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I have a 91 civic dx sedan. No mods just stock, it has 301k on it. The first clutch was done at 230k. Now 71k miles later I am getting clutch slippage. Now I only get it when I apply power at low rpms and usually in 3rd and 4th gear.
Now I kind of see that when I push the pedal down very slightly the clutch disengages. I saw in this video that it could possibly help that, but will it help the slippage?
Also, is it me or is that terrible mileage from a clutch? Also this was an aftermarket clutch.
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Okay I adjusted it. I just loosened it a few times to see if it did anything and it did! So now I will try to tinker with it a bit more to get it exactly like yours. I THINK that the clutch stopped slipping but I am not 100% sure yet.
Thanks a lot!
But now I am back to my problem on hills with a wicked chatter. Ohwell. I think that I need to slip the clutch just a tad bit more.
Okay I adjusted it. I just loosened it a few times to see if it did anything and it did! So now I will try to tinker with it a bit more to get it exactly like yours. I THINK that the clutch stopped slipping but I am not 100% sure yet.
Thanks a lot!
But now I am back to my problem on hills with a wicked chatter. Ohwell. I think that I need to slip the clutch just a tad bit more.
Yea that’s what I would recommend. At a dead stop put the car in 3rd and rev the engine and ‘slip’ the clutch. Don’t do this for too long as you could damage it, you’re just trying to take the glazing off of the flywheel and clutch. If this doesn’t work however then you’re probably going to have to replace the clutch. To be honest the job isn’t that bad but lets cross that bridge when we get there. Good luck and keep us posted.
Yea that’s what I would recommend. At a dead stop put the car in 3rd and rev the engine and ‘slip’ the clutch. Don’t do this for too long as you could damage it, you’re just trying to take the glazing off of the flywheel and clutch. If this doesn’t work however then you’re probably going to have to replace the clutch. To be honest the job isn’t that bad but lets cross that bridge when we get there. Good luck and keep us posted.
Turned out I think its my technique. Clutch does not slip. I have gone through many scenarios in which the clutch would have slipped before. Also the position the clutch now bites is so much better. I can shift faster and smoother now.
I will have to keep that in mind when I have some problems.
Thanks again!
Turned out I think its my technique. Clutch does not slip. I have gone through many scenarios in which the clutch would have slipped before. Also the position the clutch now bites is so much better. I can shift faster and smoother now.
I will have to keep that in mind when I have some problems.
Thanks again!
How many miles did the car have on it when you got it? When the clutch was replaced was it done professionally and the flywheel replaced or surfaced as well? If there is contamination getting into the clutch area it can destroy a clutch fast and driving habits can shorten the clutches life really bad. Slipping the clutch, riding the clutch and popping the clutch to spin the tires is really hard on them and people learning to drive a standard transmission tend to do all of the above when they are learning.
Not saying that you are a bad driver but the last owner may have been. Hope this helps.How many miles did the car have on it when you got it? When the clutch was replaced was it done professionally and the flywheel replaced or surfaced as well? If there is contamination getting into the clutch area it can destroy a clutch fast and driving habits can shorten the clutches life really bad. Slipping the clutch, riding the clutch and popping the clutch to spin the tires is really hard on them and people learning to drive a standard transmission tend to do all of the above when they are learning.
Not saying that you are a bad driver but the last owner may have been. Hope this helps.[quote=”JoshMc” post=33106]How many miles did the car have on it when you got it? When the clutch was replaced was it done professionally and the flywheel replaced or surfaced as well? If there is contamination getting into the clutch area it can destroy a clutch fast and driving habits can shorten the clutches life really bad. Slipping the clutch, riding the clutch and popping the clutch to spin the tires is really hard on them and people learning to drive a standard transmission tend to do all of the above when they are learning.
Not saying that you are a bad driver but the last owner may have been. Hope this helps.[/quote]Well the car has always been in my family since it was new.
But my immediate family got the car with 172k and drove it without problems until 230k. That is when the clutch was replaced. It was done “professionally” and they charged us for re-surfacing the flywheel.
My guess is that the mechanic didn’t really know much about cables. The throttle cable was out of spec, and now I see the clutch cable was way out of spec.
I don’t and the previous owner didn’t do anything like riding the clutch, hard launching or anything. When I learned to drive stick the only thing that I can imagine being bad for the clutch was launching it in third 😳 But that was 30k miles ago. A majority of my driving and the previous owners driving was highway.
Regardless it seems to be okay now.
[quote=”JoshMc” post=33106]How many miles did the car have on it when you got it? When the clutch was replaced was it done professionally and the flywheel replaced or surfaced as well? If there is contamination getting into the clutch area it can destroy a clutch fast and driving habits can shorten the clutches life really bad. Slipping the clutch, riding the clutch and popping the clutch to spin the tires is really hard on them and people learning to drive a standard transmission tend to do all of the above when they are learning.
Not saying that you are a bad driver but the last owner may have been. Hope this helps.[/quote]Well the car has always been in my family since it was new.
But my immediate family got the car with 172k and drove it without problems until 230k. That is when the clutch was replaced. It was done “professionally” and they charged us for re-surfacing the flywheel.
My guess is that the mechanic didn’t really know much about cables. The throttle cable was out of spec, and now I see the clutch cable was way out of spec.
I don’t and the previous owner didn’t do anything like riding the clutch, hard launching or anything. When I learned to drive stick the only thing that I can imagine being bad for the clutch was launching it in third 😳 But that was 30k miles ago. A majority of my driving and the previous owners driving was highway.
Regardless it seems to be okay now.
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