how do u kno whn ur clutch is gone??

[CIV73C]

i was just wondering.. how do u kno whn ur clutch is gone??

[geo41e]

um..if l'm right, there are two ways.
one way is that u have to push ya clutch in all the way to change gears wiithout crunchin, and let go really far bak for the friction point.

and the second is that when ur goin real hard from first to second, u "feel" secopnd gear slippin, that is, ur in second, clutch is out and ur foot is on full throttle, however the rpm drops slowly from say 7000 to 5000 until it catches properly.

i think!! hope this helps
l'm changin mine to a heavy duty this week.

[MrPlow]

start your car... while your doing around 10km/h put it in 5th and drive off, if the car just revs your clutch is gone! simple!

[Toby]

Or you could just read one of the other 500 threads about this topic :)

[bumthology]

"one way is that u have to push ya clutch in all the way to change gears wiithout crunchin, and let go really far bak for the friction point. "

This is not a way, i dont think, because the clutch cable (if it uses a cable) can be adjusted for the friction to be close or far away from pushing out the pedal..

A way to test a good or bad clutch is to put it in 4'th gear.. and let it stall..
if it stalls straight after u drop the clutch.. then ur clutch is good, if it takes a while to stall, then ur clutch is worn

[soul4real]

Hmmm yea my friction point is pretty far back (DC2), and I just got a clutch put in a month ago.
My clutch was totally worn out before I got it changed, I had to push all the way to change gears, sometimes it wouldn't even let me go into gear.

[vuvu]

how u tighten the clutch cable?
lol
mines real high..want it lower
cheers

[egvtec]

And maybe the other obvious answer to the question would be if ur car decides to rev without movement when u are accelerating and foot is off clutch

[SIKCVC]

you know its ****ed when its in gear with your foot on the clutch and you hear it clonk into gear then slip out again :P

[Jai-VTi]

(if it uses a cable)

Do EG civic use cable?

[SIKCVC]

only the Gl and Breeze.

[deceivin]

Hmmm yea my friction point is pretty far back (DC2), and I just got a clutch put in a month ago.
My clutch was totally worn out before I got it changed, I had to push all the way to change gears, sometimes it wouldn't even let me go into gear.

is that normal for a new clutch's friction point to be far back? mines pretty far back, and mechanic has said i can't put it anymore forward. think i need a new one, altho my clutch has passed all those slipping clutch tests.

[incoming]

And maybe the other obvious answer to the question would be if ur car decides to rev without movement when u are accelerating and foot is off clutch

what he said!

[deceivin]

my car moves tho? anymore tests?

[Chi]

Does it mean my clutch is dead cos when i move slowly and take my foot of teh clutch and gas it goes a bit faster and moves by itself in reverse and 1st gear....?

[bumthology]

howabout eg civic si?
that would use cable wouldnt it, as it has a d16a8 ??

[geo41e]

dude..the guy said only breeze an gl use cable
rest use hydro...l fink

jus change ya clutch dude

l jus changed mine with a heavy duty pressure plate, and a sports unity cluch disc
bites like crazy..but i wus told not to dump it yat..coz l have to allow the new clutch to.."get used to it"

or else it'll slip foirfever..??

[Civic Type R]

it revvs thru the powerband in gear but the car doesnt accellerate. - thats how i could tell mine was ****ed

[V_tec 4 life]

yea i just bought a civc EK on the 27th :D my 1st car so happy .... and my cluch is pretty worn out couse it lags and so on .. and im pretty low on $$$ so do any of u guyz no ANYBODY selin a cluch or were i can get 1 for cheap (instalation not needed) . . .

[bennjamin]

only the Gl and Breeze.

All EG's are Hydraulic clutch operated afaik..

[Andrew21]

Thats right ben. My Eg was a "GL" with carby motor before the conversion, and that was hydrolic ..

[Mattski_VTIR]

If your car is fitted with a hydraulic clutch, your could always check your clutch master cylinder. Honda were able to tell me how much my clutch had worn depending on were the clutch cylinder had adjusted itself to. As the clutch gets worse they also tend to develop a sqeek, and thats why i would recomend you also change your clutch cylinder with the clutch, as they dont tend to like being re-fitted to a new clutch if they have been compisating for a warn one.

[mj3610]

Hmmm yea my friction point is pretty far back (DC2), and I just got a clutch put in a month ago.
My clutch was totally worn out before I got it changed, I had to push all the way to change gears, sometimes it wouldn't even let me go into gear.
ur clutch master is most likely leaking... chek far bak under ur clutch if u see fluids leaking u need a new clutch master, shouldnt be more than $200 supplied and fitted...

[marte]

just wondering, i was driving on a 80 road and i had it in 5th, after letting go of the acelerate i drove and i put it into 4rth gear i let go of the accelerate and then i could pull it out of 5th without clutching.. does that mean my clutch is gone? :S

[marte]

oh awesome... was just a tad bored driving to uni and yeah, suprise suprise it came out and just thought my clutch was gone. but lucky its not .phew. thx dude

[Nightkld]

that's always a relief, clutches aren't cheap!

[V_tec 4 life]

yea there so expensive the cheapest quote i got was $550 for a basic cluch... if i get a new cluch it would it improve my car's preformance ?

[KB]

Where are you getting your quotes from?
I can get OEM clutches from Honda SpareParts for like $300(Plate, Disc and Baring)

[Dylanamus]

$550 for a "basic" clutch? :/ I hope that includes labour. You can get HD exedy clutches for less...

[bennjamin]

anyway basic labour for a clutch install should be aroudn the $300 mark. The clutch "kit" shoudl be around he $300 mark too. Get some quotes urself and get it done.