Clutch Slipping

[joeyd161]

Recently i changed my clutch been breaking it in now im at about 1000 miles on it. today when i got on the highway today i wanted to see what it could do but when i got into fourth gear at about 4-5k rpm the clutch started slipping. do i need to take it easy still until it fully grips because just while normal driving it grips fine. i know the master and slave cylinder are good because those are brand new.

 

[aye mate]

Check your pedal free-play. Make sure the system is bled. Did you put the clutch in yourself?

 

[joeyd161]

i know theres no air in the system,my pedal height is like .5 higher then what the tsrm says, i did do the clutch myself and i know nothing went in backwards like the clutch disc as some people do on accident.

 

[1TuffSupra]

what kind of clutch is it? Unfortunately some clutches dont really hold as they should.

 

[joeyd161]

went with the advanced auto brand its perfection clutch. only reason why i did that is because summer 2006 want to do a turbo swap so i didnt want to spend a lot on it so i can put more money into the turbo swap.

 

[1TuffSupra]

ah, well I dont really have any personal experience or any experiences that my friends have had with advance's clutches. I plan on doing the swap in the future as well and went with a clutch by south bend (will install this or next weekend) but after 1000 miles it shouldnt still be slipping. You didnt get any fluids on it when you put it in did you?

 

[joeyd161]

nope my hands were grease free cause i washed my hands before i installed the clutch assmbly and i also cleaned the bellhousing with a few cans of carb and brake cleaner. i also changed the rear main so i know for a fact its not that.ill give it some more time its just killing me not being able to open it up on the road.

 

[billspreston01]

double check the freeplay on the pedal. Mine was doing that last week and I adjusted the master cylinder pushrod where it attaches to the pedal to make sure there was NO pressure plate feet at the top of the pedal stroke. you want to be able to push the pedal like half an inch before you get any resistance, that's how I solved my problem.

 

[aye mate]

hehe funny story: I put a Spec ST.2 in my car and i put the TO bearing in backwards. That lasted for like 5k miles before it started to slip. But yea check your freeplay.

 

[madseacow]

I had the same thing happen, oil pan gasket leak under the RMS. I had noticable oil coming out of the hole where the tranny and block meet. just something to check.

 

[joeyd161]

double check the freeplay on the pedal. Mine was doing that last week and I adjusted the master cylinder pushrod where it attaches to the pedal to make sure there was NO pressure plate feet at the top of the pedal stroke. you want to be able to push the pedal like half an inch before you get any resistance, that's how I solved my problem.

i will be trying this today cause its like a .5 off the tsrm specs and the clutch starts to engage basically as soon as i press the pedal in.