No fluid is lost when its disconnected?
You lose a few drops, but nothing alarming.No fluid is lost when its disconnected?
I saw somebody post about it on the Facebook page, I didn't find it myself. I just understood what he was saying so I made a how to for others that were not understanding it.How did you figure out where the delay valve was located? I've looked at parts diagrams and done lots of googling in the past and I couldn't find it.
I even started a thread on it earlier this year and got no helpful answers. http://www.cruzetalk.com/forum/10-gen1-powertrain/175761-does-cruze-have-clutch-delay-valve.html
From my understanding it's for people learning how to drive a manual, makes the pedal less stiff and a little more "forgiving" when releasing it. It frels way better after removing.So is the CDV just a smaller orifice to inhibit fluid flow and cushion any sudden clutch pedal inputs?Never noticed the Cruze clutch being slow, but any of the stuff they designed into the clutch to make it "more refined" can go as far as I'm concerned!
Give it time before concluding that your 1-2 grind is gone. Heat up the transmission a bit on some hard driving and warmer weather and you'll still hear that grind. The week after I did this on my car, I had a fellow Cruze owner riding that wanted to feel the power from the BNR tune and I got the 1-2 shift to grind twice in the same shift, with the clutch pedal firmly planted in the wall.I did this over the weekend in all of 5-10 minutes. No more grind on the 1-2 shift, and the 2-3 shift is much less notchy. I would highly recommend it!
I'll keep that in mind, Andrei! I've got about 30,000 miles on the Synchromesh now, so it may be about time for a fluid change anyway.Give it time before concluding that your 1-2 grind is gone. Heat up the transmission a bit on some hard driving and warmer weather and you'll still hear that grind. The week after I did this on my car, I had a fellow Cruze owner riding that wanted to feel the power from the BNR tune and I got the 1-2 shift to grind twice in the same shift, with the clutch pedal firmly planted in the wall.
The only thing that actually fixed it was draining my AMSOIL Synchromesh out and putting AMSOIL 75w-90 GL-4 back in.
Yeah I agree, you're about due for a change.I'll keep that in mind, Andrei! I've got about 30,000 miles on the Synchromesh now, so it may be about time for a fluid change anyway.