What is wrong with my clutch?
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Launching!
Joined: Jan 2002
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From: Streamwood, IL
What is wrong with my clutch? Well, for starters I've been to the track twice in my whole life. I have a total of 7 runs on the car. The first time I went I fried my clutch a little <img border="0" title="" alt="[Sad]" src="gr_sad.gif" /> . I had the clutch smell for a week but it still felt normal. The second time I went I didn't attempt any burnouts but only short tire burns(Dump the clutch at 5000 and spin until I start moving forward and then put the clutch back in). The second time I only had 3 runs.
Before one of my runs during the second time at the track, I tried to heat up my tires a little. when I put the clutch back in, took it out of gear, and then hit the brakes, my RPMs came down ofcourse but it stayed at 2000RPMs for about 3 seconds then went down <img border="0" title="" alt="[Confused]" src="images/icons/confused.gif" /> .
Just yesterday while it was raining I tried to spin my tires a little. It did the same thing. It felt like my tires spun but then when I took it out of gear it hung at 2000RPMs again for about 3 secs and then went down.
You guys know when your car starts moving by itself when you have the clutch pedal at a certain point right? It feels like that point is now higher off the ground then before. What condition do you think its in? Toast?
<small>[ May 17, 2002, 08:24 AM: Message edited by: Shaitiger ]</small>
Before one of my runs during the second time at the track, I tried to heat up my tires a little. when I put the clutch back in, took it out of gear, and then hit the brakes, my RPMs came down ofcourse but it stayed at 2000RPMs for about 3 seconds then went down <img border="0" title="" alt="[Confused]" src="images/icons/confused.gif" /> .
Just yesterday while it was raining I tried to spin my tires a little. It did the same thing. It felt like my tires spun but then when I took it out of gear it hung at 2000RPMs again for about 3 secs and then went down.
You guys know when your car starts moving by itself when you have the clutch pedal at a certain point right? It feels like that point is now higher off the ground then before. What condition do you think its in? Toast?
<small>[ May 17, 2002, 08:24 AM: Message edited by: Shaitiger ]</small>
Re: What is wrong with my clutch? What do you mean by "took it out of gear"? Do you mean you put it in neutral and the rpms stayed up? Or do you mean you shifted into the next gear and the clutch slipped and then dropped to a lower rpm after a few seconds?
Stock clutches suck ***. I fried my stock clutch when my car was only 3 days old while out street racing. LOL!
Tony
Stock clutches suck ***. I fried my stock clutch when my car was only 3 days old while out street racing. LOL!
Tony
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Launching!
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From: Streamwood, IL
Re: What is wrong with my clutch? </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by Nine Ball:
<strong>What do you mean by "took it out of gear"? Do you mean you put it in neutral and the rpms stayed up? Or do you mean you shifted into the next gear and the clutch slipped and then dropped to a lower rpm after a few seconds?
</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">I put it in neutral and the RPMS stayed at 2000RPMS <img border="0" title="" alt="[Sad]" src="gr_sad.gif" /> . Oh, and I'm on 16 drag radials, not on my 19s <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" /> .
<small>[ May 17, 2002, 08:58 AM: Message edited by: Shaitiger ]</small>
<strong>What do you mean by "took it out of gear"? Do you mean you put it in neutral and the rpms stayed up? Or do you mean you shifted into the next gear and the clutch slipped and then dropped to a lower rpm after a few seconds?
</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">I put it in neutral and the RPMS stayed at 2000RPMS <img border="0" title="" alt="[Sad]" src="gr_sad.gif" /> . Oh, and I'm on 16 drag radials, not on my 19s <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" /> .
<small>[ May 17, 2002, 08:58 AM: Message edited by: Shaitiger ]</small>
Re: What is wrong with my clutch? If you put it in neutral and the rpms stayed up without you giving it any throttle, it has nothing to do with the clutch.
1. Check to see if your throttle body sticks open.
2. Check for any air leaks behind the throttle body. Check your bellows, intake, etc.
3. If you have a 98-99 car, check to see if your EGR O-ring has moved, forming a leak in the intake.
Tony
1. Check to see if your throttle body sticks open.
2. Check for any air leaks behind the throttle body. Check your bellows, intake, etc.
3. If you have a 98-99 car, check to see if your EGR O-ring has moved, forming a leak in the intake.
Tony
