Maintaining your Clutch Hydraulics

ImportConvert · 12-28-2011, 11:48 PM

I have found this very helpful in my corvette, and it would have saved me the hydraulics in my F-body, had I known about it.

Is this applicable to the 370Z and its clutch operation?

Clutch Care

Pharmacist · 12-29-2011, 12:02 AM

don't know if the same issue plagues the 370z but definitely some of the complaints about the z06 clutch like slow release, sticking to the floor, and going soft do occur on the 370z too.

ImportConvert · 12-29-2011, 12:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Pharmacist

don't know if the same issue plagues the 370z but definitely some of the complaints about the z06 clutch like slow release, sticking to the floor, and going soft do occur on the 370z too.

It is not just corvette's, but F-bodies and other cars with the T56/tr6060. I wondered if the design was similar.

Jsolo · 12-29-2011, 06:53 PM

Aren't you guys doing this at least once every 2 years?

ImportConvert · 12-30-2011, 07:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Jsolo

Aren't you guys doing this at least once every 2 years?

GM says you should, or every 50K miles. I don't know what Nissan says. I replace the clutch fluid in my reservoir every time I drive my Z06. That way it never has a chance to get dirty and cost me the time/money. 5 minutes per tank of gas I burn, basically, and my clutch fluid looks new.

Jsolo · 12-30-2011, 08:09 PM

The G is my daily driver. I'd go nuts if I serviced the clutch fluid that often. I figure once every 2 years is good enough. Never did it on my z28 as it required some strange procedure. You injected fluid in from the slave IIRC.

spearfish25 · 12-31-2011, 07:14 PM

I change and bleed my clutch fluid annually. Exchanging the reservoir fluid every fill up is excessive and you may introduce more debris just by opening the reservoir so often (especially outside at a gas station).

ImportConvert · 01-01-2012, 09:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Jsolo

The G is my daily driver. I'd go nuts if I serviced the clutch fluid that often. I figure once every 2 years is good enough. Never did it on my z28 as it required some strange procedure. You injected fluid in from the slave IIRC.

I had a 2001 WS6, same transmission. If you did what I do on my 'vette it would be fine. My hydraulics went out at about 85K miles probably because I didn't. Fluid was black as pitch.

ImportConvert · 01-01-2012, 09:52 AM

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Originally Posted by spearfish25

I change and bleed my clutch fluid annually. Exchanging the reservoir fluid every fill up is excessive and you may introduce more debris just by opening the reservoir so often (especially outside at a gas station).

I do it in a closed garage with a syringe. It's a rather clean procedure when I do it. Overkill? Maybe, but for a $$$$ bill to to rip the transmission and rear-end out of my Z06 if the hydraulics go out, it's cake.

jezeka777 · 01-09-2012, 09:00 PM

This is great info. I was always wondering what causes slow disengagement in a clutch.

12-28-2011, 11:48 PM	#1 (permalink)
ImportConvert A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: SWMO Posts: 4,454 Drives: 2019 CX5 GT Reserve Rep Power: 7627	Maintaining your Clutch Hydraulics I have found this very helpful in my corvette, and it would have saved me the hydraulics in my F-body, had I known about it. Is this applicable to the 370Z and its clutch operation? Clutch Care

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Pharmacist A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2009 Location: Toronto, Ontario Posts: 1,249 Drives: 09 370z Sport 6MT Rep Power: 18	don't know if the same issue plagues the 370z but definitely some of the complaints about the z06 clutch like slow release, sticking to the floor, and going soft do occur on the 370z too. __________________ 2009 370z Sport Touring/Nismo shift Knob/Z1 motorsports 34 row oil cooler

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spearfish25 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Naples, FL Posts: 4,117 Drives: to work Rep Power: 1856	I change and bleed my clutch fluid annually. Exchanging the reservoir fluid every fill up is excessive and you may introduce more debris just by opening the reservoir so often (especially outside at a gas station). __________________ 2013 Cadillac V-Wagon, RIP Z

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Jsolo Track Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: chicago Posts: 783 Drives: '12 G37 6MT Rep Power: 15	Aren't you guys doing this at least once every 2 years?

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jezeka777 Base Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: westbury ny Posts: 118 Drives: 2011 370z sport Rep Power: 14	This is great info. I was always wondering what causes slow disengagement in a clutch.