Well my son finally did it

[todesengel]

Noticed he hasn't been driving the z for a few days, and asked him why. He didn't want to tell me something was wrong, he was afraid he screwed up lol.

Apparently there was some noise he couldn't pinpoint when I was out of town, but his uncle (a gm mechanic) told him it was no big deal. Well long story short, after he parked it it will not go into gear, and the pedal is mushy and only comes about halfway up. I am thinking fork or tob from reading the history.

Car will not shift into any gear when running.

[Jagdpanzer]

Mine did something similar last year. Turned out a tab on the throwout bearing broke off which allowed the retaining ring to fly off and become rapped around the slave cylinder end of the clutch fork. Here is a lousy pic of the throwout from a camera phone:

http://i540.photobucket.com/albums/gg333/pwasinger/DeviceMemoryhomeuserpicturesIMG0036.jpg

[rhipsher]

Unfortunatly this is something I'm all to familiar with.
This was the first one.
http://i301.photobucket.com/albums/nn63/keeno1970/Clutchjob033.jpg
This was the second one.
http://i301.photobucket.com/albums/nn63/keeno1970/Clutchjob032.jpg
And this was the third and last one.
http://i301.photobucket.com/albums/nn63/keeno1970/fork1005.jpg
The cause was a bent clutch fork. Check your clutch fork.
http://i301.photobucket.com/albums/nn63/keeno1970/bent1001.jpg
So you wont have to see this. This has been a ZR-1 community public service announcment from yours truly.
http://i301.photobucket.com/albums/nn63/keeno1970/vette1.jpg

[Kevin]

did my laptop wash that picture out or is that a copper 90?

[carter200]

That is a great looking color. Wow!

[RICKYRJ1]

did my laptop wash that picture out or is that a copper 90?

I'm seeing the same thing but my guess is a wash out. We would have seen pics ealier if it were a copper but then again I'm only assuming that :USFlag:

[rhipsher]

A copper 90. ROLF! That picture was taken with a 1.3 megapixel cell phone that was dropped to many times. This is what the color really looks like taken with an 8.0 megapixel Droid X. Much better.
http://i301.photobucket.com/albums/nn63/keeno1970/1-1.jpg
http://i301.photobucket.com/albums/nn63/keeno1970/5-1.jpg
http://i301.photobucket.com/albums/nn63/keeno1970/Vettepictures003.jpg

[sammy]

she is looking fine my friend=D>

[Paul Workman]

http://i301.photobucket.com/albums/nn63/keeno1970/1-1.jpg


Good looking Z!

My Borla used to sit like that too. I thought it was just mine, but I've seen "several" that tip down toward the outside. Mine were welded that way!

P.

[todesengel]

well I feel like a tool.

I finally got a minute to look at the vette, and low and behold the clutch master was empty.

Looks like the boy got lucky, and it is a much more simple fix than originally thought. Guess we'll replace both master, and slave just in case.

[94Admiral]

Any more pix showing the rocker panels on that Red '90? Thx.

[gbrtng]

well I feel like a tool.

I finally got a minute to look at the vette, and low and behold the clutch master was empty.

Looks like the boy got lucky, and it is a much more simple fix than originally thought. Guess we'll replace both master, and slave just in case.

Just top off the master - probably don't need to replace anything for a long time. Besides, why throw money at it ?

FWIW, my 91 has been leaking (slowly) from day one and I just top it off
every so often.

[todesengel]

Just top off the master - probably don't need to replace anything for a long time. Besides, why throw money at it ?

FWIW, my 91 has been leaking (slowly) from day one and I just top it off
every so often.

is this a fairly common occurance with this setup? I will just do as advised, and keep an eye on it for a couple weeks to make sure it isn't a fairly quick drain.

Thanks for the heads up

[XfireZ51]

is this a fairly common occurance with this setup? I will just do as advised, and keep an eye on it for a couple weeks to make sure it isn't a fairly quick drain.

Thanks for the heads up

Rob,

Check the carpeting on the drivers side. It may be wet from the fluid leaking out of master. Also, if your slave is a replacement, seal on piston may have been installed in reverse. If you pump master and fluid goes black again, keep draining it until you can pump clutch and fluid stays clear.