Clutch going bad?

[bigal0043]

Alright i heard you can inspect your clutch pad without taking alot apart... Something about taking a couple bolts on ur bell housing and able to see the clutch?

i dont know where the bell housing is but is it possible to check it out?

what am i looking for if i can see the surface...

here is why im asking

when i shift from 1st to 2nd it seems to me like the gears are still spinning because it will make a noise like it crunched it in there... its usually just when i start going after i drive for a little bit seems to go away.. downshifting into 2nd i dont seem to have it ...

btw its a 5 speed with a stock clutch

 

[bigal0043]

any thoughts?

 

[boost fiend]

the bell housing is bolted to the trans. there are two inspection plates on the bellhousing. as far as being able to see just how much wear is on the clutch from there, i dont know.

 

[bigal0043]

any thoughts on if my clutch is going bad or not?

 

[bigal0043]

oh i forgot to mention that i thought it was the transmission fluid so i changed it with royal purple... did i add it in the right place??

i already had my shifter out so i put the new tranny fluid into the hole where the shifter was...

 

[7M-GTE]

is your clutch slipping? if not then I'd say synchros...

 

[bigal0043]

yea its not slipping.. its just getting into gear is hard... i can double clutch and i try doing that to get it into but its still hard...

 

[aye mate]

Sounds like synchros to me.

 

[92Turbo]

Is it hard to get into gears often? I think it might be the pressure plate...It would not hurt for you to replace the stock clutch, and try going with syncromesh in the tranny. On a side note What boost were you running on the 14.4 run?

 

[bigal0043]

not much like 8 or 10 psi something around that... got my new exhaust in last week going to put it on this weekand hopefully... though last couple days i have hit 15 psi then hit fuel cut... its nuts...

it seems only hard to get into gears when its cold out.. and or the car is cold...
i hope to be able to hold out the stock clutch for one more summer

 

[7M-GTE]

not much like 8 or 10 psi something around that... got my new exhaust in last week going to put it on this weekand hopefully... though last couple days i have hit 15 psi then hit fuel cut... its nuts...

it seems only hard to get into gears when its cold out.. and or the car is cold...
i hope to be able to hold out the stock clutch for one more summer

are you reading that off of the stock gauge? if so they are off... and it sounds like your synchros are goin...

 

[GrimJack]

Clutch is super easy to test. Head for the freeway, put it in 5th at low RPMs (1500-2000rpm) and go wide open throttle.

Watch the tach & the speedo - if the tach suddenly start to spin up without a similar increase in speed, your clutch is fried.

If it doesn't, there is something else wrong.

 

[bigal0043]

k i will do that thats a good idea and ill give it a try.. and yes i have an aftermarket boost gauge... see my sig

 

[isnms]

and it looks like this :naughty:

 

[bigal0043]

hahah thats great ^^

 

[isnms]

yeah, now i've got a spec stage2 going in

 

[SupraDreamPDR]

or if its as bad as mine, start your car, put and gear and watch your car go nowhere. :biglaugh: