Clutch slipping :(

[dswalterwi at earthlink.net (dswalterwi)]

You could be experiencing the results of SMS (Self Machining Syndrome)
which means your transmission is destroying itself.  IT had two go that
way and the first I noticed was the transmission oil leaking onto my
clutch.  Pull the cover plate underneath/between and check the tranny.

Don

-----Original Message-----
From: scirocco-l-bounces@scirocco.org
[mailto:scirocco-l-bounces@scirocco.org] On Behalf Of Kervin
Sent: Thursday, March 11, 2004 11:48 AM
To: Patrick Bureau; 'David Utley'; 'Brian Wagner'
Cc: 'list'
Subject: Re: Clutch slipping :(

I didn't "fill it to the brim", that would be silly.  I was having some
leakage from the flange seal that I replaced.  I thought I heard some
extra
noises in the tranny last week and I wanted to be sure that 5th gear
wasn't
just spinning in the breeze.  I picked a bad sport (not level) to check
the
level.  It took about half a quart.  Started slipping 2 days later.  I'm
2
hours into my 9 minute clutch job.  The tiny seal around the rod is
failing.
The clutch disk pressure plate and flywheel are VERY oil at the moment.
I'll fix those after lunch.


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