How can I tell if my clutch is going bad? It had 124K on it, never grinds, has no problem shifting, but when I am slowing down, and step on the clutch to downshift or put it in neutral, the clutch makes a strange sound sometimes. Not a grinding sound, but like a thudding sound. I know thats a bad description, but I would love some feedback. Thanks.

 

when my clutch was going bad it would rev up to 3k before my car would actually start moving

 

pull up the handbrake as much as u can put it in 1st gear and pop the clutch if it takes a few seconds to turn off its going bad..

 

when my clutch was going bad i could just floor it in fifth and it started slipping and the revs went crazy

 

sounds like your clutch is going bad in a way other than normal wear and tear/slipping. might want to take the tranny off and check. if it makes noise when pushing the pedal in, could be a bad pilot bearing

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by DAmnquickDA &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">sounds like your clutch is going bad in a way other than normal wear and tear/slipping. might want to take the tranny off and check. if it makes noise when pushing the pedal in, could be a bad pilot bearing</TD></TR></TABLE>

Is this the only way to know, by removing the tranny?

 

its the only real way to know for sure...

you need to inspect everything, make sure nothing is messed up.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by numbnuts22715 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">its the only real way to know for sure...

you need to inspect everything, make sure nothing is messed up.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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