my clutch is slipping when its hot, or reach ops temp. i though it was the clutch going out, but i just install a brand new clutch kit with new flywheel like 2days ago, still slipping when reachs ops temp. could it be oil leaking inside clutch area to cause the leak when its hot and oil is more liquid. please help....either mainseal or tranny seal, but i look under the flywheel area and no oil mark or nothing greasy...please help...

 

MM&Y of car would help. 94

 

i dont get it...help me out...

 

what make model and year is what he means.

something to check, appropriate peddle adjustment.

 

99 integra gsr

 

As mentioned, check peddle adjustment.

You can also check at the clutch release cylinder, make sure the cylinder push rod is sitting properly on the release lever and that lever is all the way back, [push rod is not holding it from comming back all the way.

Also check the peddle slack, there should be about 1/4"-1/2" play in the peddle before it has an effect on the clutch system. 94

 

As "fcm" mentioned, do the following and see if there is any improvement.

Another thing you might want to do especially if it's a new clutch is heat it up a bit by doing a nasty burnout, then proceed to banging all the gears. This happens on occasion when installing a new clutch kit. The friction material on the clutch disc has a layer that simply needs to be glazed off in order for it to properly engage/disengage. Otherwise, you should consider pulling off the transmission in order to further diagnose the issue. Good luck.

 

wow that's the first time i heard of that method for breaking in a clutch.even act and the others have a 500 mile break in strange

 

I mean don't get me wrong, you for sure want the friction material to experience normal heat cycles. When is the clutch slipping? At what RPM's (low or high)

I had the same problem that you're describing when I installed my new clutch. I put on 700 miles of normal driving for "break-in" purposes, and everything was pretty smooth. Clutch never slipped under normal driving conditions, but when I took the car to the track on slicks, the first pass resulted in nothing but clutch slippage. I did a mild burn out and barely heated up the rubber. On the 2nd pass, I ensured that the burn-out was more than adequate enough to heat up the slicks. Sure enough, the launch this time proved that the clutch was no longer slipping and was putting down all the power to the ground where it belongs.

Just give it a try. Either way you'll probably end up surprising yourself.