your thoughts please

[hiline]

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

also think it was slipping a tad in 4th gear


am i up for a new clutch

[Pedro_The_Swift]

its all those donuts,,,,

[hiline]

its all those donuts,,,,

not the thought i was after

[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?????----

[hiline]

coincidence?????----

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

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

[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