Hey guys,
I have a '99 Z28, with the 6 speed M6. in the past couple months i've noticed it can be hard to put it in gear when at a stop, especially into 1st or reverse. I suspect its an adjustment needed on the clutch throw, because i have to have it mashed to the floor, even about a 1/4" lift on the pedal you can hear the engine starting to take the load. Is it likely to be the clutch is not throwing far enough? if so, how do i make such an adjustment?

Thanks!!
Joe

 

The hydraulics in the clutch assembly suck @$$. You might wanna check into upgrading to a new slave cylinder. There's also a few people who have managed to fabricate an adjustable master cylinder out of their stock one, but the easier way is just to buy the McLeod adj. master cyl. I believe by adjusting the master cylinder, you can control when the clutch engages the flywheel.

new slave - gm part # 12565145 @ www.gmpartsdirect.com

mcleod master cyl. @ http://www.phpinc.biz/

 

o2 vert LS1 here. Had/have the same problem. I have at least once a week thrown it into first from a dead stop from just pure frustration. One other thing to consider is the servo's in the tranny. Had a prob going into rev. It would only back up if I held the gear in place.