Hello,

Something unusual happened to my clutch yesterday. I was at a stoplight and initiated a takeoff at 4k. The tires screeched in first gear and I shifted to second gear.

Then here is when the problem started. In second gear, my clutch pedal was stuck halfway and would not spring back to the top. The clutch was slipping and easily reved to redline. I could smell the clutch burning so I put the tranny in neutral and the clutch pedal sprung back to the top.

I stopped for a brief moment and checked if anything was leaking. Everything was good so I slowly drove home. The clutch was fine at this point but I still could smell the clutch burning.

I would like some opinions as to what when on. Is the clutch going out on my car? Is the master or slave clutch cylinder going bad? Is the pivot pin wearing out?

The car has a out 110,000 highway miles and has not been driven hard. I flushed the clutch fluid recently and bled the system. I would like to hear your opinions. Thanks.

 

It is a common problem. My 2005 did it. My 2007 does it. It seems that this clutch does not like hard launches. I personally think it has something to do with the dual mass flywheel.

 

i never had any issues with my 04 - but had the exact problem in my 07... there is a recall on the master cylinder/throw out bearing on my 2007. after the fix - no issues

considering you're at 110,000 miles - i would assume you have an 03/04 - prolly time to replace your clutch cylinder and throw out bearing

 

Oh man just get a new clutch. It doesn't last forever.

 

With all due respect Dave, I've had this happen on new Z clutches at <20k miles. And no I don't wear my clutches out like a noob.

The OEM Z clutch doesn't like to be launched. Definitely after being driven "easy" for a while.