i just had the 5speed conversion done awhile ago i was never anygood at drivein a 5speed the clutch feels rite when its cold or warm but when u drive it a few miles and its all heated up i put it in gear and the rpms run up but the car just dosent go like its supose to when its cold then u switch to any gear and push the gas and it does it again revs up then grabs the gear its only been 650 miles i couldnt have warn it out already could i? its just daily driveing to work and around town, the clutch pedal always feels the same nice and stiff then when driveing it tonite its real cold out side and the clutch didnt act up at all

does this sound like i need to buy a clutch again?

please help thanks

 

IF the RPMs rise when in gear as if you're in neutral, then the clutch is slipping. This could be due improper installation, e.g. dirty flywheel causing slipage. You need to get it checked out, and replace the clutch if necessary.

 

I used to have '99 Prelude auto. I swapped the 5 speed trans 4 months ago, by some bodyshop. I had some problem like you describe. When the car cold. everything is fine until I drive the car for lil bit, then I feel like the car doesn't move that much even I rev very high, go slow. Everytimes I shift, the tach needle goes up then down. Yes, it was slipping. I found out that the stupid mechanic at the bodyshop didn't install the clutch master cylinder right. There was no clutch pedal freeplay. The master cylinder piston rod was pushed in the whole time, and cause the clutch and flywheel couldn't engage 100%. I backed the rod out, and adjust some freeplay for the pedal, since then everything is fine. I couldn't figure out at first either bc I never drove stick car b4, hard to tell what is wrong you know. Hope this will help you.

 

thanks guys i guess ill start lookin for a clutch but ill take it back to my mechanic and have him check it out i hope i dont have to buy a new clutch

 

i finaly got a chance to take my car back to the mechanic. xbn83 was rite but it wasnt the mechanics fault the rod had to be cut and rethered cuz it wouldnt adjust rite i drove 40 miles after he fixed it and nothing happened