Clutch Slipping?

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December-14th-2002, 08:57 AM

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zchild92

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Originally posted by PseudoRealityX

You apparently haven't taken off the cover thats over the 5th gears on our tranny.....I did a few months ago when we did my tranny swap. Id guess 5th gear to be maybe 2.5" in diameter. 1st is a lot larger.

Here's a different way to look at it. Reach all the way back to Moments in Statics...If you needed to change the tire on your car and you have 2 tools, a 6" tire iron and a 12" tire iron which one would take the rusted lugs off easier? The 12" due to the extra leverage which produces more torque on the rusty subject at hand.

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I'm a 3rd year ME at Wichita State, my knowledge of the English language is basic...It sounded good when I wrote it, but damn everyone looks over sh*t at some point. Applauds! You've won a cookie.

December-18th-2002, 11:35 AM

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Originally posted by marc93lx
What my car feels like is this; have you ever accidentaly started out of 2nd? When you try to start out of second the car kinda sputters. Then when it hits a higher rpm it smooths out, but its doing this out of 1st. I don't know that it is the clutch that I am having problems with, I just thought that could be a possibility.

That's not slippage, but my car does that sometimes too. I suspected it was my ram air getting watter somewhere it shouldn't be because it only hapepns when it's wet outside.

December-19th-2002, 12:03 AM

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Originally posted by Loginology

That's not slippage, but my car does that sometimes too. I suspected it was my ram air getting watter somewhere it shouldn't be because it only hapepns when it's wet outside.

I've got to thinking about it since this post and I know its not the clutch. Im leaning more towards a the plugs/wires/cap/rotor area or I need a new feul filter. Im pretty sure it has nothing to do with my intake or clutch, but its starting to **** me off as it does it all the time now. Seems like on warmer days it wont do it as much, maybe just coincidence.

December-23rd-2002, 09:29 PM

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Im gonna have to agree with you and say replace that fuel filter

December-23rd-2002, 11:29 PM

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It sounds like a fuel filter problem. Jon

December-24th-2002, 02:46 AM

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Replace the wires as well. Sometimes the connection part of the wires don't contact the plugs if they were pulled on incorrectly.

January-7th-2003, 08:05 PM

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I have a question for all of the people that think that they know all about a clutch. I have no pedal left. the fluid is full and i have not have any problem with it slipping, not like what you guy's are talking about. i can do the whole torque thing but i still have no pedal left. so WTF is happening and what should i do with it.