Hello everyone, I kind of lurk around these forums for most of my answers on my Z. Last night I had an issue I am not 100% sure what happened.
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12-13-2017, 10:37 AM | #1 (permalink) |
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Z1 CSC Elimination failure
Hello everyone, I kind of lurk around these forums for most of my answers on my Z. Last night I had an issue I am not 100% sure what happened. I was driving home in traffic from work, I was stopped, I was pushing down the clutch pedal to put it in first, suddenly the clutch pedal hit the floor, it did not stick to the floor and would freely move back and forth with no pressure behind it. I have the Z1 CSC Elim kit, and understand how its supposed to work. I looked at the master cylinder and clutch pedal just to make sure nothing odd was going on there and it all looks fine. Checked the reservoir and it was only slightly lower than usual.
So here is where I need everyone's input. I think the the rod connecting the the slave cylinder broke loose or sheered off a bolt that connected to the fork in the bell housing. There is no fluid leaks that I could see, car is lowered and I was not able to look under it to well, but I retraced my movement and did not see any. Clutch pedal is not stuck to the floor, and you cannot pump it to regain pressure. You can still turn off the ignition, and put it in any gear without using the clutch without issue. There was a slight binding in the clutch pedal leading up to this for a few months. The pedal would feel like it kind of grinding on something as it goes through the motions, which is what really bothers me because my dumb *** could have probably prevented this if I inspected this component during my oil changes. What do you think it is? Last edited by JDZ; 12-13-2017 at 10:40 AM. |
12-13-2017, 10:48 AM | #2 (permalink) |
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The answer that you are probably not wanting to hear (but your last sentence alludes to you knowing) is that you will more than likely need to drop the transmission to find the problem.
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12-13-2017, 11:05 AM | #3 (permalink) |
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First thing I'd check is the clutch master cylinder. Only because it's much cheaper and easier than dropping the transmission. Plus, I've had my CMC fail exactly like your describing. Put a new one in, bled the system, and it was fixed. That was with the Z1 CSC kit installed, too.
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12-13-2017, 06:21 PM | #7 (permalink) |
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Please if you can, replace it with another kit, your only going to have more problems with the Z1 kit. I've, and others, have had many problems with it. From bent linkages, failed seals, and constant adjustments.
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I plan to get the ZSpeed CMAK as soon as I need a new clutch. Unfortunately, the clutch is still in good shape with 100K miles and the Z is no longer my daily driver. I'm thinking some clutch dumps might help speed that up
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Just get the ZSpeed HD CSC and be done with it. Replace the flawed part, don't re-engineer the whole design.
Just my opinion.
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The only reason I prefer the external slave is I like the idea of not having to drop the transmission if something happens down the road. Of course, even with the external slave, something could happen. But with the internal slave, you know you're going to be dropping the transmission even if it's just to inspect the part.
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Honestly z1 csc elim kit is not bad. My problem was the U-bracket that connected the linkage to the slave cylinder and to the fork failed. It had a stud that came out of the back and bolted into the fork. That stud broke off. My solution was to drill out the stud, and replace it with a high grade bolt, and lockwasher. I will however look at the zspeed kits.
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