littledog
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- Oct 3, 2002
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Vancouver,
BC, Canada
The problem is like this. When I'm in the city and clutch pedal would have 2 different resistances. The first 1/2-3/4 of pedal is very easy to push in and has very little resistance (kinda feel like a honda). The last 1/2 -1/4 is kinda hard/heavy, harder than stock talon clutch and about the the stiffness of an aftermarket clutch. The clutch engagement point is very low too, about half inch off the floor. Sometimes in the city I can't shift into gear even with the clutch pedal all the way down. The clutch pedal rebounds back at a normal rate at the "hard" region and very slow on the "low resistance" region.
In the city it's all right but when I get onto the highway, it's totally different. After 5 or so minutes driving about 100+ in 5th gear, the clutch would lose all the resistance and the clutch pedal would go right down to the floor. It wouldn't even pop back out without me manually popping it out. But when the clutch pedal is all the way down, it wouldn't disengage. Basically it's the same with the clutch in or out, rpm stays the same and it can even accelerate with the clutch pedal down. I can still drive for a while like that on the highway, but when I get to the offramp I couldn't put it into another gear. All I could do was pull it out from 5th so it won't stall. So I stopped on the side of road. The first time I sat there for about a couple minutes and the clutch regained pressure and I was able to force it into gear and made it up to school (on top of a mountain). The second time I tried popping the clutch in and out and it slowed gained pressure and I was able to go again.
I'm very sure there's no air bubbles in my clutch system since I just got my clutch fluid bleed and flushed about 10 times. Also this problem happened before and after the clutch bleed. I do not have any leaks, no oil on the floor + Tommy at L&R checked for me. But after the clutch fluid was changed (was black before) and driving about 20 minutes, the fluid changed black again.
Any suggestions?
In the city it's all right but when I get onto the highway, it's totally different. After 5 or so minutes driving about 100+ in 5th gear, the clutch would lose all the resistance and the clutch pedal would go right down to the floor. It wouldn't even pop back out without me manually popping it out. But when the clutch pedal is all the way down, it wouldn't disengage. Basically it's the same with the clutch in or out, rpm stays the same and it can even accelerate with the clutch pedal down. I can still drive for a while like that on the highway, but when I get to the offramp I couldn't put it into another gear. All I could do was pull it out from 5th so it won't stall. So I stopped on the side of road. The first time I sat there for about a couple minutes and the clutch regained pressure and I was able to force it into gear and made it up to school (on top of a mountain). The second time I tried popping the clutch in and out and it slowed gained pressure and I was able to go again.
I'm very sure there's no air bubbles in my clutch system since I just got my clutch fluid bleed and flushed about 10 times. Also this problem happened before and after the clutch bleed. I do not have any leaks, no oil on the floor + Tommy at L&R checked for me. But after the clutch fluid was changed (was black before) and driving about 20 minutes, the fluid changed black again.
Any suggestions?
