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YOUR RESEARCHClutch Slipping
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Run of course clutch slipping
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If engine continues to run, of course clutch slipping.
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This is a gruesome test though and I don't recommend it.
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clutch out very rapidly. If engine dies or stalls clutch not slipping. If engine continues to run, of course clutch slipping.
This is a gruesome test though and I don't recommend it.
One I can recommend: With engine/drivetrain fully up to operating temperature take car out and with transmission in 4th (or 3rd) gear with engine turning say 3000 RPMs floor accelerator as quickly as you can.
If engine RPMs increase independently of vehicle speed, if engine RPMs flare and then come back down, clutch slipping.
If engine RPMs increase in step with vehicle's increase in speed... Likely no problem.
If clutch slipping, or you suspect it is, best not to drive car too much and slip clutch too much. A slipping clutch will overheat flywheel and damage it to point it may not be a candidate for reuse when clutch replaced.
Sincerely,
Macster.
Get the car rolling (5 to 10 mph) and shift it into 4th then hit the gas. If the starts to accellerate you are probably OK. If the engine revs but the car does not accellerare proportinately, then the clutch is slipping and it is probably time for a change.
+1
An interesting corollary of this is that if you have are trying to nurse a slipping clutch home, drive in the LOWEST gear possible at the HIGHEST revs for any given speed
( because HP = Torque * Revs / 5250 , so for a given required HP level, more revs means less torque through the ailing clutch)
I once got an unhappy Miata with a 170k clutch across the Grapevine Pass using this method by staying in 3rd at 65mph
