cav maloney

hope some one can help bought my 2000 classic shape bout 3 weeks ago and have noticed that if i drop from fifth to fourth or fourth to third when the revs reach 3500 the engine sounds as if the clutch is slipping and rises to around 4000 then sits at this for a couple of seconds till my speed catchs up what could be causing this ?

johnnyroper

sounds like a bit of clutch slip to me

T5OLF

iTrader: (4)

Yep sounds like slipping clutch mate

grahamfrary

It's a bit unusual to get clutch slip coming down the box and I'm not really sure I understand the symptoms. Best test for clutch slip is to accelerate up a long steady incline in 3rd or 4th and dip the clutch while accelerating. Revs should rise then snap back as the clutch is released. If the revs take a while to settle back after the clutch is re-engaged it is slipping.

cav maloney

thanks for the advice all thought so myself just a friend who had a series mcrae said that if i can set off from a standing start at high revs without it slipping and no smell the clutch is fine dont know how true this is