The guy is an old Mexican man who pays some Mexican who speaks almost no English (Illegal?) to work on the cars. I am going to go to his shop tomorrow. I dont know how to approach it & what to say to him to get him to replace it with no charge and fix it. The clutch has less than 1000 miles on it and was done 9/9/09 then the motor was blown a month later (not from hard driving) and parked for two months until 4 days ago. So the clutch should still be under warranty with who ever he bought it friom. I know he used a crappy clutch that wouldnt be able to hold that kind of performance for a long time but i need a new one that’ll last me until I get another job and can afford it.

What should I do? How should I approach it. If he is unwilling what can I do to scare him into replacing it. He is not registered on the BBB. And even I know that they cant do anything because they are just a company (Franchise) and not a GOV regulated company. All I want him to do is to put a new clutch in it and install it for me. I would prefer not to make a big deal and take him to court but would like to know what I can do if it needs to come to that. Or at least how it works so I can use the leverage to get him to do it. I dont want the new motor to ruin my chances of getting this issue resolved. The mechanic who installed it has been building Corvette motors for over 15 years and knows his stuff. Would recommend him to anyone. But I need to have this issue fixed asap.

I really appreciate any help or advice that you can give me. Thank you very much.

Well this is buyer be ware, even in court you don’t stand a chance. First off if you had a guy who can build a motor for you why not get him to do the clutch? Also so you know clutches have nothing to do with your engine braking down. The clutch is the safety between your motor and your transmission, it will fail before your engine or transmission. The only thing that can damage an engine beyond repair is connecting rod failure and that has nothing to do with the clutch, as a matter of fact even if the clutch was in direct contact at all times unless you release the clutch your vehicle would be going nowhere. Just so you also know a Corvette engine is idiot proof GM did not want to risk it here with their pride an joy, anyone with a manual can fix a corvette engine, also if you look into it a Corvette engine has about 10 less components than your conventional V8 engine, making it highly tunable. I mean for 600 bucks you could of gotten just about any reputable shop to do it why didn’t you..That is what they will tell you in court…

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Your clutch is not "releasing". I do not think that your clutch is adjustable. Hydraulic actuation. The clutch surfaces and possibly the "throw-out" bearing are not operating properly. They will need to be inspected by a qualified tech and probably replaced. If you continue to drive the car, the transmission will be you next problem. Cost for replacement of clutch and throw-out..$1000 or so.

Im looking into buying a newer vette, but i can’t decide between the 6 speed (which i’m partial to) or the paddle shifter.

My question is, historically, granny gears and paddle shifters have never worked like a manual transmission car. in other words, typically, when you take off from a stop, it will be in first gear, and then switches to 2nd when it feels like it should regardless of it you told it to switch with the paddle or not, and if you’re in 3rd gear and slow down, it will go back into first regardless of whether you told it to, so in other words it’s typically automatic, or semi manual…

does the paddle shift in these cars act like a fully manual transmission with the exception of not having to use a clutch? and then if you put it in normal "auto mode" or "drive" it acts like every other automatic car?

or does it do it the way i mentioned??

I like manual transmissions, and always have. my camaro has a 6 speed and i enjoy it thoroughly. i’d hate to give that up if the paddle shift doesn’t work like a manual would.

if you’re in paddle shift mode, does the car automatically go into first gear if you stop at a light?

basically, i know nothing at all about how the corvette paddleshifters work. please enlighten me. hopefully i’ll find someone on here who actually -owns- one and can tell me from experience rather than speculation..

also, how many gears does the auto with paddle shift have… 6 right?

thanks in advance.

The paddle shift in the new vettes works like this, There is no clutch pedal (so that part really is automatic) but there are 2 clutches in the transmission, when going from 1 to 2, one clutch is engaged with 1 and the other is holding 2 away and ready to pop it in, due to this, there is no pressure system in the transmission like in an automatic transmission, so they were unable to do the old style auto. When you click your right paddle, gear 1 will be swifted out and gear 2 will be pushed in with the other clutch, therefore its going to be faster than the older ones too, and therefore there will be less jump and throwback. Now im not sure if it will automatically shift due to something in the programming, but there is no old style pressure system in it, so it would have to be something in the programming, and with the options you get in todays cars with the mini-computers and the little screen on your dash, im sure that will be able to be turned on or off…nothing certain here, but thats the way I think it would be, and if not, should be
But it is a different style of transmission, so u dont know what they did