I bought a 84 Z28 the other day to turn into a road race car.
I took it down to have it smogged, and it suposedly blew a line from the clutch and spewed fluod onto the manifold and caused a small fire.
It didn't pass smog.

The clutch peddle has no pressure now and just dangles.

Is the above senario, clutch line failure likely?

If so, would the repair be as straight forward as replacing the line and filling with fluid?

what are the other possibilities of what happened?

Do I need to take it to a clutch specialist?
or can a local mechanic do it?
Thanks


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99' Z28 Droptop M6
a few mods...
327 rwhp, 336 ft/lbs

 

Wav,

The hydraulic line may have blown, and is not difficult to replace. I'll bet the air police weren't really impressed by having a small oil fire on their dyno-sniffer.

I've heard that some parts stores sell only the entire clutch hydraulic system as an assembly - master cylinder, line set, and slave cylinder. I'm not certain how true that is.

It shouldn't take an "expert" to change a hydraulic line, just a decent mechanic.

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Later,
Vader
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