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gsazabi Jan 20, 2006 06:02 PM

Occational clutch slipage..What's up with that? Normal?
 
I currently have 3000 miles on the clutch.
Since about a week or two ago, my Z's been vibrating more than before.
The vibration can be felt through the clutch(while upshifting), gas pedal,
and the shift knob.
Feels like I can feel the whole tranny vibrate noticably more than before.
Vibrating tranny/flywheel can be felt a lot through the shift knob when idle also.

Last night my buddy and I decided to go get something to eat at night,
and my clutch was SLIPPING like a mofo...
Noticable vibration through the tranny, and the shifter was notchy as hell.
I was trying to hard to get crisp shifts, but it just wouldn't happen.

When I drove the car this morning and afternoon, it got better, and
now it seems back to normal.
However, noticable tranny vibration is still present.
1st and 2nd gear are still not as smooth as before...

Any idea what it might be?
Would getting the clutch bled by the dealer help?

DM4 Jan 20, 2006 06:30 PM

Occasional, Occasional, Occasional. I wish people would learn to spell, or at a minimum, use spell check!!!

gsazabi Jan 20, 2006 07:42 PM


Originally Posted by DM4
Occasional, Occasional, Occasional. I wish people would learn to spell, or at a minimum, use spell check!!!

Haha thanks for the correction, but I would've appreciated
any feedback/comment on the topic itself more.

plumpzz Jan 21, 2006 08:25 AM

Was is cold outside? Car was warm? You sure it was slipping?
If it were slipping, if u floored it in 5th gear while going 10 mph, ur RPM would go to redline and you wouldn't move.

gsazabi Jan 21, 2006 10:33 AM


Originally Posted by plumpzz
Was is cold outside? Car was warm? You sure it was slipping?
If it were slipping, if u floored it in 5th gear while going 10 mph, ur RPM would go to redline and you wouldn't move.


Yea it was colder than usual that night. Also, I couldn't warm up
the car and drove straight off the lot after turning it on.
Yea maybe clutch wasn't slipping, but accleration was poor.
Felt as if the clutch was partially ingaged or something.

NINJA-Z Jan 21, 2006 11:16 AM

Depends
 
Alot depends on how hard the car has been driven, no offense.....are you expierenced with a manual tranny? the flywheel may need resurfacing, I would just take it in and let the dealer check it and go from there...........yeah and whats up with the spell check comment? kinda rude if you ask me what does it matter how its spelled as long as you know what he is trying to say.

CopperZ Jan 24, 2006 02:45 PM


Originally Posted by DM4
Occasional, Occasional, Occasional. I wish people would learn to spell, or at a minimum, use spell check!!!


shut the fuk up you smart as mofo... who cares how he spelled it? I got it, and so did everyone else. did u help this guy? NO, if your that smart then try and help him with the topic. idiot....

Anyway, i would go to the dealer and tell them. You dont want the Warrantee to run out and have a slipping trans.

gsazabi Jan 24, 2006 06:37 PM

The car's been running normal again ever since that day, however..
the tranny started to clunk on 1st->2nd and 2nd->3rd upshifts almost every time.
First I thought it was me, so when I tried letting out the clutch slowly
and more carefully it still clunked.
2nd gear is especially bad...when I let out the clutch not even half way, it
just clunks.

It feels as if the clutch is getting stuck half way but pedal still fully releases.

Or it could be that the clutch is not engaging all the way.
Like there is still spinning going on until you put it in gear,
then it catches itself and stops with a clunk.

Miko Jan 25, 2006 07:57 AM

Maybe its due to a high engagement point, from what i've read. Seems like those who've adjusted the engagement point from high -> midway fixed their problem.


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