Due the increasing number of failed clutches on the 2013, I started this thread. It will serve as both information sharing and documentation of this issue.
Just saying it "broke" would not be helpful.
What is the definition of broke?
• Smoke or smell?
• Dead in the water, clutch won't engage?
• Slipping, high rpm low speed for selected gear?
• Noisy?
• Clutch won't disengage?
• Clutch drags, difficult to get into gear/gear grinding?
• Hard pedal?
• Soft pedal?
• Pedal won't return all the way?
• Chunks of metal missing from bell housing?
• A detailed description of the failure would be very informative.
• Was the car up to temperature?
• What were you doing at the time of the failure? Try to word it like it happened on the road and you weren't actually at the track kicking butt on a ZL1.
• How did it feel and sound at the time of failure?
• Were there any previous signs of possible failure? Smoke, odor, slipping, difficulty getting into gear, grinding or anything else.
• If you have pictures of the broken parts, please post them.
• The build date of the car would be helpful if this turns out to be a bad batch problem.
• Any other pertinent information that would clarify the situation would also be very helpful.
If everyone with a failed clutch contributes, maybe we get get a handle on what we're dealing with.
Just saying it "broke" would not be helpful.
What is the definition of broke?
• Smoke or smell?
• Dead in the water, clutch won't engage?
• Slipping, high rpm low speed for selected gear?
• Noisy?
• Clutch won't disengage?
• Clutch drags, difficult to get into gear/gear grinding?
• Hard pedal?
• Soft pedal?
• Pedal won't return all the way?
• Chunks of metal missing from bell housing?
• A detailed description of the failure would be very informative.
• Was the car up to temperature?
• What were you doing at the time of the failure? Try to word it like it happened on the road and you weren't actually at the track kicking butt on a ZL1.
• How did it feel and sound at the time of failure?
• Were there any previous signs of possible failure? Smoke, odor, slipping, difficulty getting into gear, grinding or anything else.
• If you have pictures of the broken parts, please post them.
• The build date of the car would be helpful if this turns out to be a bad batch problem.
• Any other pertinent information that would clarify the situation would also be very helpful.
If everyone with a failed clutch contributes, maybe we get get a handle on what we're dealing with.
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