M6 guys with a mushy pedal after a run
01-05-2005, 05:15 PM
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I had the same problem at the track. Did the drill out mod and my clutch fluid was more like black sludge. I moved the line away from my header and covered it in high temp heat reflective tape and fixed.
01-07-2005, 08:35 PM
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i think the heat in corilation with the air bubbles that are so difficult to bleed make this problem so prevelant. it's screwed up more than one track pass including, blowing one motor i've build in my car. definately worth while doing this mod. thanks Tony, for pointing this out.
01-11-2005, 10:37 AM
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My pedal stays to the floor when i try to get it into 4th and somthimes 3rd @ WOT.
I thought is was my master cylinder going out, or clutch or both.
I hope moving the lines works for me cause im freakn broke right now
I thought is was my master cylinder going out, or clutch or both.
I hope moving the lines works for me cause im freakn broke right now
01-11-2005, 01:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Nine Ball
Do both Dean. I plan on covering mine with some rubber fuel line, I'll just open the fuel line up with a razor and make a sleeve that pops on.
Use some zip-ties to hold the line away.
Tony
Use some zip-ties to hold the line away.
Tony
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01-11-2005, 01:18 PM
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Originally Posted by markss2oo1
My pedal stays to the floor when i try to get it into 4th and somthimes 3rd @ WOT.
I thought is was my master cylinder going out, or clutch or both.
I hope moving the lines works for me cause im freakn broke right now
I thought is was my master cylinder going out, or clutch or both.
I hope moving the lines works for me cause im freakn broke right now
Brandon
04-02-2005, 02:07 PM
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I had that problem yesterday. I had one good run and my night went to hell cuz the pedal stayed down...... Thanks P Mack....... I'll dis 2day when I get out of wurk....
04-03-2005, 03:35 AM
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Great info M6er's!!! I need to do this, like yesterday. I had a weird grind noise shifting into 3rd, clutch got soft/mushy/stuck, and then my gear popped out of third, sounds like anyone elses problems?!?!? I hear LS1's tend to do this, I will complete the misson stated above, and let you know if the problem still occurs. Thanks M6er's
04-28-2005, 11:13 PM
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mines been doin this a while ... i'll definitely have to check that out next time i'm under/in the car lookin at stuff. If thats all it is, that'll be a BIG relief!
05-01-2005, 09:23 PM
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I insulated mine yesterday and used this
I will post up pics of the finished product once I figure out why I cannot log into my pic hosting site. This is a cable fire sheild made by Taylor, I was able to insulate from the bellhousing up to the master cylinder.
I will post up pics of the finished product once I figure out why I cannot log into my pic hosting site. This is a cable fire sheild made by Taylor, I was able to insulate from the bellhousing up to the master cylinder.
05-02-2005, 02:06 PM
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Originally Posted by xfactor_pitbulls
When your pedal goes soft and or you cant grab the next gear it is a hydraulic issue, slave/master. The only time your clutch is bad is when it is slipping.
I posted something about my clutch pedal sticking to the floor on my 2nd gear shift, I think it was definitely heat related now that I hear all this. I drove 40 mins to the track and made run after run and I ran into this problem the last 4-5 runs.
good info, didnt see how old this thread was
05-02-2005, 02:27 PM
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Thanks for the tip. I just put headers on my car & I too noticed the line right next to the headers. But I had a new clutch & master put in, So my tranny buddy did'nt get it tucked in there good. Hey what are buddys for!!! 
05-02-2005, 05:53 PM
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The insulation I posted is made by Taylor, it is a high temp sheeting made for cables, fuel lines ect... and it can be bought in all kinds of lengths and diameters. Any shop that carries Taylor plug wires or other Taylor products should be able to get the insulation too. Picked mine up at a local speed shop when I was buying some axle straps 
05-12-2005, 05:23 PM
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I made my 2nd visit to the track (ever) last night and got "SCS" (Soft Clutch Syndrome) as well. My first visit to the track came when I still had stock exhaust manifolds on my car. Last night's was after installing a set of QTP's and true duals............didn't have this problem with the stock manifolds so I am guessing that this is dead on accurate. 
Thanks for the info guys.
Thanks for the info guys.