Normal or potential clutch/trans problem
08-24-2009, 12:59 AM
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Normal or potential clutch/trans problem
Today I noticed something for the first time while driving my stock SS/TC with 12,000 miles. I was at a stop, accelerated in 1st, shifted to 2nd, and I sensed something different. It was like the engine rpm held for 0.25-0.5 seconds after completely getting off the clutch. I could tell by the engine sound that the rpm did not drop immediately on completion of the upshift. I was shifting at less than 2,500 rpms. Same thing happened on my shift from 2 to 3, and that time I watched the tach. I pushed in the clutch, moved the gear lever, and released the clutch all the way and then 0.25 seconds later the rpm dropped several hundred rpms.
Most days I have the stereo on and don't hear ever nuance that my car makes, but today I had the stereo off. I am wondering if this has been going on for a while with my car and is a possible tell tale sign of trouble. Or is this normal and my car has always been this way?
Another thing I have been noticing is the motion of the shifter. The feel varies depending on the speed I conduct the throw and possibly the driving conditions like rpm and vehicle speed. Sometimes I feel like the 1 to 2 shift is springy, like something is resisting my throw and pulling it to the side, but it still works. Sometimes on the 3 to 4 shift it feels like a grinding and I hear an audible noise. Should the shifter make any noise when shifting?
I have been experimenting with the speed of my throws, and it seems that if I move slowly (approximately 1 second) the shift feel is worse. If I do the throw more quickly and with some force it seems to feel more normal. Sometimes if I go real quick on a downshift from 5 to 4, it hits a wall and does not go in.
When I first got this car I learned how to drive a manual on it. I recall having more buttery-smooth feeling throws when I first started driving this car. It seemed like the shift lever would move to the next gear almost by itself without resisting. All I had to do was move the thing up or down and it would go to the proper gear. Now I feel like it has to be X cm up and X cm to the right, aiming the thing or it does not feel right.
Any advice, thoughts, or comments would be greatly appreciated. Thanks for taking the time to read all this.
Most days I have the stereo on and don't hear ever nuance that my car makes, but today I had the stereo off. I am wondering if this has been going on for a while with my car and is a possible tell tale sign of trouble. Or is this normal and my car has always been this way?
Another thing I have been noticing is the motion of the shifter. The feel varies depending on the speed I conduct the throw and possibly the driving conditions like rpm and vehicle speed. Sometimes I feel like the 1 to 2 shift is springy, like something is resisting my throw and pulling it to the side, but it still works. Sometimes on the 3 to 4 shift it feels like a grinding and I hear an audible noise. Should the shifter make any noise when shifting?
I have been experimenting with the speed of my throws, and it seems that if I move slowly (approximately 1 second) the shift feel is worse. If I do the throw more quickly and with some force it seems to feel more normal. Sometimes if I go real quick on a downshift from 5 to 4, it hits a wall and does not go in.
When I first got this car I learned how to drive a manual on it. I recall having more buttery-smooth feeling throws when I first started driving this car. It seemed like the shift lever would move to the next gear almost by itself without resisting. All I had to do was move the thing up or down and it would go to the proper gear. Now I feel like it has to be X cm up and X cm to the right, aiming the thing or it does not feel right.
Any advice, thoughts, or comments would be greatly appreciated. Thanks for taking the time to read all this.
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