Clutch feels strange, is this common or a problem

laze1 · 01-22-2010, 03:13 PM

I have a 09 base with Sport package manual tranny...the clutch feels real strange since new (now 3500 miles). The clutch is either IN or OUT, very hard to modulate and drive smoothly in traffic. This feels VERY different than my 06 350Z. It doesn't slip at anytime, but sometimes it is a little hard to get into reverse...no grinding, just very stiff. Otherwise the car drives fine...

The car drives like it has a racing clutch/pressure plate...but without the high level of effort required to depress the pedal...but acts the same way.

Anybody else have this issue?

Note: the car has been broken in correctly, and the clutch felt this way from the showroom. And I searched by didn't find any hits for this problem...so i assume it is NOT common and an individual car problem.

m4a1mustang · 01-22-2010, 03:14 PM

Its normal.

laze1 · 01-22-2010, 03:51 PM

really..that sux...

CBRich · 01-22-2010, 03:56 PM

Yep, definitely normal.

laze1 · 01-22-2010, 05:18 PM

shiate...

TARDCORE · 01-23-2010, 09:19 PM

when it happens just re enage the clutch. I do that every time and it works. the only time it really happens to me is when its cold or a few mins after driving. Now I almost expect it and just go into 2nd lol These trannys are very loud and clunky which is cool because I baby the hell out of mine for about 10 mins before I do anything harsh to it.

StealthZ · 01-26-2010, 11:23 AM

with it being normal. Don't worry about it. my 07 350Z felt the exact same sometimes and my 09 370z has done it as well.

Daishi · 01-26-2010, 02:48 PM

I can slip the clutch just fine.. just gotta get used to it.

mick · 01-26-2010, 03:48 PM

the clutch on my car seems to work just like the ones on my 328i, C320. it doesn't feel strange to me.

ZKindaGuy · 01-26-2010, 04:26 PM

Normal...You ought to try a 2003 or 2004 Mustang Terminator clutch. It is about 2.5 times as stiff as the 370Z clutch. It was so bad that when I drove it I would always have a perpetual black & blue mark on the ball of my foot. At times on long trips I had to actually use the other foot to shift as the black & blue mark hurt so bad.

1slow370 · 01-27-2010, 04:21 AM

I drove a new 2009 mustang gt before i bought my z and believe me the clutch in that POS is far worse than ours feels like your pushing the car forward everytime you change gear and it's instant on or instant off nowhere in between. What with that and the rest of the car I'm SOOO glad i bought a Z instead

370Zsteve · 01-27-2010, 08:02 AM

Normal high-performance clutch.

01-22-2010, 03:13 PM	#1 (permalink)
laze1 Base Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Atlanta Posts: 91 Drives: 370Z Nismo #75 K23 Rep Power: 16	Clutch feels strange, is this common or a problem I have a 09 base with Sport package manual tranny...the clutch feels real strange since new (now 3500 miles). The clutch is either IN or OUT, very hard to modulate and drive smoothly in traffic. This feels VERY different than my 06 350Z. It doesn't slip at anytime, but sometimes it is a little hard to get into reverse...no grinding, just very stiff. Otherwise the car drives fine... The car drives like it has a racing clutch/pressure plate...but without the high level of effort required to depress the pedal...but acts the same way. Anybody else have this issue? Note: the car has been broken in correctly, and the clutch felt this way from the showroom. And I searched by didn't find any hits for this problem...so i assume it is NOT common and an individual car problem.

01-22-2010, 03:14 PM	#2 (permalink)
m4a1mustang A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Northern VA Posts: 55,385 Drives: on two wheels Rep Power: 6962	Its normal. __________________ - Steve Zs & Coffee - Saturdays at 10AM in Fairfax, VA and Columbia, MD (Click the banner!) LIKE us on Facebook!

01-23-2010, 09:19 PM	#6 (permalink)
TARDCORE Enthusiast Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: San Diego Posts: 410 Drives: 2010 Solid Red 370Z Rep Power: 16	when it happens just re enage the clutch. I do that every time and it works. the only time it really happens to me is when its cold or a few mins after driving. Now I almost expect it and just go into 2nd lol These trannys are very loud and clunky which is cool because I baby the hell out of mine for about 10 mins before I do anything harsh to it. __________________ XBL:EVENTYDE

01-27-2010, 08:02 AM	#12 (permalink)
370Zsteve A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Gold Coast CT Posts: 10,599 Drives: 2019 Corvette G.S. Rep Power: 43	Normal high-performance clutch. __________________ SOLD MY Z MARCH 2018 - another Core OG moves on - new ride 2019 Z Corvette Grand Sport - no mods necessary but already have eyes on HFC and intakes LOL IT NEVER ENDS.

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laze1 Base Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Atlanta Posts: 91 Drives: 370Z Nismo #75 K23 Rep Power: 16	really..that sux...

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CBRich A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: SC Posts: 2,464 Drives: 370Z Rep Power: 544	Yep, definitely normal.

01-22-2010, 05:18 PM	#5 (permalink)
laze1 Base Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Atlanta Posts: 91 Drives: 370Z Nismo #75 K23 Rep Power: 16	shiate...

01-26-2010, 11:23 AM	#7 (permalink)
StealthZ Enthusiast Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Virginia Posts: 356 Drives: '14 GTR Premium Rep Power: 17	with it being normal. Don't worry about it. my 07 350Z felt the exact same sometimes and my 09 370z has done it as well.

01-26-2010, 02:48 PM	#8 (permalink)
Daishi Track Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: NJ Posts: 683 Drives: 09 370z 6Speed Rep Power: 17	I can slip the clutch just fine.. just gotta get used to it.

01-26-2010, 03:48 PM	#9 (permalink)
mick Track Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: California Posts: 903 Drives: Used to drive a 370z Rep Power: 16	the clutch on my car seems to work just like the ones on my 328i, C320. it doesn't feel strange to me.

01-26-2010, 04:26 PM	#10 (permalink)
ZKindaGuy Track Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Ohio Posts: 699 Drives: 370Z-AT7 Tour+Sport Rep Power: 375	Normal...You ought to try a 2003 or 2004 Mustang Terminator clutch. It is about 2.5 times as stiff as the 370Z clutch. It was so bad that when I drove it I would always have a perpetual black & blue mark on the ball of my foot. At times on long trips I had to actually use the other foot to shift as the black & blue mark hurt so bad.

01-27-2010, 04:21 AM	#11 (permalink)
1slow370 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: In the D Posts: 3,732 Drives: v8 74 260z ;) Rep Power: 7251	I drove a new 2009 mustang gt before i bought my z and believe me the clutch in that POS is far worse than ours feels like your pushing the car forward everytime you change gear and it's instant on or instant off nowhere in between. What with that and the rest of the car I'm SOOO glad i bought a Z instead