A possible drill mod fix?
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A possible drill mod fix? OK I have an 02 T/A with full exhaust + lid. Did some racing last night and when I do aggressive shifting from 2-3 the pedal likes to engage the clutch damn near the floor. Normally the clutch will catch about 1/3rd of the way through the pedal travel but when driving aggressively it catches like a 1/16 of the way. It doesn't make the pedal stick to the floor just catches really soon making it near impossible to shift/drive. Will the drill mod remedy this issue or is it something else causing the problem such as the clutch overheating or something worse?
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When was the last time you flushed the fluid?
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I have a similar problem. I don't notice it so much during driving, but for example, when I do a few WOT high-rpm shifts, I notice when I slow down that my clutch engages damn near the floor. It also happens if I just free-rev at a stop, and doesn't go away for a while. I have 60k miles, and don't believe the fluid has been changed yet. I'm planning on doing the drill mod as well, and hoping this problem goes away. I also have a hard time down shifting sometimes, I have to push repeatedly on the stick when I come to a stop and am trying to put it back into first gear in preparation to accelerate again. I push and push, and it feels like I'm locked out, but as I keep pushing eventually it just pops right in with no resistance. No idea whats going on here.
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Umm, you might wanna take a look at this page 
http://www.rangeracceleration.com/Clutch_Care.html
I usually flush my fluid every 1k miles (even have an access hole in the tunnel for easy 1 man bleeding)
http://www.rangeracceleration.com/Clutch_Care.html
I usually flush my fluid every 1k miles (even have an access hole in the tunnel for easy 1 man bleeding)
Umm, you might wanna take a look at this page
http://www.rangeracceleration.com/Clutch_Care.html
I usually flush my fluid every 1k miles (even have an access hole in the tunnel for easy 1 man bleeding)
http://www.rangeracceleration.com/Clutch_Care.html
I usually flush my fluid every 1k miles (even have an access hole in the tunnel for easy 1 man bleeding)
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My fluid was blacker then my ex girlfriends heart. Chunky style too like Ragu I bought a mity vac and sucked out the black crap till it was low in the fill cup filled up with new fluid then pumped the clutch hard a few times and repeated till it was mostly clear. We'll see if this fixes it but I still plan to do the drill mod.
