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Becustom · 07-06-2011, 10:46 AM

Ok ,
I'm really sick and tired of the way my trans shifts !!
I have the LS9R Katech clutch with a remote reservoir and yes it's bled correctly .

This is by far the worst shiffting set up i have ever owned !!

Any help or info on a fix would be great .

DarkObsession · 07-06-2011, 11:27 AM

I'm not certain you could be more vague.

What exactly is the problem with the shifting? What is bothering you about it? There are a lot of things that could mean "Shifting issues".

Please elaborate and we will try to help.

Becustom · 07-06-2011, 12:35 PM

Under hard runs it shifts extremely hard and some times will not go into some gears.
From all the people i talk to and research that Iv'e done . It seams the clutch is not Disengaging fully . And the shifting is worse now with the new clutch.

Very frustrating
I guess i'll have to pull it out and have it checked .

The Stig · 07-06-2011, 12:56 PM

Just out of curiousity, have you taken it to the dealer? What did they say about it all? Or possibly the shop that installed the clutch?

Becustom · 07-06-2011, 01:45 PM

No warranty since day one . To many mods. I installed it.

TC · 07-06-2011, 03:56 PM

I have the same problem. When you push your clutch pedal to the floor do you still have to push it an extra 1/2" with the tip of your foot to get it to fully disengage?

Unobtainium · 07-07-2011, 12:53 AM

If it's not fully disengaging it will "creep".
Clutch in, rev as high as you dare, no foot on brake. I had this shifting problem on another car and I took it drag racing. Wouldn't stay in the lights on the 2-step. Clutch was not fully disengaging.
Try it.
Good luck, I know how frustrating it can be.

SUX2BU · 07-07-2011, 01:04 AM

WOW, is that clutch really $1,700?

TC · 07-07-2011, 01:56 AM

Yep! I don't know why everything cost so much for this car.

SUX2BU · 07-07-2011, 02:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TC

Yep! I don't know why everything cost so much for this car.

Not everything. you have to know where to find the good deals at. You can find a great clutch that holds 800 ft lbs with a new flywheel for about $630, which ids still about $200 too high.
I got my complete exhaust for $750 (it' snow down to $650) and some people pay over 2 grand!

Becustom · 07-07-2011, 09:53 AM

hey TC ,
Yes it's disengaging at idle and when reving it up.
It starts to engage about 3 " off the floor.
I have been trying to really make sure I push it all the way to the floor before I shift.

TC · 07-07-2011, 05:45 PM

Hoping it just needs to be broke in a little more. The fingers should give a little once I put some miles on her?

BWood · 07-07-2011, 11:09 PM

I've used a different slave cylinder/bearing, different clutch master, changed the hydraulic lines, split the reservoir, and used just about every tranny fluid under the sun and NOTHING made this issue go away for me. I am completely convinced that it's the tranny and not the clutch. I'm just gonna deal with it for now and buy a better transmission later.

Stingr69 · 07-08-2011, 07:31 AM

What fluid are you using in the tranny? I would be concerned that you may have the wrong stuff in there.

I have been blocked out of 3rd gear before but it was only when trying to power shift. It was the first time I ever tried to shift without lifting off the gas between gears. It just would not go into 3rd gear and I had to watch the other guy blast on past me through the lights.

I plan on just granny shifting it now at the track. Lift before you shift is the plan!

-Mark.

07-06-2011, 10:46 AM	#1
Becustom ProCharged 600 + RWHP Drives: 2SS/RS White/Hugger Orange Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: MI Posts: 174	Shifting Issues ! Ok , I'm really sick and tired of the way my trans shifts !! I have the LS9R Katech clutch with a remote reservoir and yes it's bled correctly . This is by far the worst shiffting set up i have ever owned !! Any help or info on a fix would be great . __________________ Thanks , Nyle http://wingsautoart.com www.youtube.com/user/Becustom

07-06-2011, 11:27 AM	#2
DarkObsession Drives: 2011 Camaro SS2/LS3 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: San Jose Posts: 329	I'm not certain you could be more vague. What exactly is the problem with the shifting? What is bothering you about it? There are a lot of things that could mean "Shifting issues". Please elaborate and we will try to help. __________________ 2011 Chevrolet Camaro SS2/LS3 - Pretty much bone stock (SLP SkipShift Eliminator, GTO clutch fluid reservoir mod) - 13.025 @ 110.492 MPH (12s?? ) 1998 Pontiac Grand Prix GTP (retired) - Cam, exhaust, CAI, 12 PSI, tune - 13.465 @ 101.04 MPH

