is this a wore out clutch?? Options

[freakyre33c]

alright, im leaning toward a wore out clutch since it has 130,000 miles on it. im not sure if the owner before me changed it. alright when i shift fast from a stop(this is only when im powershifting), when i go from 1st to 2nd, i shift but i don't drop the clutch i make sure i don't do that, but even though i make sure of this it sounds like its dropping anyway and it feels like it is too. am i letting out the clutch too fast and its not releasing in time so it drops it ?
thanks jimmy

[SpoonR530]

Does the clutch feel like it is slipping? The mid way point between when you are actually in gear and when the cluTHC is fully engaged? If that time keeps getting longer and longer as u use the clutch then it's time to put in a new.

This post has been edited by SpoonR530: Aug 18, 2006 - 9:33 PM

[creamed_corn]

130k is usually about when they go... give or take how hard you've been driving it. Wouldn't suprise me. Mine has been "going" for the past 30,000 miles but it still manages to hold on (although sometimes it'll slip in 5th when I floor it.... why I'm flooring it in fifth is beyond me.... bored I guess).

[Kwanza26]

put it in 1st gear and slowly let off the clutch (apply no throttle). A good clutch will typically grab and die. A worn clutch will slip and roll.

[Silver94CelicaOw...]

Try these methods-

1.) With your car in 4th or 5th gear at around 3-3.5k RPMs, when you hammer the gas the clutch will break loose and slip like crazy....bad clutch.

2.) The clutch disk engagement feels very high. Time for a new clutch.

3.) At a stop in 1st gear, rev the motor to a moderate RPM and disengage the clutch quickly. Instead of the car jumping foward, the clutch will sit there and slip like a bastard and/or smell like buring clutch. Time for a new clutch!!


I just bought an OEM clutch yesterday and plan on putting it in this week. I've been suffering from some serious slipping lately and its time to replace that mofo.