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Old Oct 16, 2008 | 06:47 PM
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last night when i was racing i flat shifted 3rd like i usually do and it felt like it wen in and when the clutch came out the whole car shook violently almost like a really bad wheel hop ...i almost lost the car..and i pulled the clutch back in and it stopped instantly... i did another pull and it did the same thing...i then tried shifting easier into third and it would slide in and hold fine...its a 2000 ss that has bolt ons and 33k on it with stock clutch and drives fine except for these two incidents and the pedal feels fairly firm and doesnt stick...is my stock clutch starting to go and need replaced or could it be a trans issue...also could it maybe be a problem with the shifter its the stock hurst shifter...any help is appreciated.

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Old Oct 16, 2008 | 07:12 PM
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Originally Posted by camaroslp1600
last night when i was racing i flat shifted 3rd like i usually do and it felt like it wen in and when the clutch came out the whole car shook violently almost like a really bad wheel hop ...i almost lost the car..and i pulled the clutch back in and it stopped instantly... i did another pull and it did the same thing...i then tried shifting easier into third and it would slide in and hold fine...its a 2000 ss that has bolt ons and 33k on it with stock clutch and drives fine except for these two incidents and the pedal feels fairly firm and doesnt stick...is my stock clutch starting to go and need replaced or could it be a trans issue...also could it maybe be a problem with the shifter its the stock hurst shifter...any help is appreciated.
MY car did this, and i never figured out what it was, it might of went into 1st but with the stock clutch it slipped probly instead of bending things! THis is what i was told when i posted practically the same thing you wrote.... then i also heard i could have been in between a gear or not in all the way, but i have no clue, now i just shift like a bitch, my car has 65,000miles and the clutch is at the top of the pedal and the clutch fluid is black......i know i need a clutch and i will do one after winter, and no more racing so im not worried at the moment.

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