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How do u know when your clutch is about to go?

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Old Mar 28, 2004 | 05:17 PM
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How do u know when your clutch is about to go?
what kind of things happen, how do u know when its about to go?
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Old Mar 28, 2004 | 05:36 PM
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Old Mar 28, 2004 | 05:38 PM
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When you notice the RPM's shooting up in 3rd and 4th gear
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here's the best test, find a hill, bridge, anything with a pretty good incline, get going a bit and get into fifth and floor it.
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Old Mar 28, 2004 | 06:34 PM
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uh?
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Old Mar 28, 2004 | 06:42 PM
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what do u mean when u say shooting up in 3rd and 4th?
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Old Mar 28, 2004 | 06:45 PM
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When you let the clutch all the way out...step on the gas and your tach goes up pretty fast and your car barely moves
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Originally posted by GottaGoFaster
When you let the clutch all the way out...step on the gas and your tach goes up pretty fast and your car barely moves
what he said... and after it shoots up it usually drops back down
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Old Mar 28, 2004 | 09:23 PM
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Originally posted by TheGVR4kid
here's the best test, find a hill, bridge, anything with a pretty good incline, get going a bit and get into fifth and floor it.
then what? whats supposed to happen?
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Old Mar 28, 2004 | 09:25 PM
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see above. your revs will rise but you wont be moving as much. I used the bridge/hill idea because putting more load on the car will make it more evident.
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Is there any earlier signs to look out for before the obvious RPM rise and car barely moving besides inspecting the clutch itself?
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Old Mar 28, 2004 | 09:51 PM
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get the new clutch wear guage from Defi
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Old Mar 29, 2004 | 08:02 AM
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You will be launching against a Honda and your car will slowly roll forward as you perform your 5500rpm clutch drop. Then you will know it is time for a clutch change.
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Old Mar 29, 2004 | 09:13 AM
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If your revs increase but your car does not accelerate linearly with that rev increase, your clutch is letting go.
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Old Mar 29, 2004 | 12:04 PM
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Originally posted by TheGVR4kid
get the new clutch wear guage from Defi
That's a good one, I thought I'm going to drop from the chair.
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