I'll try to keep this somewhat short. 95 Z28, m6, obviously.

A couple of months ago, at a stop light, the car refused to go into any gear. I turned it off, and it then went into any gear. Basically what is/was happening is the clutch isn't fully disengaging from the flywheel. I searched, and searched the boards, and 95% of people said it was the hydraulics. I looked at my resivoir, it was dry, and my master cyl was leaking. I replaced the hydraulics,with a bench bled master/line/slave assembly from GM, started it up, still wouldn't go into gear. The next day, my dad talked to a GM Tech, who said that if you pump the pedal slowly about 30 times, it should work fine.

Dad does this, drives it up to my work, and came to a complete stop about 30 times, no problems. later that night when i went to leave in it, it was doing the same thing it was. I stopped to grab a bite to eat with friends, and in the parking lot the car wouldn't start, had to pop start it, figured it was a low battery. Drove it over to my dads that night, still having problesm shifting.

It usually didn't want to start, but got it to a couple times. Checked the battery, it was a Red Top, tested good, replaced it anyway. Still no luck, and tried testing with all sorts of additional power, nothing. Not a Voltage problem it seems. Also cleaned a few ground areas and such. Didn't help.

When you turn the key, it just makes one click. So if you turn the key 3 times, you'll hear 3 clicks, one for every time you turn it. Thought..well maybe its starter related? Tested the starter, it tests fine.

I dont think it could be the clutch safety switch, because it clicks when you turn the key. Also, if you hold it in the start position with the clutch out, and then press the pedal down, you will then hear a click, so that part seems to be working fine. Ill replace it anyway I guess...



Im thinking maybe the clutch dragging is causing a bind and the starter cant turn it over or somthing???

Also, i took the slave cyl out to make sure it was in the cup on teh clutch fork it was, but the clutch fork seems very loose. Are these supposed to be loose? It wiggled in every direction a lot, is this normal? However i mounted the slave up without the inspection plate, and watched it disengage, and it seems to disengage straight.




If anyone has had a similar situation, please HELP!!!

 

One sure way to test the starter out is get the car into the air with some one in it, have them turn the key as to start it and you need to get under the car and give the starter a couple whacks, it may be stuck. If it doesnt do anything your starter is shot, but if it does start up, you know your starter is sticking you you may still need to replace it.
It sounds like two seperate problems to me, I would just work on one area first (starter) and see where that takes ya. Atleast a starter is easier and cheaper than a clutch.

 

well the starting problem is fixed, and now it will drive and go into gear at a stop, just not smoothly....I know its still not fully disengaging, because when you have the clutch in, and push towards first, it will start to creep forward..I read from several people this is a sure sign your hyrdraulics are bad....just replaced those with a bench bled GM assembly....

Any idears?