how to tell
10-26-2003, 12:50 PM
#2
If it starts slipping...(more)
The OEM clutch is made to slip, but you'll know that your clutch is on it's way out when you're in 5th gear, and you step on the gas, and the rev go up really fast but the car doesn't move (it feels like you're reving in neutral). Over time it will start to do the same thing in 4th and 3rd gear also.
10-26-2003, 12:53 PM
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what if it happens in 1st? ...
I mean, when you dump the clutch at 4K rpm, and instead of accelerating, the revs jump to 6-6.5K rpm.
That made for a bad 1/4 mile run, BTW. ;-)
That made for a bad 1/4 mile run, BTW. ;-)
10-26-2003, 01:08 PM
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Simple test
Pull the parking brake, put the car in 2nd gear (others say 4th, if you're unsure try both) and slowly release the clutch.
- Revs go down, engine eventually dies: Everything's fine.
- Revs stay up, engine keeps running after you release clutch: You need a new clutch.
- Car starts moving: Time for new brakes.
- Revs go down, engine eventually dies: Everything's fine.
- Revs stay up, engine keeps running after you release clutch: You need a new clutch.
- Car starts moving: Time for new brakes.
10-26-2003, 01:15 PM
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there is less room for error the way I said
and there is more load in 5th. I never had the stock clutch hold for a 4k dump even when it was good. Then again I was never and am still no good at launching.
10-26-2003, 01:18 PM
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neither am I...
That's why I was wondering if I just f'd up the launch or if my clutch is on its way out. When I go WOT in 5th, there's definitely no slipping.
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10-26-2003, 01:57 PM
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same here, in 5th, i have no slippage... but lets say im in first, and i dont launch right, the
rpms can be revvin at 6 and me barely accelerating.... only sometimes, depends on my launch... is that slipping clutch?
i was about to make a new thread on this today, cause i noticed this prob today... what luck
i was about to make a new thread on this today, cause i noticed this prob today... what luck