08:09 PM

Welcome to LS1.com!! It sound like you have a bad master or slave cylinder.

**1dopeZ** · 01-17-2011, 08:27 PM

well, i have both Master and slave cylinder brand new along with clutch, fly wheel so should i just go ahead and install all of them? or is there something temperary i can do for like another month or so? keep it mind, its my daly driver???

**Z28Thunder** · 01-17-2011, 08:36 PM

Originally Posted by 1dopeZ

well, i have both Master and slave cylinder brand new along with clutch, fly wheel so should i just go ahead and install all of them? or is there something temperary i can do for like another month or so? keep it mind, its my daly driver???

I would post this same question here.

http://www.ls1.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=65

**youngrigo** · 01-17-2011, 09:02 PM

Have you checked your hydrolic fluid?

**35th-ANV-SS** · 01-17-2011, 09:05 PM

Sounds like a hydraulic problem.

And please, remove the bold, italic font and write with regular font. Thanks!

Oh, and welcome to the site!

**1dopeZ** · 01-17-2011, 09:34 PM

well i checked the "clutch fluid" and it was just a tad low, put some DOT3 brake fluid, hand pumped the clutch a few times and it gripped. However, after a few blocks, it started to get stuck again...BTW, i changed the font hahahah.... WTF do i do now?

**Demon_Z28** · 01-17-2011, 10:09 PM

Prob a leaking Slave cylinder. If your loosing fluids thats a sign of a leak. If pedal was going dead an no loss of fluid, usually the clutch fluid overheating and causing the pedal to stick. Seems like you have a leak.

**1dopeZ** · 01-17-2011, 10:14 PM

DAMN it, but i checked all over and havent found a leak. Plus after i filled the resoviour, i drove it for a few blocks and got home and didint see any leaks. i just dont wanna pay anyone to tell me something thats gonna make me mad...thanks. but i checked, no leaks...so i dont know what to do now...cause NOW i have to have my old lady drive me around in her MUSTANG.... and that dosent feel very effen nice partner....lolol

**Spikito** · 01-17-2011, 10:33 PM

I've had a slave go out in two of my camaros, one didn't visibly show a leak, and the other just left a drop or two once in awhile....since it's not a cycling system, and just a little fluid shifts back and forth, it only takes a little leak to screw it up

**1dopeZ** · 01-17-2011, 10:41 PM

gotdamn it....where do i start????? cause i just took 2 days off so i can get this taken care of...its just that right now, everyone in Cali is trying to make afew extra bucs and im trying keep a few of mine. so should i saw sqrew it and go all out and install; clutch,flyweel, master cylinder, slave cylinder....?? or am i missing something? cause here in SOcAL they wont tell you??????

**Cutlass** · 01-18-2011, 03:33 AM

You could try bleding your clutch.
You could start with the master cylinder if you can do that yourself. Otherwise its best to replace the master and slave together. And if you're doing the master and slave, then you might as well do the clutch at the same time.

**1dopeZ** · 01-18-2011, 12:24 PM

Thanks guys, im in Los Angeles...does anyone know of a great place for Fbody work here close by???

**youngrigo** · 01-18-2011, 01:56 PM

I believe CMS is down there....

**1dopeZ** · 01-18-2011, 01:59 PM

what does that stand for so i can look it up?

**youngrigo** · 01-18-2011, 02:10 PM

Originally Posted by 1dopeZ

what does that stand for so i can look it up?

Here you go!

cunningham-motorsports.com

**1dopeZ** · 01-18-2011, 02:23 PM

WWWOOWW., thanks but that too far for me to tow my ride. some local shop here is trying to charge me like 4 grand just for a complete cam swap! they can kiss my ass with all that noise.

**35th-ANV-SS** · 01-18-2011, 03:48 PM

You can do about 3 engine swaps for 4K

Cam should be in the ballpark of around $500 I think.

**wileyCoyote** · 01-18-2011, 05:20 PM

Originally Posted by 1dopeZ

gotdamn it....where do i start????? cause i just took 2 days off so i can get this taken care of...its just that right now, everyone in Cali is trying to make afew extra bucs and im trying keep a few of mine. so should i saw sqrew it and go all out and install; clutch,flyweel, master cylinder, slave cylinder....?? or am i missing something? cause here in SOcAL they wont tell you??????

your incentive to replace the parts might depend on the mileage on them. it's probably good idea to get the whole kit-n-kaboodle done at one time, while everything is taken down... i'm having this exact thing done right now - getting new clutch (flywheel, disk, pressure plate), new slave cyl, new master cyl, new throwout bearing, ... oh, and i'm having new fluid put in the tranny!

unfortunately this is costing me a lot of $$$ but, it should be good insurance against murphy's law for a long time.