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Old 01-10-2007 | 03:11 PM
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Question Suddenly arised problem

This evening I returning home from work, and my car suddenly lost sensivity of clutch. It works only with high rpm. I can't said that i drive agressivly and I did't hear any strange noises. Now it doesn't respont clutch at all, but engene works like regular. What can it be? Have I burned a clutch? Or the problem in something else?
Old 01-10-2007 | 04:27 PM
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So are you having trouble getting the car into gear?

Does the clutch feel like there is no (or little) resistance when you push it to the floor?

What's you mileage? More info, please.
Old 01-10-2007 | 10:50 PM
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So are you having trouble getting the car into gear?
No, I can freely set any gear without any problems, but when I release the clutch nothing happens.

Does the clutch feel like there is no (or little) resistance when you push it to the floor?
Resistance of clutch is litle

What's you mileage? More info, please.
2004, GT, 42k miles
Old 01-10-2007 | 11:02 PM
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Sounds like the clutch.
Old 01-11-2007 | 12:36 AM
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Old 01-11-2007 | 12:49 AM
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There is a technical service bulletin on the clutch, but the effect is supposed to be the opposite of what you are experiencing.

The first and stupidest thing I would suggest is just checking near the pedal to make sure that the floor mats have not gotten stuck in the lever arm of the pedal holding the clutch open. After that, I would guess that you have a bad master or slave cylinder which is preventing the clutch from engaging.

Best of luck.
Old 01-11-2007 | 12:57 AM
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Thank U FRNDS
Old 01-11-2007 | 12:58 AM
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sounds like AAA to the rescue to me
Old 01-11-2007 | 04:29 AM
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AAA can't help me, cause I'm in Russia
Old 01-11-2007 | 08:12 AM
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Check the level of the fluid your brake fluid reservoir. Check for fluid leaks between the clutch master cylinder and the clutch slave cylinder (located on top of the transmission bell housing). If you don't see any leaks, it seems like the problem is an internal clutch problem that will require dropping the transmission to determine the cause and repair.
Old 01-11-2007 | 09:30 AM
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+1 - If that fluid is low it will cause what you're describing. Tho, if it's low you likely still have to find out why it is low.

GL.
Old 01-11-2007 | 10:44 AM
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sounds like my car now
burnt clutch
Old 01-11-2007 | 12:04 PM
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On a side note, has anyone replaced their own clutch? If so, how difficult was it? I have a shop manual, basic mechanical skills and access to a lift...
Old 01-11-2007 | 12:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Acclaim99
sounds like my car now
burnt clutch
Your clutch is like that already? You've only had your car something like six months!!

I had a feeling of no resistance in my clutch, but it was also "stuck" in that it didn't really push in all the way like it was supposed to (after I picked it up from recall work). After a maybe a dozen times pushing in the clutch I got a suction sounding pop and then the clutch could push in all the way, except there was no resistance, and then second gear didn't want to work right. I took it in and they said they couldn't find any specific problem with my clutch or transmission. But, when I got it back it felt tighter with resistance again. Second gear wasn't much better, but the more I have driven it since, the better it has become. It is now essentially back to normal, with the exception of 2nd gear being extra notchy when the temperatures are quite cold outside (in the 30s) and before the car has warmed up. If the temperatures are above 40 it's very minimally notchy, even before the car has warmed up. I called another dealership about my clutch issues nad they told me I had that ethanol evaporation problem that caused a "vapor lock" kind of problem, that has essentially worked itself out now. I was told that the second gear issue now when it is cold (car and outside) is pretty normal since it's the transmission fluid is "not well insulated so it gets cold and thick."
Old 01-11-2007 | 03:05 PM
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Just inspected level of the fluid in my brake fluid reservoir. There is not any leaks there. All parts looks like new. Seems that truely clutch slave cylinder problem.
Hope on dealer, but can't get to him this week. There is hard lines in our dealerships
Old 01-11-2007 | 05:23 PM
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Check out this service bulletin as well:

http://www.finishlineperformance.com...4-06-1641a.pdf
Old 01-12-2007 | 12:53 AM
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Check out this service bulletin as well:

http://www.finishlineperformance.co...04-06-1641a.pdf
thx
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could be the tranny!
Old 01-12-2007 | 08:35 AM
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Could be the throwout bearing is binding on the shaft and keeping the clutch disengaged.
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