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#16

03-03-2009, 06:56 PM

raineycd

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Quote:

Originally Posted by ttboost

99.9% of the time it just starts slipping and not holding the power...you'll know it. If you smell it, it's wayyy too far gone. If it fails because of the other.1% of the time, it usually mechanical failure, very rare.

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#17

03-03-2009, 07:13 PM

Dr_jitsu

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Put your car in 4th gear at about 45 mph....mash the peddle and see if she slips (if your rpms rise faster than your mph, your clutch is on her way out).

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#18

03-04-2009, 08:42 AM

vividracing

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If your clutch is going out, do what Dr. Jitsu said. You will see your RPMs go up, but not your speed.

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#19

03-04-2009, 04:09 PM

justinn

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Mikelly

You're wrong on that one... Chatter is indeed what you feel/hear when letting the clutch pedal out. The "rattle" of the LWFW can be avoided by pushing the clutch pedal in. The only time I experience the noise some complain about is when the car is idling in Neutral.

Mike

As Mikelly pointed out, chatter is on engagement, "Clatter" is what makes people ask what is wrong with your 100k dollar car when sitting next to you a stoplight.

Justin

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#20

03-04-2009, 04:12 PM

acf

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I just had a UMW stage 2 sachs clutch and LWFW package installed 2 days ago. Accumulator went as well. My stock clutch only had 18k miles on it but the diaphragm broke.

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