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Old 10 June 2006, 08:08 PM
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HI PPL
I POSTED ANOTHER THREAD ABOUT " HOW DO I KNOW IF MY CLUTCH IS GONE"

AND I WAS TOLD TO DO A TEST

TEST 1 - DRIVING AT 30MPH SHIFT IT IN TO R4TH AND ACCELAERTAE AND IF REVS SHOOT UP BUT SPEED DONT THEN THAT MEANS THE CLUTCH HAS GONE

TEST 2 - PULL UP THE HAND BRAKE, PUT IT IN A HIGHER GEAR AND TRY TAKING OFF, IF IT DONT STALL AND I SMELL RUBBER BURN THAT ALSO MEANS THE CLUTCH HAS GONE

NOW THE PROBLEM IS

WHEN I TIRED TEST ONE

GEAR ONE - REVS SHOOT UP - SPEED DONT
GEAR TWO - REVS SHOOT UP BUT SPEED DONT
GEAR THREE, FOUR AND FIVE - CAR SLOWLY INCREEASES SPEED BUT REVS DONT SHOOT HIGH

WITH THE TEST TWO

I PUT IT IN THIRD GEAR AND TRIED TAKING OFF, CAR DID NOT STALL, ALOT OF BURNING SMELL AND SMOKE COMING FROM BONNET VENT

NOW GUYS DOES THAT MEAN MY CLUTCH HAS GONE?

I HAVE ALSO LOST ALOT OF PERFORMANCE, MY BOOST DONT KICK IN AS IT USED TO, AND THE SPEED PICK UP IS SLOW

MY CAR USED TO BOOST AT 0.5 BAR
NOT IT BOOSTS JUST A LITTLE AT 0.7

COULD THIS BE BECAUSE OF THE CLUTCH

PLEASE REPLY
Old 11 June 2006, 08:12 AM
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Yes.

Please learn to type without caps lock turned on though.


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Old 11 June 2006, 10:26 AM
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Your clutch is definately knackered!
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