How do you tell you have a worn out clutch? - B15sentra.net

Daemos · 03-28-2004, 01:27 AM

Well I doubt I have a worn out clutch, and it may be all in my mind.

I have 12000KM on my car, but for some reason it just feels a little diffrent when I engage gears. This is my first manual car so I don't know what to expect when things break down.

I was reading and some people said if your clutch is worn your engine/speed won't accelerate as fast? Is that true?

I'm not really hard on the car or anything.

C*z · 03-28-2004, 01:55 AM

If your clutch is worn, typically what you'll experience is called "slipping", where the friction has worn down to the point where it can no longer "grab". When you hit the gas, the engine speed will start increasing but the torque won't get immediately transferred to the tranny and wheels as you'd expect and you'll experience the sensation of revving without getting anywhere.

Now, that's just if it's *worn*. If there's something else wrong with it, then you could experience any number of symptoms. But yeah, as they wear you might feel a little difference...until it starts slipping(and I'd bet you have a ways to go, before that happens) I wouldn't worry.

oki_boy · 03-28-2004, 01:59 AM

basically an easy way to tell is when you shift and let go of the clutch, the car will rev like you still have the pedal depressed. it will eventually drop into gear, depending on just how worn your clutch is.

pugnex · 03-28-2004, 10:54 PM

Also, you may start to smell something burning...your clutch. Before my clutch went in my old car, I got to the mall and it smelled bad....a few weeks later the car wouldn't even move lol. Also, going up a hill is when you're most likely to all of a sudden see the engine rev when your speed doesn't actually increase because the clutch is slipping.

myB15 · 03-29-2004, 03:23 PM

ah..... hmmm.... is there an approximate mileage that your clutch should be good for.... or does that depends on your driving habits and styles..??

CC

Joe M · 03-29-2004, 03:26 PM

Do you ride the clutch? You said it's your first manual trans car.

CrimsonShadow · 03-29-2004, 03:27 PM

If you want to check if the clutch is slipping badly then get going about 20mph or so then shift into top gear and floor it. If your tach moves before you do then it is slipping. There is also an engine braking technique as well but i forget how its done...

n666z · 03-29-2004, 03:52 PM

damn 20mph in 6th gear doesn;t sound like a good idea lol...

APMechanic · 03-29-2004, 03:55 PM

20mph and 6th gear wont prove $hit it shouldnt be worn out this early i mean if you ride it or drive on hills a lot i could maybe see but that would be extreme.....anyways when its worn out you'll notice it slips under hard acceleration.....

Joe M · 03-29-2004, 03:55 PM

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Originally posted by n666z
damn 20mph in 6th gear doesn;t sound like a good idea lol...

It's not.

n666z · 03-29-2004, 03:56 PM

actually it is... i never new bogging the engine wasn't bad...

APMechanic · 03-29-2004, 04:07 PM

ummm 20mph in 6th isnt good....hell i cant do 25 in 6th without shaking the fillings out of my teeth....

pugnex · 03-29-2004, 04:12 PM

Yeah, even 25mph in 5th gear with my 1.8 is bad news lol

TheAnalogKiddd · 03-29-2004, 04:32 PM

C*z had it right, just redline it in first, throw it into second, and drop the clutch... if the car "grabs" and keeps accelerating consistantly then you're good, otherwise.. the clutch may start to be on its way out

CrimsonShadow · 03-29-2004, 04:50 PM

Redlining it and dropping the clutch is better than bogging the engine? Damn im throwing out all my physics and science books... 2+2=5!

03-28-2004, 01:27 AM	#1
Daemos Registered User Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Winnipeg, MB	How do you tell you have a worn out clutch? Well I doubt I have a worn out clutch, and it may be all in my mind. I have 12000KM on my car, but for some reason it just feels a little diffrent when I engage gears. This is my first manual car so I don't know what to expect when things break down. I was reading and some people said if your clutch is worn your engine/speed won't accelerate as fast? Is that true? I'm not really hard on the car or anything. __________________ 05 Ti Grey RX8 GT/3" catless midpipe/Cobb Accessport + custom tune www.jdmoc.com - JDM Owner's Club

03-28-2004, 01:55 AM	#2
C*z Hater Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Columbia, MD	If your clutch is worn, typically what you'll experience is called "slipping", where the friction has worn down to the point where it can no longer "grab". When you hit the gas, the engine speed will start increasing but the torque won't get immediately transferred to the tranny and wheels as you'd expect and you'll experience the sensation of revving without getting anywhere. Now, that's just if it's worn. If there's something else wrong with it, then you could experience any number of symptoms. But yeah, as they wear you might feel a little difference...until it starts slipping(and I'd bet you have a ways to go, before that happens) I wouldn't worry. __________________ '03 Molten Silver Spec V (KAC-829, Infinity Ref 10", Kenwood XXV-01D, CST charcoal/slate grey leather, chrome gauge rings, redline black-charcoal boots, Kumho Ecsta ASXs) '01 Radium GXE (Falken Ziex 512s) '95 Prizm LSi - DESTROYED WHILE PARKED BY UNDERAGE, HIT-AND-RUN, DRUNK DRIVER.

03-28-2004, 01:59 AM	#3
oki_boy Designated Drinker Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Hong Kong. (no, really)	basically an easy way to tell is when you shift and let go of the clutch, the car will rev like you still have the pedal depressed. it will eventually drop into gear, depending on just how worn your clutch is. __________________ ex-resident texas yakuza <-- (now infused with muay thai extract) 5'6", 140 pounds of alchohol fueled, womanizing, napoleon syndrome. cover your booze! hide your daughters!

03-28-2004, 10:54 PM	#4
pugnex King of OT Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: MA/NH USA	Also, you may start to smell something burning...your clutch. Before my clutch went in my old car, I got to the mall and it smelled bad....a few weeks later the car wouldn't even move lol. Also, going up a hill is when you're most likely to all of a sudden see the engine rev when your speed doesn't actually increase because the clutch is slipping. __________________ 2004 1.8 in blackout w/ Pacesetter SS+ ES bushings, 80a shore MM, OZ Matrix Elite cs180, Eclipse 8455, DLS A5, eD 11kv2, RL water wetter

03-29-2004, 03:23 PM	#5
myB15 Team NISMO Coordinator Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Richmond, BC, CANADA	ah..... hmmm.... is there an approximate mileage that your clutch should be good for.... or does that depends on your driving habits and styles..?? CC __________________ 2002 Molten Silver Sentra SER Spec V - nismo S-Tune Replica! - SOLD 2004 Toyota Matrix XRS - FAMILY CAR...

03-29-2004, 03:26 PM	#6
Joe M Back for More Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: NJ	Do you ride the clutch? You said it's your first manual trans car. __________________ "How does anyone hope to defeat me? ... Allied as I am with the imbecile, the contemptible, and the promiscuous f-cking insane." '02 SE-R Spec V '08 CR-V

03-29-2004, 03:27 PM	#7
CrimsonShadow Habitual Line-Stepper Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Arizona	If you want to check if the clutch is slipping badly then get going about 20mph or so then shift into top gear and floor it. If your tach moves before you do then it is slipping. There is also an engine braking technique as well but i forget how its done... __________________ TeamV-Locity's EVO V/// RS CrimsonShadow's Spec-V Garage<---wow, this site is old.

03-29-2004, 03:52 PM	#8
n666z STi Owner! Join Date: May 2002 Location: Long Island,NY	damn 20mph in 6th gear doesn;t sound like a good idea lol... __________________ Aspen White STi 15% tints, HKS Carbon Ti TBE, HKS SSQV BOV, K&N Intake, headers, up-pipe, EcUteK Reflash '02 blackout SE-R Spec V(RIP) I/H/E/SS/MM/BS/P/KS -Arospeed RS-GT's My Car Domain site-Pics

03-29-2004, 03:55 PM	#9
APMechanic Registered User Join Date: May 2003 Location: Brunswick Ohio	20mph and 6th gear wont prove $hit it shouldnt be worn out this early i mean if you ride it or drive on hills a lot i could maybe see but that would be extreme.....anyways when its worn out you'll notice it slips under hard acceleration.....

03-29-2004, 03:56 PM	#11
n666z STi Owner! Join Date: May 2002 Location: Long Island,NY	actually it is... i never new bogging the engine wasn't bad... __________________ Aspen White STi 15% tints, HKS Carbon Ti TBE, HKS SSQV BOV, K&N Intake, headers, up-pipe, EcUteK Reflash '02 blackout SE-R Spec V(RIP) I/H/E/SS/MM/BS/P/KS -Arospeed RS-GT's My Car Domain site-Pics

03-29-2004, 04:07 PM	#12
APMechanic Registered User Join Date: May 2003 Location: Brunswick Ohio	ummm 20mph in 6th isnt good....hell i cant do 25 in 6th without shaking the fillings out of my teeth....

03-29-2004, 04:12 PM	#13
pugnex King of OT Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: MA/NH USA	Yeah, even 25mph in 5th gear with my 1.8 is bad news lol __________________ 2004 1.8 in blackout w/ Pacesetter SS+ ES bushings, 80a shore MM, OZ Matrix Elite cs180, Eclipse 8455, DLS A5, eD 11kv2, RL water wetter

03-29-2004, 04:32 PM	#14
TheAnalogKiddd Signals Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Charlotte, NC	C*z had it right, just redline it in first, throw it into second, and drop the clutch... if the car "grabs" and keeps accelerating consistantly then you're good, otherwise.. the clutch may start to be on its way out __________________ 2003 Nissan Sentra SE-R Spec V 1986 Mazda RX-7 Sport

03-29-2004, 04:50 PM	#15
CrimsonShadow Habitual Line-Stepper Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Arizona	Redlining it and dropping the clutch is better than bogging the engine? Damn im throwing out all my physics and science books... 2+2=5! __________________ TeamV-Locity's EVO V/// RS CrimsonShadow's Spec-V Garage<---wow, this site is old.

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