So I removed and installed my clutch, with no lift, none of the right tools, all by myself, uphill in the snow with no shoes on....er


Ok I didi the install and pumped the clutch pedal a million times and still get no pressure. I touch the pedal and it hits the floor, bring it back up, push it back down, repeat 9 million times, and still get nothing....Any ideas?

 

perhaps the clutch fork has slipped off the retaining tabs that keep it locked onto the release bearing. This is common to not get it clipped in right. If its not hooked up, your slave on the clutch will push it but the tabs keep it set into position. No leverage and it just hangs there releasing nothing. Im probably wrong, but its worth checking?

Just take off the slave off the side. Hold onto the clutch fork, push it forward and back. It should have resistance. If its hanging there and you can push it back and forth easily, its not engaged.

 

Theres no clutch fork on an ls1.

He probably needs to bleed the slave.

 

How does one bleed the slave on an LS1? I've found all the ways of doing it to an LT1, but not an LS1.

 

There's a hex-head bleeder valve on the LS1 slave that sticks out of the bell housing next to the braided line.... hard to see but its there.

By any chance, did you replace the master? If so, did you bench bleed it?

 

I did not replace the master. I used a Mity Vac to bleed the clutch because after the horrible experience of changing the clutch out myself, I refused to get back under that car. This is my second clutch install, and usually the second time doing something its way easier....so anyway....

I got the clutch pedal to get some pressure, but it is kind of hard to get it into gear when the car is on, and its really hard to get into reverse. Is this the way LS7 clutches work at first or did I screw up during the install?

 

sounds like you still need to bleed more.

if you drop the trans crossmember it will lower the back of the trans...making the bleeder easier to reach.

you'll need a 1/4 breaker bar (so you can turn it both ways) and i think the bleeder is 7/16"

 

I got it to work. I bled it using the vac like 10 times and eventually got all the air out. It shifts pretty smooth now.