timmb001
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I was asked by my wife to run to the store Sat morning for something she needed… Great! (an early morning drive in the Vette.) I’ll do it. Went to back out of the garage – Depress the clutch (it seemed a little funny) goes to the floor and feels really soft. Anyway, car rolls backwards allowing me to get into first and take off, clutch engages just off the floor, I mean JUST off the floor. Shifting into 2nd, 3rd left me with that "this is right feeling." So I get to the store p/u the stuff she wanted and return to the car. Go to back out of the parking place and clutch feels like it should, normal. Goes into Reverse, notfunny feeling like when I left the house. Parked car in garage. Didnt have time to look into the problem Searched here for Clutch threads Sat night. Car sat Sunday all day...as wife reserved time on Sunday to watch NASCAR race w/ me.
Get into car this morning (Monday) and the same thing happens – wont go into reverse - the funny feeling is back. Drive it to work and go to back into a parking place – no problem, clutch is not on the floor goes into gear w/o a hitch.
So here is my question:
What do you think it might be?
Here are the specs on car - ~69k miles on it. Car only doing this thing when attempting to go into reverse first thing in AM or cold…and that only lasts a little while – I am only on the road about 15 min till I’m at work
It is a 1996 LT4 that is 100% stock and not “raced” driven daily only about 14 miles plus “honey do’s (trips to store, pick up daughter…)
I don’t think it is the "clutch" as when I am rolling down the freeway in 6th (65 – 70 mph) I can floor it and there is no lag or RPM increase the car just jumps up in speed.
It is my understanding that there is a CLUTCH master and slave but where are they located?
How do I determine if one or both are going. I have read that there is a place to add fluid but am not sure where to do that. Any ideas?
Thank you for your help.
Timm
Oh one thing - I did notice - I used to hear a tranny while when in neutral and clutch out - step on clutch noise went away. i was tond that this was normal for these trannys. Does not do that now - noise is still there but stepping onthe clutch does not cause it to stop.
Get into car this morning (Monday) and the same thing happens – wont go into reverse - the funny feeling is back. Drive it to work and go to back into a parking place – no problem, clutch is not on the floor goes into gear w/o a hitch.
So here is my question:
What do you think it might be?
Here are the specs on car - ~69k miles on it. Car only doing this thing when attempting to go into reverse first thing in AM or cold…and that only lasts a little while – I am only on the road about 15 min till I’m at work
It is a 1996 LT4 that is 100% stock and not “raced” driven daily only about 14 miles plus “honey do’s (trips to store, pick up daughter…)
I don’t think it is the "clutch" as when I am rolling down the freeway in 6th (65 – 70 mph) I can floor it and there is no lag or RPM increase the car just jumps up in speed.
It is my understanding that there is a CLUTCH master and slave but where are they located?
How do I determine if one or both are going. I have read that there is a place to add fluid but am not sure where to do that. Any ideas?
Thank you for your help.
Timm
Oh one thing - I did notice - I used to hear a tranny while when in neutral and clutch out - step on clutch noise went away. i was tond that this was normal for these trannys. Does not do that now - noise is still there but stepping onthe clutch does not cause it to stop.