i smell clutch
01-24-2006, 08:49 PM
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i smell clutch ok......i did something dumb.i was cruzin around and i came to a stop sign.....reved it up and dumped the clutch and started roastin em'....one thing tho,i left it in 3RD and it smelled real bad.like rubber and clutch mostly clutch...is this bad?how much can a stock clutch handle? 
01-24-2006, 09:38 PM
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Originally Posted by YngBird
ok......i did something dumb.i was cruzin around and i came to a stop sign.....reved it up and dumped the clutch and started roastin em'....one thing tho,i left it in 3RD and it smelled real bad.like rubber and clutch mostly clutch...is this bad?how much can a stock clutch handle?
Yep, thats bad. At the least you probably have a glazed flywheel and pressure plate, which means it will hold even less power now. The stock clutch is barely, if at all, adequate for a stock vehicle. You probably need a new clutch now.
01-25-2006, 08:35 PM
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Originally Posted by YngBird
ok......i did something dumb.i was cruzin around and i came to a stop sign.....reved it up and dumped the clutch and started roastin em'....one thing tho,i left it in 3RD and it smelled real bad.like rubber and clutch mostly clutch...is this bad?how much can a stock clutch handle?
that's not good. Check your PM's dude... 
