[Clutch question (again) partial rant.. kind of long]

[losinit@usa.net (Cathy Boyko)]

When my clutches wore out, the car shifted quite normally, but after the
torque peak, the engine would rev without corresponding forward motion at=
 the
wheels, almost as if it was in neutral. Slipping began at high rpms, and =
it
eventually got like a diesel's rev range, you'd engage the clutch, get to=
 like
3000rpm, then you may as well shift since there was nothing but slippage.=
 I'm
hoping I never get "extensive experience", but we've killed a few in this=
 car
<grin>. My Ford pickup behaved in the same way, but I recall other lister=
s
saying theirs slipped, but at low rpms.
Cathy, pretty well on topic for once


"Drew Teague" <roccnroll@hotmail.com> wrote:
OK, an update on the tranny install.  Shawn, you were right about the clu=
tch =

lever AFAIK, but there seems to be a problem with the actual clutch.  A =

little background...  I had a clutch changed at a shop that I thought was=
 =

respectable & knowledgable.  Two months later, i get hard shifting, and =

eventually impossible shifting when the engine is running.  And when I st=
art =

it in gear, it rolls, pedal depressed or not, like the clutch won't fully=
 =

release its grip.  I take it back to the shop to repair it under warranty=
, =

stating that the clutch has a problem.  They pull the tranny to find it h=
ad =

"machined" itself.  They claim no problem with their clutch install.  So,=
 we =

finished the new tranny install ourself, not wanting to pay $700 for a us=
ed =

tranny install at their shop. (got a tranny for $75)  Go to test drive it=
 =

last night, SAME PROBLEM!  It won't go into gear unless the engine is off=
, =

and if I start it in gear with the clutch down, it will roll slowly, and =

engage completely as I lift the pedal up.  The freeplay seems to be OK, a=
nd =

the tranny is known to work.  Am I right that this is a clutch problem?? =
 Is =

it a cable adjustment problem, that it won't pull the lever enough to =

disengage?  Or is it a worn clutch?  From all my experience, (not TOO =

extensive) these are the symptoms of a worn clutch.  I DO NOT want to go =

back to that shop at all for various reasons.  I have given them 2nd and =
3rd =

chances with my car, and I am never pleased.  They don't take into =

consideration that I know my car better than any of their lunkhead =

"mechanics"

Very sorry for the rant....  Thanks very much in advance for advice.

Drew

**Drew Teague**
Harrisburg, PA

`84 8v Rocco --  "Bruise"
`85 BMW 318




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