clutch slipping or something else?
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clutch slipping or something else? I want to start off by saying, yes i did use the search but after 10 pages i gave up lol.
I got a 96 trans am with an m6 in it. Car has 120+k miles.
1st and 2nd seem fine but when i am in 3rd gear or higher, and the rpms are low when i floor it the engine just revvs up and i accelerate slowly. If im in 5th at 60 and push the gas past 1/2 or maybe even less it just revs up and builds speed slowly. If im going 40ish and floor it in 3rd it seems to be fine, but if im going 20-30 and have it in 3rd it just revs.
From my limited knowledge this seems to me like the clutch is slipping. Is this true? Just want to make sure before i buy a new clutch and spend 500 on labor when it may (hopefully) be something a little more simple.
sorry about being redundant but just wanted to let you know what happens in the gears lol.
If i do need to replace the clutch, whats a good replacement for a car that will never see more than 400ish rwh.
thanks
justin
I got a 96 trans am with an m6 in it. Car has 120+k miles.
1st and 2nd seem fine but when i am in 3rd gear or higher, and the rpms are low when i floor it the engine just revvs up and i accelerate slowly. If im in 5th at 60 and push the gas past 1/2 or maybe even less it just revs up and builds speed slowly. If im going 40ish and floor it in 3rd it seems to be fine, but if im going 20-30 and have it in 3rd it just revs.
From my limited knowledge this seems to me like the clutch is slipping. Is this true? Just want to make sure before i buy a new clutch and spend 500 on labor when it may (hopefully) be something a little more simple.
sorry about being redundant but just wanted to let you know what happens in the gears lol.
If i do need to replace the clutch, whats a good replacement for a car that will never see more than 400ish rwh.
thanks
justin
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it'll spin the tires forever if i do that lol. First and second dont seem to act up at all. Read some where to pull e-brake and try to take off in 4th. Car does take off even though e-brake is pulled. I don't have the strongest e-brake though lol...
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Just a little update
Car was in storage for winter, yesterday was first time out. took car out today and it doesn't seem to be doing it anymore even when i try lol. Could it have been something other than the clutch and it just went away some how? Doesn't make sense to me lol.
Car was in storage for winter, yesterday was first time out. took car out today and it doesn't seem to be doing it anymore even when i try lol. Could it have been something other than the clutch and it just went away some how? Doesn't make sense to me lol.
