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This is a problem I had last summer, and it is occurring again this summer. Stock clutch, assist spring installed last summer, deleted this summer. My car is garaged at night. When I start the car in the morning, the clutch feels fine. I drive to work (10 miles), then the car sits in a metal building garage at ambient temperature for about 4 hours. When I get in it again, the clutch is stiff and feels like it is binding. I then drive the afternoon in city conditions, with multiple stops (ignition off), and in town shifting. During this time, the clutch pedal is stiffer than normal, but doesn't feel like it's binding. By the end of the day, the ball of my clutch foot is sore and bruised feeling. I drive the car home and park it in the garage overnight. The next morning, the clutch feels fine again.
This condition only occurs when ambient temperatures are in the high 80's and above. It is not quite as bad with the clutch assist spring removed, but I don't believe that the clutch spring is/was part of the problem. The shifts feel a little notchier to me when this happens, and I wonder if the clutch is fully engaging. The friction point appears unchanged when the problem occurs, however. Has anyone experienced this issue, or does anyone have any thoughts as to the cause?
This condition only occurs when ambient temperatures are in the high 80's and above. It is not quite as bad with the clutch assist spring removed, but I don't believe that the clutch spring is/was part of the problem. The shifts feel a little notchier to me when this happens, and I wonder if the clutch is fully engaging. The friction point appears unchanged when the problem occurs, however. Has anyone experienced this issue, or does anyone have any thoughts as to the cause?