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This happened to me today. The clutch went to the floor this morning but I could still change gears, just the pedal didn't come up as far. When I started

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Old 05-27-2013, 07:59 PM   #1 (permalink)
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This happened to me today. The clutch went to the floor this morning but I could still change gears, just the pedal didn't come up as far. When I started the car after work it did the same thing on the way home but then the pedal went back to normal after I stopped at a mail box. It happened to me once before about two months ago. I thought it was because the clutch fluid was down a little so I filled it up back then and had no issues until today. Fluid today is fine. I am going to bleed the clutch tomorrow, however I think its time to order a clutch / flywheel and upgraded csc combo.

I love the car but it has given me a lot more issues than my g35 ever did, I had that car for 7 years and no issue at all. This one so far I have had the steering lock, clutch, fuel starvation issues, uuuugh!
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It's likely a clutch master cylinder and/or CSC bearing issue. If so, it is a good time to replace/inspect the flywheel, pressure plate, and clutch since the manual transmission will need to be removed to access the CSC bearing.

Another tip is to replace the stock clutch pedal with a aftermarket clutch pedal. See this forum for clutch pedal replacement.

I had my 370Z transmission replaced along with the CSC bearing covered under warranty.
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Yeah I kind of figured so on Tuesday I ordered the Southbend clutch and lightweight flywheel along with the upgraded csc and new master cylinder from Joe at zspeed. The car is at the shop and the parts go in tomorrow. Figured while its apart I might as well change it all once and do it right the first time. Joe was great to deal with and shipping was overnight, I would definitely deal with him again and recommend him thoroughly.
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