Touchy Clutch

Denny McLain · 11-05-2009, 07:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 1slow370

i noticed after they replaced my transmission and slave as a unit that the clutch got smoother as well and as i had it done a few weeks ago i assume it has the newer slave cylinder.

Not really clutch related (Maybe??) but a simply drive train fyi.......

It's called a "magicians trick." After the Stillen header/exhaust installation I could hear a drive train noise that I kept thinking was related to the install. After a bunch of times jacking the car up checking out the exhaust, finally broke down and took it to the dealer yesterday to see if they could find the noise.

Turns out it's the driveshaft. A bit alarming as the car has never been raced and is not abused. Sure, I drive it, but the car has had three trial 0-80's to see if the Cobb AccessPort worked on 0-60 times. That was on a regular road and that is all! Taking cars out the hole usually does the damage but the heavy flywheel spinning the tires after a quick shift may have been the prime contributor or just plan factory bad driveshaft.

Stuff like this comes with the territory on a brand new model. Damn glad I didn't take it to a track as planned this fall or I'd probably be still walking home.

1slow370 · 11-06-2009, 04:42 AM

how is a slave cylinder and throwout bearing assembly not clutch related? My clutch is actually engaging different from before and they never replaced the disc. It actually is smoother while driving it to the point where before when it was all of a sudden engaging to now i find that i 'm riding the cluth now and have to move my foot faster then before so i'm not destroying it because before it would engage much faster.

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1slow370 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: In the D Posts: 3,732 Drives: v8 74 260z ;) Rep Power: 7251	how is a slave cylinder and throwout bearing assembly not clutch related? My clutch is actually engaging different from before and they never replaced the disc. It actually is smoother while driving it to the point where before when it was all of a sudden engaging to now i find that i 'm riding the cluth now and have to move my foot faster then before so i'm not destroying it because before it would engage much faster.