Heavy clutch problem

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Mar 4, 2006 | 06:44 PM
  #1  
Problem I think. This is the first 5/speed camaro i've driven and the clutch is really heavy. Is this normal? Or is there a problem with the clutch or something related to it. If it is normal, is there a way to make it less hard to push down?

Edit: The car's a 1988 iroc-z with the 5.0 tpi.
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Mar 4, 2006 | 08:49 PM
  #2  
is it a hydrolic or cable type clutch system just curious but its the presure plate that provides the tension you feel when you push the clutch.
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Mar 5, 2006 | 10:41 AM
  #3  
If your used to driving hondas and/or small other 4 cyls you may be experiancing the "heavy clutch problem"

Mustangs are worse...but all and all you might have an actual problem rather then just the feel of a v8 clutch.
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Mar 5, 2006 | 12:00 PM
  #4  
There was no cable clutch linkage... it was hydraulic for '84-92, and '82-83 had a mechanical linkage that involved a series of rods and levers. I'm not sure what the hydraulic setup on a 3rdgen feels like, but the mechanical one is quite stiff compared to most other cars I've driven. The only GM hydraulic setup I've used was on a truck with a 4.3 V6, but even that was stiffer than the other Hondas and stuff I've driven. The mechanical linkage is much stiffer than the hydraulic though, I bet.
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