When does your clutch grab?
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When does your clutch grab?
I was just wondering when some of your guy's clutch grabs when you let it out. because it might just be me but it feels like mine has been grabbing almost at the end. just wondering???
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You talking about at the end of the pedal? If it is grabbing at the very end of the pedal then your clutch is almost gone/worn out, its about time for a new one, for me!
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I got mine two days ago and it grabs all the way out. My legs touch the steerin wheel when it grabs, but im still not used to drivin stick at all. I need alot more practice.
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x2... mine still grabs pretty early, as far as when i'm raising the pedal.. and my car has 16K on it
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Mine begins to grab about half way but it not fully engaged to near the top. I'm in a lot of stop and go traffic and only have 5k on it. For most cars the sweet spot should be about 1/3 of the pedal down from the top. So you should be doing most of your pedal work between half and the top. When I go to start the car I'm surprised how much travel there is to the bottom of the pedal to get it start.
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FYI to everyone! These clutches are SELF-ADJUSTING, that means that everyones clutch will grab in a different position relative to their average driving habits. What position your clutch grabs in is not an indication of clutch wear, because the clutch pressure is dependant upon the adjusted condition.
The question is IF your clutch grabs, and how much does it slip under heavy driving. If you are clutch dumping and experiencing slippage, try adding aggresive transmission braking to your daily driving habits to rough up the clutch disks by spinning them in the other direction. If you slip the clutch it will "glaze" in that direction and make it hard to grip the flywheel.
The question is IF your clutch grabs, and how much does it slip under heavy driving. If you are clutch dumping and experiencing slippage, try adding aggresive transmission braking to your daily driving habits to rough up the clutch disks by spinning them in the other direction. If you slip the clutch it will "glaze" in that direction and make it hard to grip the flywheel.
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FYI to everyone! These clutches are SELF-ADJUSTING, that means that everyones clutch will grab in a different position relative to their average driving habits. What position your clutch grabs in is not an indication of clutch wear, because the clutch pressure is dependant upon the adjusted condition.
The question is IF your clutch grabs, and how much does it slip under heavy driving. If you are clutch dumping and experiencing slippage, try adding aggresive transmission braking to your daily driving habits to rough up the clutch disks by spinning them in the other direction. If you slip the clutch it will "glaze" in that direction and make it hard to grip the flywheel.
The question is IF your clutch grabs, and how much does it slip under heavy driving. If you are clutch dumping and experiencing slippage, try adding aggresive transmission braking to your daily driving habits to rough up the clutch disks by spinning them in the other direction. If you slip the clutch it will "glaze" in that direction and make it hard to grip the flywheel.
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It also helps saves your brakes to use the motor to assist your decelerations. Just don't go bouncing your rev limiter on the downshift, you want to hit a 3-4k rpm range when downshifting, and don't try downshifting into first, forcing it will break a roll pin and could wear out synchro's.
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I always have downshifted since I started driving and it definitely is a plus in the s**t winter weather as well since you are using the engine to help you slow down too.
Takes some practice...but done right it does not hurt the car at all.
Takes some practice...but done right it does not hurt the car at all.