what do you think is wrong?
what do you think is wrong? O.K. I picked up this used <120k miles> but nice 1998 trans am with an M6 (of course) for a smokin *** deal. When I first test drove the car <day B4 yesterday>, I noticed it seemed alittle hard to put in gear and find gears while moving. The guy who I bought if from had said, "he put an after market shifter in it".....remembering that, I figured the hard shifting was just a matter of me getting used the the cars shifting pattern and aftermarket shifter.
I drove the car about 400 miles home, with no real troubles.......just still sorta havin a bitch of a time gettin the thing into gears without grinding em'. {I've driven many manual trans with out this problem}
Today, I go to take it for a rip, and I found it REALLY hard to put in gear, actually I couldn't even slip it in gear! Every time I tried, I could hear it grinding....so I didn't force it. I noticed as I depressed the clutch, it felt as though there was no tension on the clutch at all....it just went to the floor real easy. After wondering WTF was going on for a few mins, I pressed the clutch pedal again, and it seemed as if it regained some of its tension. After depressing it a few times the tension went away again. Sorta like there is a hydraulic problem. This still continues to happen, and it didn't happen while I drove it home.
Without the car running, I can run through the cars gears fairly easy, but when it's running, forget about it. Any ideas of what the hell could be going on here?..........The dude I bought it from said, "he put a new clutch in it"......hmmmm.
Any comments would be great!!...I've had the car for about 1 day, and already some problems..damn
I drove the car about 400 miles home, with no real troubles.......just still sorta havin a bitch of a time gettin the thing into gears without grinding em'. {I've driven many manual trans with out this problem}
Today, I go to take it for a rip, and I found it REALLY hard to put in gear, actually I couldn't even slip it in gear! Every time I tried, I could hear it grinding....so I didn't force it. I noticed as I depressed the clutch, it felt as though there was no tension on the clutch at all....it just went to the floor real easy. After wondering WTF was going on for a few mins, I pressed the clutch pedal again, and it seemed as if it regained some of its tension. After depressing it a few times the tension went away again. Sorta like there is a hydraulic problem. This still continues to happen, and it didn't happen while I drove it home.
Without the car running, I can run through the cars gears fairly easy, but when it's running, forget about it. Any ideas of what the hell could be going on here?..........The dude I bought it from said, "he put a new clutch in it"......hmmmm.
Any comments would be great!!...I've had the car for about 1 day, and already some problems..damn
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First step, and the more common problem, is to bleed the clutch thoroughly and if the fluid is black, flush it.
The best method I have found (and the now recommended by GM) is to bleed using a mity vac. It is a relatively cheap investment for the mity vac with bleeding kit, and makes bleeding the clutch (and brakes) a breeze.
The best method I have found (and the now recommended by GM) is to bleed using a mity vac. It is a relatively cheap investment for the mity vac with bleeding kit, and makes bleeding the clutch (and brakes) a breeze.
