Could it be something other than the clutch?
Discussion
Symptoms:
Going uphill in a high gear (4/5 or 6) and as the revs rise into the meat of the rev range, they start to rise faster then the road speed. Lifting off causes the revs to drop back. The sensation is not unlike wheelspin, but it isn’t that. It’s intermittent , on some journeys it will happen, on others it won’t.
I ask because it can’t always be replicated, and before I instruct a garage to change the clutch (and possibly DMF at the same time) at considerable expense, I want to make sure I have ruled anything else out!
Going uphill in a high gear (4/5 or 6) and as the revs rise into the meat of the rev range, they start to rise faster then the road speed. Lifting off causes the revs to drop back. The sensation is not unlike wheelspin, but it isn’t that. It’s intermittent , on some journeys it will happen, on others it won’t.
I ask because it can’t always be replicated, and before I instruct a garage to change the clutch (and possibly DMF at the same time) at considerable expense, I want to make sure I have ruled anything else out!
Have had two cars do this, both of them got new clutches, one of them the friction material had worn that low, the rivets started to eat into the flywheel.
Both of mine lasted 8 weeks or so with normal driving before i had them replaced . If it's done enough miles the dmf might have already been replaced.
Both of mine lasted 8 weeks or so with normal driving before i had them replaced . If it's done enough miles the dmf might have already been replaced.
Obviously get rear main seal checked out as well. Oil on the friction surfaces could be causing slip and it would be a bit annoying to do the clutch and possibly flywheel to find it all has to come out again and have the clutch replaced due to oil contamination.
Release bearing and anything else easy to access in the gearbox might be worth replacing as well, depending on how you feel about the car long-term.
Release bearing and anything else easy to access in the gearbox might be worth replacing as well, depending on how you feel about the car long-term.
jimmy156 said:
Symptoms:
Going uphill in a high gear (4/5 or 6) and as the revs rise into the meat of the rev range, they start to rise faster then the road speed. Lifting off causes the revs to drop back. The sensation is not unlike wheelspin, but it isn’t that. It’s intermittent , on some journeys it will happen, on others it won’t.
I ask because it can’t always be replicated, and before I instruct a garage to change the clutch (and possibly DMF at the same time) at considerable expense, I want to make sure I have ruled anything else out!
Or instead of giving a competent garage instructions on how/what to fix...perhaps ask them to diagnose ? Going uphill in a high gear (4/5 or 6) and as the revs rise into the meat of the rev range, they start to rise faster then the road speed. Lifting off causes the revs to drop back. The sensation is not unlike wheelspin, but it isn’t that. It’s intermittent , on some journeys it will happen, on others it won’t.
I ask because it can’t always be replicated, and before I instruct a garage to change the clutch (and possibly DMF at the same time) at considerable expense, I want to make sure I have ruled anything else out!
But yes, it does sound like clutch slippage whether due to parts failing or some other cause
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