07-06-2011, 12:35 PM	#3
Becustom ProCharged 600 + RWHP Drives: 2SS/RS White/Hugger Orange Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: MI Posts: 174	Under hard runs it shifts extremely hard and some times will not go into some gears. From all the people i talk to and research that Iv'e done . It seams the clutch is not Disengaging fully . And the shifting is worse now with the new clutch. Very frustrating I guess i'll have to pull it out and have it checked . __________________ Thanks , Nyle http://wingsautoart.com www.youtube.com/user/Becustom

07-06-2011, 12:56 PM	#4
The Stig knows 2 facts about ducks Drives: ...and they're both wrong Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The HMS Invincible Posts: 25,072 View My Garage	Just out of curiousity, have you taken it to the dealer? What did they say about it all? Or possibly the shop that installed the clutch? __________________

07-06-2011, 01:45 PM	#5
Becustom ProCharged 600 + RWHP Drives: 2SS/RS White/Hugger Orange Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: MI Posts: 174	No warranty since day one . To many mods. I installed it. __________________ Thanks , Nyle http://wingsautoart.com www.youtube.com/user/Becustom

07-06-2011, 03:56 PM	#6
TC Drives: 2010 VR 2SS-RS Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Michigan Posts: 367 View My Garage	I have the same problem. When you push your clutch pedal to the floor do you still have to push it an extra 1/2" with the tip of your foot to get it to fully disengage?

07-07-2011, 12:53 AM	#7
Unobtainium Fabricator Drives: 2011 2SS Summit White Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Langdon, AB Posts: 505	If it's not fully disengaging it will "creep". Clutch in, rev as high as you dare, no foot on brake. I had this shifting problem on another car and I took it drag racing. Wouldn't stay in the lights on the 2-step. Clutch was not fully disengaging. Try it. Good luck, I know how frustrating it can be. __________________ Roto-fab CAI Unobtainium Welding Exhaust ARH LT's 393whp L99 GPI VVT Turbo Cam-in

07-07-2011, 01:04 AM	#8
SUX2BU Quit being a pu$$y Drives: FAST Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Sachse TX (DFW) Posts: 5,825 View My Garage	WOW, is that clutch really $1,700? __________________ <----- Click HERE to see ALL of my mods/write ups

07-07-2011, 01:56 AM	#9
TC Drives: 2010 VR 2SS-RS Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Michigan Posts: 367 View My Garage	Yep! I don't know why everything cost so much for this car.

07-07-2011, 09:53 AM	#11
Becustom ProCharged 600 + RWHP Drives: 2SS/RS White/Hugger Orange Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: MI Posts: 174	hey TC , Yes it's disengaging at idle and when reving it up. It starts to engage about 3 " off the floor. I have been trying to really make sure I push it all the way to the floor before I shift. __________________ Thanks , Nyle http://wingsautoart.com www.youtube.com/user/Becustom

07-07-2011, 05:45 PM	#12
TC Drives: 2010 VR 2SS-RS Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Michigan Posts: 367 View My Garage	Hoping it just needs to be broke in a little more. The fingers should give a little once I put some miles on her?

07-07-2011, 11:09 PM	#13
BWood Drives: 2010 Camaro 2SS/RS M6 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Valencia, Ca. Posts: 141	I've used a different slave cylinder/bearing, different clutch master, changed the hydraulic lines, split the reservoir, and used just about every tranny fluid under the sun and NOTHING made this issue go away for me. I am completely convinced that it's the tranny and not the clutch. I'm just gonna deal with it for now and buy a better transmission later.

07-08-2011, 07:31 AM	#14
Stingr69 '69 Owned Since '79 Drives: '69 Z/28 LeMans Blue w/White Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: LR AR Posts: 1,847 View My Garage	What fluid are you using in the tranny? I would be concerned that you may have the wrong stuff in there. I have been blocked out of 3rd gear before but it was only when trying to power shift. It was the first time I ever tried to shift without lifting off the gas between gears. It just would not go into 3rd gear and I had to watch the other guy blast on past me through the lights. I plan on just granny shifting it now at the track. Lift before you shift is the plan! -Mark.

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