How To know when clutch is dead

[**Ghost**]

Just wanting t know when u to know the clutch needs changing?

right now, my car isnt smooth of downshifts no matter how i rev-match

the car isnt really smooth on upshifts neither, jolts a little bit

but when i do the famous clutch test... which involves putting handbrake all the way up, then revand hold to 2000 and releasing clutch to a little beyond friction point the revs do not slip

does that mean my clutch isnt gone and its something else?

[ECU-MAN]

could be a glazed flywheel and or pressure plate.

[iamhappy46]

Could be many things, Spigot bearing is catching/damaged, pressure plate has damaged fingers, clutch needs adjustment for full clutch engagement(change and bleed your clutch fluid)
ECU-MAN's points are valid as well

[**Ghost**]

goddamnit... : ( well if i'm going to fix the gearbox i might as well change the clutch. :( this conflcits directly with me getting cams...noooooooo

[krasyvy]

my car vibrates alot when i'm rev matching...

like a lot, what could this mean?

[aimre]

te way i found out my clutch was gone was:

as i drove up a hill, with constant acceleration, the car began to slow down, and rool backwards.... with constatnt revs :/

[wynode]

Could be many things, Spigot bearing is catching/damaged, pressure plate has damaged fingers, clutch needs adjustment for full clutch engagement(change and bleed your clutch fluid)
ECU-MAN's points are valid as well

:thumbsup::thumbsup:

Depending on the actual problem itself maybe a worn engine mount (http://www.ozhonda.com/forum/showthread.php?t=27334&highlight=engine+mount)?

Does it jerk when you back off the throttle in say 1st ?

[runwaycrackwhore]

another little trick- put the car in 5th, try to start it, if the car starts ure clutch is fried

do the same up the hill if it slips its gone.

[VTi_b0i]

another little trick- put the car in 5th, try to start it, if the car starts ure clutch is fried

do the same up the hill if it slips its gone.
u mean with the clutch out yes?

[runwaycrackwhore]

yeah mate, so all its testing is if the clutch has bite or not

[VTi_b0i]

kool ill try that :)