kerrisaysss

can i do this myself or would i have to take it somewhere and get it done? : /

AndyD

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What exactly are you trying to adjust? What's it doing to make you think it needs adjusting?

kerrisaysss

like my clutch is slipping, like ill be in 5th gear and ill go to accelerate and my rpms will shoot up, everyones telling me i need to see if it can be adjusted before i replace it. but either way im going to replace it but i cant afford it right now so im going to see if i can adjust it or get it adjusted.

AndyD

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Ah, ok. No, you can't adjust that. It sounds like your clutch is done. The only thing you can adjust is engagement point.

How many miles are on it?

kerrisaysss

ugh that sucks. : / only like 90k. so its like nothing. but i guess ill just take it tomorrow n get it adjusted.

AndyD

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If you're planning to have the clutch changed anyway, I wouldn't even bother messing with the engagement point.

kerrisaysss

yeah. : / i guess theres not much i can do about it right now, other than to get it adjusted and just stick with that until i get a new clutch. but thanks for your help : )

slimjimming6688

check your clutch fluid

kerrisaysss

idk if its that like its the actual clutch slipping..

dagle

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behind the clutch pedal, you'll see a gold-colored rod. clockwise towards the firewall will raise engagement point, counterclockwise will bring it towards the firewall. remember not to go too crazy on it, as there is a point where the clutch does not engage at all, and there's a point where the clutch doesn't disengage at all.

kerrisaysss

and that can fix it? like, my rpms will shoot up say when im in 5th gear ill go to accelerate and my rpms rev really high then when i take my foot off the gas and try again itll actually accelerate, that will fix this??

dagle

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shoot me an AIM if you want some help, i don't quite understand.

TruNinja619

I don't think you understand what AndyD is saying. Your clutch disc is gone and there's no adjustment you can make other than the engagement point on the Clutch Master Cylinder rod to clutch pedal. The sooner you get that fix'd, the better, or else you'll find yourself stranded b/c you can't get the car to move.

kerrisaysss

and whatll that do since my clutch is gone? i know i need to replace it eventually but people have told me that i can adjust it to where itll grab more?

kerrisaysss

i IM'ed you, sn is kerrisaysss

6gsillyca

If your clutch is slipping, there is nothing you can do to "prolong" your clutch life by adjusting it, and there is no adjustments you can do to make it "grab" more

If it is slipping really bad, you should stop driving it, before you leave yourself stranded somewhere.

lrayford

yup. u pretty much need a clutch. iv had a few lol. when it starts slipping like that id stop driving it. iv been stranded like that b4. its no fun AND

if u absolutely have to drive it; do it as littel as possiable. and dont dog on it
untill u get ur new clutch and brake it in or its going to fail completly a "faster"

kerrisaysss

yeah its my DD, so i have to drive it : / im hopefully getting a new clutch this weekend and probably putting it in by tues/wed. but thanks for all the help guys !!

H22Prelude420

yea my clutch is pretty much gone and i absolutely had to drive it and yea it was no good i almost got stuck a few times cause it wouldnt go into gear so i had to kill the engine so i could get it into a gear and rev the **** out of it so it would move and slowly get upto speed i.e. 4th gear trying to drive on residential roads and starting of at stop signs and driving on the highway. that **** sucks...now i gotta replace it myself with no mechanic experience and a chilton.. yippee