Embarrassing clutch question - Camaro5 Chevy Camaro Forum / Camaro ZL1, SS and V6 Forums

HuJass · 05-26-2019, 04:15 PM

Let me preface my post by saying I've been driving stick for 33 years. Most of my cars are stick. I was a quality/test engineer for a manual trans manufacturer (New Process Gear). I've raced plenty of sticks, too

I was pulling my '15 1LE back in the garage today.
There's a good 1.5-2 inch drop off from the garage floor to the driveway.
Pulling into the garage, which is EXTREMELY tight, is always an experience.
Trying to climb that transition is no fun. It really wants to stop the car.

And I need to do it as gingerly as possible so that I don't go rocketing towards the back of the garage all the while checking both sides of the car so I don't hit the garage frame on one side and another car on the other side.
Did I mention it was tight??

Anyways, I rode the clutch just a smidge to get over that transition slowly.
No more than a 1.5 seconds and not that high of an RPM (1,500, 2,000?).

The clutch really made an odor.
I was really QUITE surprised that it smelled from just that little bit.

Are the clutches in these cars really that weak?
Should I be concerned?
Did I do any damage to it?

zlathim · 05-26-2019, 09:23 PM

I smell my clutch every time I launch at the dragstrip or slip it excessively in traffic. No worries.

05-26-2019, 04:15 PM	#1
HuJass Drives: GM Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: CNY Posts: 1,599 View My Garage	Embarrassing clutch question Let me preface my post by saying I've been driving stick for 33 years. Most of my cars are stick. I was a quality/test engineer for a manual trans manufacturer (New Process Gear). I've raced plenty of sticks, too I was pulling my '15 1LE back in the garage today. There's a good 1.5-2 inch drop off from the garage floor to the driveway. Pulling into the garage, which is EXTREMELY tight, is always an experience. Trying to climb that transition is no fun. It really wants to stop the car. And I need to do it as gingerly as possible so that I don't go rocketing towards the back of the garage all the while checking both sides of the car so I don't hit the garage frame on one side and another car on the other side. Did I mention it was tight?? Anyways, I rode the clutch just a smidge to get over that transition slowly. No more than a 1.5 seconds and not that high of an RPM (1,500, 2,000?). The clutch really made an odor. I was really QUITE surprised that it smelled from just that little bit. Are the clutches in these cars really that weak? Should I be concerned? Did I do any damage to it? __________________ 2015 Camaro 1LE 2009 Challenger R/T 2007 Solstice GXP 2004 Colorado ZQ8 2002 Trans Am WS6 Collector Edition 1999 Blazer 1994 Grand Prix SE B4U Last edited by HuJass; 05-26-2019 at 04:43 PM.

05-26-2019, 09:23 PM	#2
zlathim Drives: 2010 Camaro 2SS/RS M6 Join Date: May 2009 Location: Idaho Posts: 726	I smell my clutch every time I launch at the dragstrip or slip it excessively in traffic. No worries. __________________ GPI SS2; EE E2 catch can; SP 1 7/8" LT Headers w/ hfc; FM AT 3" cat-back; CAI Cold Air Intake; AEM Wideband Tuned by GPI McCleod RXT; MGW flat stick; Ram Clutch slave cylinder & hydraulic adjuster BMR cradle & diff bushings, trailing arms, toe rods & upper control arm bushings Hotchkis sub-frame brace Stop Tech Z-23 brakes 4.10 gears, Eaton Truetrac, LPW diff cover Best 1/4 mile 12.073 @ 115.68 mph 3,300 ft DA