Well, if you continue to drop the clutch @ 3500 no clutch is going to last
very long and considering how hard it is to replace one maybe . . . you
should let up a little and accelerate after the clutch is in. If a clutch is
gonna slip it's gonna be in the low gears as there is so much torque being
applied. And no rough surfaces won't make it slip but a shaking foot might.
Mike
----- Original Message -----
From: Ken Pletcher <pletch@home.com>
To: Datsun Roadster <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, May 29, 2000 1:18 AM
Subject: Need advise on slipping clutch
> Tonight I took a buddy of mine out for ride in DATSTER, this one stretch
of
> road was very rough.
> From a stand still and engine RPM about 3500 I dropped the clutch thinking
> there was going to be a lot of wheel spin and smoke-nope! The engine RPM
did
> go up to 6000 and the car was moving so I shifted to 2nd and noticed the
rpm
> went up to 6000 again really quick. At that time I noticed there was no
tire
> noise and it didnt have that loose feeling,the clutch must have been
> slipping. I did try normal started and hard accel. going through the gear
> and it didn't slip again. I do plan on going out tomorrow and rechecking
my
> wheel pattern on a normal road to see what happens.
>
> My questions are:
> Was my rpm too high to have my clutch catch up? I have been able to do
this
> before with no problem.
> Could the road have been to rough of a surface and make the clutch slip?
> Could the pressure plate/clutch disc been heated up to much and not
recover
> (short term)?
> Big question-If I need to replace my clutch,since this is the 1st time I
> noticed clutch slippage does anybody know how much longer I have?
> Shasta is about 1 month away.
> Ken
> DATSTER
>
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