Unless you do something REALLY stupid--such as the guy in the camaro who had his clutch engaged to point of slip and was revving the car like mad (thinking he was doing a burnout) and probably melted his clutch to his flywheel judging by the HUGE cloud of smoke coming from the front of his car--then your clutch isn't just going to go entirely to the point that you can't drive the car. When it starts to slip, you just need to be more careful. People drive on slipping clutches for thousands of miles. They just tend to need to be less agressive with their high RPM driving/shifting. Eventually they just slip so much you get no hookup, but that's not going to happen all of a sudden if your clutch has no signs of slip right now.Hobbez said:I never track my car and don't drive very hard.
As for slipping, I can still romp on in 2nd and 3rd all the way up to redline on the freeway on ramp with no slip at all. I can punch it at 60 mph and it doesn't slip there either.
I have to drive to Yosemite in 2 weeks, and I'm kind of scared, as I don't want the clutch to go while I'm driving there or back. I'd prefer to deal with the replacement when I get back.
What exactly is clutch slip? And how do I know when my clutch is slipping?Hobbez said:I never track my car and don't drive very hard.
As for slipping, I can still romp on in 2nd and 3rd all the way up to redline on the freeway on ramp with no slip at all. I can punch it at 60 mph and it doesn't slip there either.
I have to drive to Yosemite in 2 weeks, and I'm kind of scared, as I don't want the clutch to go while I'm driving there or back. I'd prefer to deal with the replacement when I get back.
Clutch slip is basically when u floor the car when ur moving and rev goes up but the car doesnt seem to be pulling.greer said:What exactly is clutch slip? And how do I know when my clutch is slipping?
hadokenny said:Clutch slip is basically when u floor the car when ur moving and rev goes up but the car doesnt seem to be pulling.
It could happen at any point, highway, uphill, downhill if you're WOT. Basically, any time that you apply throttle to or close to WOT, and your revs go to redline and your either staying the same speed or losing speed. At this point, your clutch material is either too hot, or not sufficient material left to engage the flywheel to drive the rear wheels, so it just spins up to high RPM basically "sliding" along the surface of your flywheel with the same clamping force as if it were attempting to lock in. Obviously clamping down at this force and going at 6k RPM along the surface of the flywheel just heats it up further, if it's not brought down to lower RPM's quickly and properly mated with the flywheel, it will continue to heat up as it slips more and more and eventually it will melt.greer said:Does this have to be on a hill? or could it also be on the highwaY?
U might be able to feel the symptoms more on a hill, but it can also happen on the highway as well. It all depends on how beat up ur clutch isgreer said:Does this have to be on a hill? or could it also be on the highwaY?
Hey just up the road from me, welcome to the board!hadokenny said:U might be able to feel the symptoms more on a hill, but it can also happen on the highway as well. It all depends on how beat up ur clutch is
There are a LOAD of threads on this, but Greg has posted his test a few times. You can search for it but it involves putting the car in third or fourth gear, stabilizing at a certain road or engine speed and then tromping on the accelerator. If the tach needle and engine speed go up together you're good to go.Hobbez said:How would I tell if my clutch needs replacement? What signs do I need to look for?
Also what is the average cost I can expect to pay for parts/labor for replacing it? (stock/OEM parts)..
Thanks!