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Leonidis1013 · 02-01-2021, 09:37 PM

I have a 2013 1LE; Cammed 416ci. With an LS7 clutch and only a few thousand miles after the install. My car rips through 1st and 2nd but wont fully grab in 3rd or 4th and starts to slip A bit... it is cold here 40/50’s. Is this normal or do I need to adjust something?? Getting frustrated

gtstorey · 02-02-2021, 07:45 AM

40 degree temps won't have any affect on the clutch, maybe -40 degrees. I don't think there is any after install adjustment on it since it's hydraulic. Was the throwout bearing clearance checked on install?

Moto-Mojo · 02-02-2021, 09:22 AM

Perhaps that "rips through 1st and 2nd" might play a part? Just because our cars are 'high performance' doesn't always mean they like it. : /

mikeman · 02-02-2021, 02:46 PM

No way around it. Time for a new clutch bro.

Vegas Bound · 02-02-2021, 08:05 PM

It's glazed, replace it and resurface the flywheel.

LT1Zob · 02-02-2021, 08:23 PM

I drive a stick in 2-20 degree weather. It doesn’t feel any different. As others have said, you will need to pull it

Leonidis1013 · 02-03-2021, 12:09 PM

It’s absolutely nuts man, I really baby it most places, an occasional mash of the pedal but definitely not like I drove my 1977 Z28. Cluch is brand new along withGM slave cyl, tick billet release bearing and the remote bleaders. But it is steadily getting worse even as easy as I am with it now.

fz4k98 · 02-03-2021, 12:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Leonidis1013

It’s absolutely nuts man, I really baby it most places, an occasional mash of the pedal but definitely not like I drove my 1977 Z28. Cluch is brand new along withGM slave cyl, tick billet release bearing and the remote bleaders. But it is steadily getting worse even as easy as I am with it now.

Do you have any freeplay at top of pedal? If the slave cylinder gap to pressure plate is too tight it will cause slipping. As a clutch wears this gap will get tighter.

HughJass · 02-05-2021, 11:27 AM

Check the bellhousing bolts. They may have loosened due to improper torque.

Leonidis1013 · 02-15-2021, 12:28 PM

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Originally Posted by HughJass

Check the bellhousing bolts. They may have loosened due to improper torque.

I think that is one of the problems, because driving forward or reverse or letting off the clutch too hard or engaging it too fast will cause a clunking sound which originally I thought was the drive train but I’m starting to think it’s somewhere in the clutch area.

RupertPupkin · 02-16-2021, 06:47 AM

Why did you get an LS7 clutch and not a monster/ McLeod/ etc...? I know for my LS7 clutch for my c6z, it was trash...

02-01-2021, 09:37 PM	#1
Leonidis1013 Drives: 2006 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8, 2015 Join Date: Mar 2019 Location: Virginia Beach Posts: 18 View My Garage	Slipping clutch, cold weather?? I have a 2013 1LE; Cammed 416ci. With an LS7 clutch and only a few thousand miles after the install. My car rips through 1st and 2nd but wont fully grab in 3rd or 4th and starts to slip A bit... it is cold here 40/50’s. Is this normal or do I need to adjust something?? Getting frustrated

02-02-2021, 07:45 AM	#2
gtstorey Drives: 2010 Camaro SS2,L99, LSA SC Join Date: Aug 2017 Location: Huntsville, AL Posts: 2,149	40 degree temps won't have any affect on the clutch, maybe -40 degrees. I don't think there is any after install adjustment on it since it's hydraulic. Was the throwout bearing clearance checked on install? Last edited by gtstorey; 02-02-2021 at 01:24 PM.

02-02-2021, 09:22 AM	#3
Moto-Mojo Fast Cars and Old Guitars Drives: 2015 2SS RS (L99, baby!) Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: N. CA Posts: 3,973	Perhaps that "rips through 1st and 2nd" might play a part? Just because our cars are 'high performance' doesn't always mean they like it. : / __________________ “I don’t want to belong to any club that would have me as a member.” - Groucho Marx

02-02-2021, 08:23 PM	#6
LT1Zob Drives: 23 LT1 / 19 Z06 / after 6 5th gens Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: MI Posts: 1,987 View My Garage	I drive a stick in 2-20 degree weather. It doesn’t feel any different. As others have said, you will need to pull it __________________ "Make yourself sheep and the wolves will eat you"

02-05-2021, 11:27 AM	#9
HughJass Account Suspended Drives: Chevy Camaro, Dodge Viper Join Date: Feb 2021 Location: Trump Tower Posts: 53	Check the bellhousing bolts. They may have loosened due to improper torque. Last edited by HughJass; 02-05-2021 at 11:38 AM.

02-02-2021, 02:46 PM	#4
mikeman Banned Drives: 2015 Camaro Join Date: Aug 2018 Location: My Garage Posts: 1,125	No way around it. Time for a new clutch bro.

02-02-2021, 08:05 PM	#5
Vegas Bound Account Suspended Drives: 2013 Sparkly Red One Join Date: Dec 2018 Location: Hospitality State Posts: 2,558	It's glazed, replace it and resurface the flywheel.

02-03-2021, 12:09 PM	#7
Leonidis1013 Drives: 2006 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8, 2015 Join Date: Mar 2019 Location: Virginia Beach Posts: 18 View My Garage	It’s absolutely nuts man, I really baby it most places, an occasional mash of the pedal but definitely not like I drove my 1977 Z28. Cluch is brand new along withGM slave cyl, tick billet release bearing and the remote bleaders. But it is steadily getting worse even as easy as I am with it now.

02-16-2021, 06:47 AM	#11
RupertPupkin Drives: 2014 Camaro SS 1Le Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: IL Posts: 1,592	Why did you get an LS7 clutch and not a monster/ McLeod/ etc...? I know for my LS7 clutch for my c6z, it was trash... __________________ 2014 SS 1LE Money Pit/ Forged 402 CAM 22X/24X, .619/.617, 113 LSA/ LS9 Heads FIC 1200cc/DSX Aux Pump//McLeod RXT Clutch 730whp: 630Trq