your thoughts please

[hiline]

whilst driving yesturday
i changed into 5th only to feel it slipping :o
it would cruise no probs but once you laboured it she'd slip badly:(

also think it was slipping a tad in 4th gear :mad:


am i up for a new clutch :angel:

[Pedro_The_Swift]

its all those donuts,,,,
:wasntme:

[hiline]

its all those donuts,,,,
:wasntme:

not the thought i was after :p:p

[JDNSW]

Slipping clutch. Possibly something else, but most likely the clutch.

John

[Pedro_The_Swift]

werent you having cylinder problems??
master/slave?

is it still the original clutch?

[harry]

i suppose you could try adjusting it first, then change the clutch.

[hiline]

werent you having cylinder problems??
master/slave?

is it still the original clutch?

just had both of them replaced .........

the clutch has done 165,000k's

[Pedro_The_Swift]

coincidence?????----:whistling:

[hiline]

coincidence?????----:whistling:

i didn't replace them though ..........

i called in the pro's for that :D
well i hope they are pro's :o

[JDNSW]

just had both of them replaced .........

the clutch has done 165,000k's

Could be incorrectly adjusted pushrod on the master cylinder, but at that mileage it could quite easily be the clutch itself. Check that there is actually free play on the pushrod - you can do this by removing the cover plate on the pedal box. There should be 1.5mm free play on the pushrod - the exact amount is not critical but there has to be some to make sure the clutch fully releases.

As a long shot loose dirt acting as a one way valve in the hydraulic circuit could cause this effect, but it is almost certainly either the master cylinder adjustment (more likely since it has just been replaced) or the clutch itself.

John

[mcrover]

Knowing they have just replaced the slave cylinder in the last few days, I would say it needs to be adjusted properly.

Though your not resting your foot on the clutch pedal are you Ray? I only say this as if there was heaps of play in it before hand and that allowed you to get away with it, now it may not have enough and that could be causing the slip.

I have come accross this before but mainly with a few female drivers that dont think about what they are doing.

Failing that then your clutch is probably worn or glazed, did you take it swimming on the weekend at all? this can cause slippage which then can cause hot spots and glazing.

Hope that helps Ray and Im not picking on your driving mate, just a suggestion as sometimes we do things that we dont realise were doing.

[hiline]

no mate i dont rest my foot on the pedal
and no its hasn't been for swim

well not for a few weeks :D

[mcrover]

If your anywhere near Cranny today, call in and we will have a look

[hiline]

If your anywhere near Cranny today, call in and we will have a look

thanks for the offer mate :D

but i'm nowhere near cranny ;)

[weeds]

do you still have a bit of free play in the clutch pedal

[ak]

I reckon it's the clutch it-self. Let us know what it is when you get it sorted.

[justinc]

Hiline, Is that Fender of yours a Td5? If so, I would do the clutch ASAP, as the flywheel CANNOT be machined, and with all that slipping.....You will end up buying a new Dual mass flywheel at about $900.smackos:eek::eek:As well as the clutch kit!!!!!!!!!


If Tdi, don't panic quite as much.:(


JC

[hiline]

Hiline, Is that Fender of yours a Td5? If so, I would do the clutch ASAP, as the flywheel CANNOT be machined, and with all that slipping.....You will end up buying a new Dual mass flywheel at about $900.smackos:eek::eek:As well as the clutch kit!!!!!!!!!


If Tdi, don't panic quite as much.:(


JC

i know all about them stupid rubber mounted flywheels :twisted::twisted:

the original went at 26,000k's :angel:

luckily it was all covered under warranty as a factory recall :D

when it happened it only took about 1hr to totally wreck its self
from the start of slippin to the end

[hiline]

do you still have a bit of free play in the clutch pedal


no mate the pedal is firm .............

i will adjust it later today when the rain stops :angel: