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Ace0751 · 12-24-2014, 01:20 PM

Shops could be closed today and tomorrow so you may hear something on Friday but keep pushing to find out the problem.

velocity149 · 12-29-2014, 12:45 PM

UPDATE. Diagnosis was a failed Slave Cylinder, causing clutch failure. I will have to look into how this happened, but was repaired under vehicle warranty. Going to pick the car up after work. Thanks to Nurse Chevrolet Cadillac, well recommended thus far with my car ownership. Communication was a mistake on my part, giving them the wrong number.

velocity149 · 12-30-2014, 07:37 AM

So the final list of repairs was:

New Slave Cylinder Assy.
New Friction/Pressure Plate Assy.
Flywheel refinishing

Now with that said, my car drives extremely different now. Before I had a very tiny engagement point in the clutch. It felt like maybe 1/2 inch from not engaged to fully engaged. Now, 3/4 of the travel of the clutch pedal is the engagement point. I thought I was really bad at manual when I first got the car because I was stalling it in 1st (for the first few days). Now, it feels very smooth, and I am wondering if this is how the car was supposed to be when I first got it. What the problem was is that the slave cylinder was not seating properly, and not fully disengaging/engaging the clutch. From what I read, that wil give you a high engagement point, and a smaller one.

1SSFever · 12-30-2014, 07:56 AM

I'm glad you got your car fixed correctly. The slave cylinder is actually a hydraulic throwout bearing on your car. You have to remove the transmission to replace it.
They gave you a new clutch in good faith, that was very nice of them.

RedRaven · 12-30-2014, 08:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 1SSFever

I'm glad you got your car fixed correctly. The slave cylinder is actually a hydraulic throwout bearing on your car. You have to remove the transmission to replace it.
They gave you a new clutch in good faith, that was very nice of them.

Or, it was leaking and ruined the clutch plate.

revived · 12-30-2014, 12:58 PM

Just pull it up with your foot they get stuck a lot then tend to fling back at random

DARK AGE 53 · 12-30-2014, 01:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 1SSFever

I'm glad you got your car fixed correctly. The slave cylinder is actually a hydraulic throwout bearing on your car. You have to remove the transmission to replace it.
They gave you a new clutch in good faith, that was very nice of them.

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Originally Posted by RedRaven

Or, it was leaking and ruined the clutch plate.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Comrando

Or it was slipping and worn. That would explain refinishing the flywheel.

As for engagement point mine has always been very close to the floor, maybe an inch or inch and a half.

Or, just another way to make more money on G.M dime.

BlueStreakHouTX · 12-31-2014, 09:28 AM

Congrats on getting your car fixed correctly, I would have been freaking out having to leave mine at a dealer not knowing what was going to happen, (Im OCD)... we need to hear more stories like this where the dealer did a good job!

12-29-2014, 12:45 PM	#16
velocity149 Drives: 2014 2SS RS LS3 Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Oshawa, Ontario. Home of the Camaro Posts: 810	UPDATE. Diagnosis was a failed Slave Cylinder, causing clutch failure. I will have to look into how this happened, but was repaired under vehicle warranty. Going to pick the car up after work. Thanks to Nurse Chevrolet Cadillac, well recommended thus far with my car ownership. Communication was a mistake on my part, giving them the wrong number. __________________ Thank our veterans for peace today, Support our troops for peace tomorrow. RIP Dad, 1962-2012 SYOTOS

12-30-2014, 07:37 AM	#17
velocity149 Drives: 2014 2SS RS LS3 Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Oshawa, Ontario. Home of the Camaro Posts: 810	So the final list of repairs was: New Slave Cylinder Assy. New Friction/Pressure Plate Assy. Flywheel refinishing Now with that said, my car drives extremely different now. Before I had a very tiny engagement point in the clutch. It felt like maybe 1/2 inch from not engaged to fully engaged. Now, 3/4 of the travel of the clutch pedal is the engagement point. I thought I was really bad at manual when I first got the car because I was stalling it in 1st (for the first few days). Now, it feels very smooth, and I am wondering if this is how the car was supposed to be when I first got it. What the problem was is that the slave cylinder was not seating properly, and not fully disengaging/engaging the clutch. From what I read, that wil give you a high engagement point, and a smaller one. __________________ Thank our veterans for peace today, Support our troops for peace tomorrow. RIP Dad, 1962-2012 SYOTOS

12-30-2014, 07:56 AM	#18
1SSFever Drives: 2012 1SS Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: home Posts: 280	I'm glad you got your car fixed correctly. The slave cylinder is actually a hydraulic throwout bearing on your car. You have to remove the transmission to replace it. They gave you a new clutch in good faith, that was very nice of them. __________________ Rowing through the gears of an SS Camaro always makes for a better day.

12-30-2014, 12:58 PM	#20
revived Vrrrm. Drives: 2011 2SS/RS LS3 Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: MA Posts: 1,495	Just pull it up with your foot they get stuck a lot then tend to fling back at random __________________

12-24-2014, 01:20 PM	#15
Ace0751 GEN5 Detail Drives: 2011 Synergy Series 2SS Convertible Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Northeast, OH Posts: 1,986	Shops could be closed today and tomorrow so you may hear something on Friday but keep pushing to find out the problem.

12-31-2014, 09:28 AM	#22
BlueStreakHouTX Drives: 2012 Camaro 2SS RS IOM Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Spring Texas Posts: 230 View My Garage	Congrats on getting your car fixed correctly, I would have been freaking out having to leave mine at a dealer not knowing what was going to happen, (Im OCD)... we need to hear more stories like this where the dealer did a good job!