Ok what did i just Blow Up ......

Clutch problem?

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Clutch problem?

My first guess, too! If it is, replace everything related to the clutch so you don't need to pull the motor and trans a second time for something else.

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.......On the local parkway and hearing some unknown noise coming from in front of me while im shifting & noticed that it was getting harder to shift into gears and when i was shifting i would hear this noise again , so i decided the next exit was my exit pulled over to the right lane threw my hazard lights on and now I couldn't shift into any gears .......coasted off the exit in neutral and needless to say waiting for a tow truck........ noticed that while off i can throw it into gear and start it up and she will jerk forward while making this awful sound and i cant shift it back to neutral unless i turn it off.......i do drive hard ( I will admit to that ) BUT really..... I honestly thought i blew up my rear hub since ive been seeing pics lately but didnt hear nothing come from underneath or banging

Check the clutch reservoir, make sure you have fluid. Does the clutch feel normal when pressing it, or is it soft at first? Does the clutch come all the way back out when you release it?

Try pulling up on the clutch and pull it towards the seat, pump the clutch and pull it out if you can, do this several times and see if that helps.

Just throwing ideas at you, see if one sticks

Good luck with it!

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Check the clutch reservoir, make sure you have fluid. Does the clutch feel normal when pressing it, or is it soft at first? Does the clutch come all the way back out when you release it?

Try pulling up on the clutch and pull it towards the seat, pump the clutch and pull it out if you can, do this several times and see if that helps.

Just throwing ideas at you, see if one sticks

Good luck with it!

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Ditto - had to do that for someone yesterday!

worked like a charm

Yeah, clutch problem!

dangerdarrell and I have both done that this summer (I helped! 💖). Darrell is still wrestling with his.

You *can* DIY this, but I recommend getting some help. Also, just buy the dang engine hoist - cheaper than renting in the long run, and you're gonna have friends come over for something other than beer & cigars!

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Now being how i never had to tackle a job like this before & its out of warranty its back in my garage and ill start researching what i need to get this rectified

Stay in touch with dangerdarrell, he has had experience ... I think that his has been apart recently.

replace the clutch switch first....someone just had that problem last month.....cheapest thing to try first.....

I got my new clutch from Kyle D & ZZP.

Had to get a new slave cylinder from GM Parts Giant, I think.

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Now being how i never had to tackle a job like this before & its out of warranty its back in my garage and ill start researching what i need to get this rectified

Not sure if you have any kind of borescope, remote camera type device or not, but there is a little opening on the drivers side of the transmission that if you have a remote camera allows you to see into the transmission. If you can look in there, you can see the slave cylinder and the clutch pressure plate and might be able to see if something is messed up or not.

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I do have a scope camera...you wouldnt happen to have a pic of that bolt your talking about.....? Or exact spot where the bolt is....

bolt?

Here is what the opening looks like in the transmission -

Here is what it looks like in the Slingshot -

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I just woke up excuse me lmao

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Thanks ill be raising it this evening and looking in there, also let me ask you is this a job performed where the engine has to be removed....

Changing the clutch does require removing the engine. That sounds bad, but it is really not that difficult on the Slingshot.