 2nd gear worn?, ...or is clutch on its way out |
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| troth |
 Mar 25 2019, 07:36 AM
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Under hard acceleration, trying to beat traffic or pulling onto the highway, I get to about 3.5k rpm and then it feels almost like the car popped into neutral for a split second. The revs shoot up to red line and no power is going to the wheels. To the best of my memory this has only happened in 2nd gear. All my shift bushings are newish and I’ve had no other shifting problems beside this. No detectable clutch smell.
I’ve had this happen maybe 3 or 4 times over the past few hundred miles. Could this be the clutch slipping and on its way out or is second gear getting worn? Last time I replaced the tranny fluid there was a good amount of metal shavings, but nothing too concerning. There’s plenty of slack in the clutch cable. |
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| Krieger |
Mar 25 2019, 07:51 AM
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Sounds like the clutch is slipping. Try the same on a hill. If the rpms go up and your speed does not your clutch is slipping.
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| Tdskip |
Mar 25 2019, 08:21 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,737 Joined: 1-December 17 From: soCal Member No.: 21,666 Region Association: None
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QUOTE(Krieger @ Mar 25 2019, 08:51 AM)  Sounds like the clutch is slipping. Try the same on a hill. If the rpms go up and your speed does not your clutch is slipping. +1 Even just 4 or 5th gear from a low speed and floor it, if the RPM's climb out of proportion to your forward speed it is the clutch. Let us know what you find. |
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Posts in this topic
troth 2nd gear worn? Mar 25 2019, 07:36 AM
mlindner I'm with Tdship, slipping starts with high gea... Mar 25 2019, 08:44 AM troth Thanks for the input.
It's not slipping in an... Mar 25 2019, 05:52 PM ChrisFoley I know of no issue internal to the gearbox which c... Mar 25 2019, 06:22 PM Mark Henry :agree: It's the clutch.
The gears can't ... Mar 25 2019, 07:24 PM
Dr Evil Clutch, probably oil leaked onto it. Mar 25 2019, 08:15 PM |
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