Problems with the clutch in the SS

[boostedgtp]

Well last night I took the SS to my local drag strip for its first time since I got it. I get lined up for my first pass and take off easy (2.4 60ft) and start rowing threw the gears. I get to my 3-4 shift and the car doesn't go into 4th gear and grinds. I take my foot off the clutch and press back down and it goes to the floor with like almost no resentence. The pedal stays close to the floor for the rest of the run and there is a rattling noise coming from the trans/clutch area. I just pulled the shifter into neutral and coasted into the pit. I tried to push the clutch back in once I got it stopped but it just stays down, so I shut the car off and shifted threw the gears and it appears to shift fine. The car has a B&M shifter and the guy I bought it from said it had a new centerforce clutch and new flywheel and new slave and master. So fast forward to today and I pulled the trans and im not sure but I think the weights? on the pressure plate are broken? Im not sure if this is right but you can move the the ring of weights around on the plate. I don’t see any leaks and the spring on the slave isn’t broken. I wonder what happened. hhmmmmm

 

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Update

 

http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb291/boostedgtp/IMG_1895.jpg

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The slave appears to be F'd. This doesnt appear to be a GM one, or the aftermarket ones not as strong.

[boostedgtp]

update

 

Who ever put this clutch in didnt install a damn pilot bearing!

 

http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb291/boostedgtp/IMG_1903.jpg

[AJ]

1. that looks like the cheep auto zone clutch that centerforce paints orange and puts there name on the box.

 

2. centerforce is junk

 

3. can you say clutch slipage?

 

do you want a new GM LS7 clutch and flywheel? PM me if you do.

[boostedgtp]

I cant afford a new clutch at the moment but I'll keep that in mind AJ. Im supprised by the way the flywheel looks, the clutch has a lot of crab and hasnt slipped since I have been driving it. The guys I bought the car from said they installed this clutch and it looks like they shouldnt have done the work. I went today and got a new slave and ordered a pilot bearing that should be here tomorrow. When it broke it made some noise going all the way back in the pit. Do you think I could have broke something in the trans? Is there anyway to tell with breaking the trans down?

[phil]

aj and sinister ss are probably the 2 best people to talk to about this. id pm them both on it. gl man, sorry to hear about that , seeing as you ust got the car and all

[boostedgtp]

Its cool. At least I get to know more of the car, plus fedex delivered my umi adj. pandard bar yesterday so I get to get rid of my jacked up stock one.

[caseyctsv]

The clutch pedal going to the floor is typically a hydraulics problem. Search on LS1tech.com there is a thread on their somewhere about the common problems with our 6 speeds. I have the Centerforce clutch and it will be out of there this winter (I am calling AJ). Good clutch for the street but cannot hold the power at the track.