ok just had a spec stage 1 installed by a local tranny shop. they are supposed to be a great shop and only deal with trans work. so i take my car in around 11 am and got it back at 6 pm. paid 600 bux for a clutch install and flywheel resurface. i think i got screwed but whatever...its just money. the real problem comes when i go to drive it and it will BARELY go into 1st from a dead stop and i have to pray to the car gods for ten minutes and sacrifice a virgin before it will go into reverse. ANNNDDD when i am coasting with it in gear(any gear), with the clutch pushed in there is this TERRIBLE shudder coming from the trans, i can feel it in the stick and the clutch peddle.

could it be they just didn't adjust for the new clutch? or did they not tighten a bolt somewhwere??? or did they misalign something????? improper bearing installation?????? HELP????????


BTW car is a cammed 2000 ss m6, @ 54k on the clock. 47 of which were drivin by an old man. and u can guess how the last 7k were drivin

 

Sounds like the clutch is not releasing fully. probably due to messed up linkage or problem with the hydraulics.

 

Dont even worry about it. Take the car...and reciept back to the shop and tell them to fix it.

 

yeah, thats what im gonna do tomorrow but i can already smell the b.s. coming....

 

Uhhhhhh, didn't you test drive the car before paying them for the repair?

 

yeah, and it drove fine till later that night after i parked it and it cooled down. the reverse was just stiff but it went in fine. 1st was fine too also stiff.

 

Dammit, hate when that happens! It sounds like the clutch isn't disengaging fully. Since you just had it done, they shouldn't give you a hard time about it, not if they like getting repeat business. It could be a simple fix for them, but a p.i.t.a. for you.

 

exactly but i wanted to go in there with my guns loaded.

 

I sure hope they replaced the slave cylinder too while they were in there? That would be a bummer if they didn't, and it just happened to go out now.
And going in with your guns loaded...that's ok. Guns blazin'...not good!

 

lol nah, slave cylinder got replaced at 40k-ish. shouldnt need a new yet right? its at 54 right meow?