sbdblyss

Hey guys,

I know this makes me sound stupid, but I have to ask in order to learn. How can you tell whether or not a clutch is slipping? What are the signs?

Thanks

Jake

beast10007

Well if your clutch is slipping then you will smell it inside the car. It kinda smells like something is burning.

Shez

Yeah, it's unmistakable. It smells like a burning pile of **** and metal or something. You'll know when it happens.

msfitoy

your rpm goes up suddenly but your speed doesn't...

Cobalt_Daddy

ya i'd compare the smell to a welding shop coated in peanut butter. Also you might notice your rpm's on your tach jumping up or not going up proportionaly to the speed of your car. i remember losing my first clutch in my Eagle Talon TSI. It sucked :/ but that's what happens when ya buy a used and abused car.

BartSS

Go on a highway drive 60 put it in 5th and floor it. If the rpms jump but you're not really moving then it's slippin

slowbalt84

wow you sir should not be driving lol. i tell you what, you let me borrow your car and i'll do that lol

tomj77

iTrader: (2)

ya no kidding, thats just asking for ur clutch to slip. someone need to learn how not to drive

BartSS

That's how you check. If it's good it will hold just fine. I didn't say to do it all the time it's just a test. And wow this forum is turning gay

BYT*SS*TURBO

iTrader: (6)

Mine slips a lot at times, never smells tho. You will hear the car get loud like it wants to go, revs will rise and the car doesnt pick up speed at all. It's very noticeable when it happens IMO.

THRcobalt07

you can manage it until you get it fixed though..just stay out of boost and accelerate slowly

Permafried-

So this guy gives a valid test for clutch slip and everyone jumps on him like a fat kid on a Smartie....awesome .

Shibito

x2. That's the exact way to see if your clutch is slipping at all.

BYT*SS*TURBO

iTrader: (6)

Just noticed his sig says stock, there should be NO clutch slip at stock levels. Even a tune only car should not see slip. We didnt start seeing slip on the dyno til about 360wtq. Even then, its only 4th and 5th gear down very low at WOT that it would happen.

sponge14

The way he said to check for slippage is 100% accurate for a stock car.

I will say this: I had the Trifecta tune and cat-less CIA downpipe this summer and I could still floor it in 5th and not slip. As the weather got colder, and I got my CIA short ram intake, along with the modified tune from Vince, I can instantly make my clutch slip in 5th. I did it 2 times, first time was accidentally and I didn't know what happened, 2nd time was to confirm that I could now get the clutch to slip. Hasn't happened since then, as I now know it will happen. If you ask Vince, even with his basic tune, he will tell you not to floor it in 5th gear, especially in the colder weather.

BartSS

Thanks permafried and shibito. Use asked how to tell not how it smells lol

Terminator2

I have a log thast shows mine slipping in thirs the RPMs rise quickly (speed stays about the same) and drop back down a second later then go back up. It is starting to annoy me and I am turning down my DALs from 3K to 4500 to help with the slipping.

sbdblyss

So I go WOT in fifth gear pretty often. I drive the freeway everyday. I didn't know it was bad for the clutch. I should be shifting to 4th or 3rd instead of letting boost build in fifth? Wow, I'm an idiot.... lol

stacy_dammit

iTrader: (1)

Clutch slip at it finest...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bkn_clTaLMA

08inBama

its a valid check, but its unnecessary abuse... that is like saying getting punched in the mouth is a great way to test the durability of your teeth

BartSS

Haha but dude did ask how can I tell if it's slippin

sponge14

That's only about half true... Yes, it is abusive to do, but if you don't do it under controlled circumstances, how would you know if it will slip when you need the power? No one is saying to make a dozen full throttle passes at low RPM's in 5th gear. But there is no other way to check to see if the clutch will slip. We all know the durability of our teeth from 20+ years of using them, we don't know about our clutches.

rukkee

iTrader: (3)

Are you kidding....... That is a great way to check for clutch slip . The OP is stock so WTF are you guys complaining a about .
E-thuggin YO
No wonder this place is called the

msfitoy

Agree...I've been around since the stone age and that's always been the way to diagonose a worn clutch...how else can you check? Take it apart? lol...

BlkSS4dr

Turning?????? Where the **** have you been.. More then half of this site is a bunch of assworshipingrimjobbers.. Who just troll