How do I tell when my clutch is going/bad?

ZeeBabar · 09-09-2014, 06:08 PM

My 2013 sports package with 10.5 k miles is now at the dealer. There are threads on the clutch issue. In my case, I was in heavy traffic and had to ride the clutch as I would put car in 1st, move 10 feet, then go again. The clutch felt different in that initially as you started releasing, it released too quick. Then, it would only come out a quarter of the way and not all the way. Then, I press, shift and the clutch would remain down. I would use my foot to pull the clutch out and then in again to shift, shifting became harder and then, finally, the clutch remained down, the car could not be shifted out of neutral. I was effectively stuck, cars had to go around me, people laughed and jeered at me and my spanking shiny car. Finally, a jogger helped me push the car to the side.
I had to call a flat bed tow truck, have my car towed 115 miles to a dealer. This happened last Sunday. On Monday, the service department confirmed that the Clutch Slave Cylinder had to be replaced and the fluid needed to be the one that is for the GTR.
Today, the CSC arrived but they did not have the GTR fluid which will arrive tomorrow. They have to remove the transmission to replace the Clutch Slave Cylinder. Hope to get the car back on Thursday.
It seems that Nissan is aware of the problem, that lots of 370z's and Infinity G37's have the same issue.
If you warranty is still valid, have the clutch checked out.

If you are out of warranty and your clutch goes bad, folks are recommending the ZSports solution to this issue.

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09-09-2014, 06:08 PM	#28 (permalink)
ZeeBabar Banned Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Missouri Posts: 423 Drives: 2006 350z Rep Power: 0	My 2013 sports package with 10.5 k miles is now at the dealer. There are threads on the clutch issue. In my case, I was in heavy traffic and had to ride the clutch as I would put car in 1st, move 10 feet, then go again. The clutch felt different in that initially as you started releasing, it released too quick. Then, it would only come out a quarter of the way and not all the way. Then, I press, shift and the clutch would remain down. I would use my foot to pull the clutch out and then in again to shift, shifting became harder and then, finally, the clutch remained down, the car could not be shifted out of neutral. I was effectively stuck, cars had to go around me, people laughed and jeered at me and my spanking shiny car. Finally, a jogger helped me push the car to the side. I had to call a flat bed tow truck, have my car towed 115 miles to a dealer. This happened last Sunday. On Monday, the service department confirmed that the Clutch Slave Cylinder had to be replaced and the fluid needed to be the one that is for the GTR. Today, the CSC arrived but they did not have the GTR fluid which will arrive tomorrow. They have to remove the transmission to replace the Clutch Slave Cylinder. Hope to get the car back on Thursday. It seems that Nissan is aware of the problem, that lots of 370z's and Infinity G37's have the same issue. If you warranty is still valid, have the clutch checked out. If you are out of warranty and your clutch goes bad, folks are recommending the ZSports solution to this issue.