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Old 08-26-2009, 02:16 PM
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I've searched ls1tech for a couple of days and haven't found much, my pedal will get pretty stiff while I'm driving, it doesn't stick or act like its going to hang up any, just stiff when I push it down, if I put the car in neutral and pump the clutch a couple of times, the pressure of the pedal goes back to normal feel. Any ideas?
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Originally Posted by bambaboy
I've searched ls1tech for a couple of days and haven't found much, my pedal will get pretty stiff while I'm driving, it doesn't stick or act like its going to hang up any, just stiff when I push it down, if I put the car in neutral and pump the clutch a couple of times, the pressure of the pedal goes back to normal feel. Any ideas?


Well, no offense, but you did not search this forum for a couple days if you couldnt find that info

This forum is FILLED with these threads.

You have a hydraulic issue. First, basics:
How old is setup? Clutch? MC? Etc...

2nd..have you checked fluid? Color? Bleed it yet?
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The car is a 2002 with 22k miles, I already replaced the master cylinder broke a while back so I replaced it and flushed the system. Stock clutch.
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Originally Posted by bambaboy
The car is a 2002 with 22k miles, I already replaced the master cylinder broke a while back so I replaced it and flushed the system. Stock clutch.


When you say "broke", how do you mean?

Then, after you replaced MC, did you have this problem? Was it present BEFORE you replaced MC? When did this start?

Very good chance that the stock slave is on it's way out, but first, if you can answer teh above questions...
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It was working fine, then the MC started leaking internally, so I replaced it and the pedal felt fine, except when at WOT of course. It started doing this stiff stuff a couple days ago, the clutch still grabs in the same spot, it just harder than normal to push down.
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Mine does the same thing. I thought it had to do with the fluid expanding due to heat? It did it with the Ram master and even the Tick. Slave has maybe 10k on it. I don't have to pump it though, just as soon as it gets warm it stays that way.
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yeah it will stay the same, but if i pump it in neutral for a couple times it will go back to normal for a couple of minutes, lol
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it might have something to do with the slave cylinder.




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