hey people,

How's life?? Well, mines ok, but flat out with exams. Any ways, I have a question... the other day I was lining up my mate in his ss, and when I dropped the clutch, the car wouldn't move - the revs were up in the 6 thou mark!!!! But, it was like the clutch was just spinning!!!!! my car only has 2000 ks on it! Anyone know what's happening here and how it can be rectified!!!

ps. I tried it again without dropping the clutch and blew my mate away!!!

cheers

franki

Its called clutch slip and it prolly saved your gearbox by the sound of it.

Try 2 grand lol.

with a cut out at 5950rpm I think u need more practice

Scotty

Its called clutch slip and it prolly saved your gearbox by the sound of it.

Try 2 grand lol.

hahaha :lol: I probably do ned more practice!!!! by the way I didn't drop it at though, I meant that because I expected the car to move I continued to rev!!! But I suppose the overall effects would be the same anyway!!!!

is there anyway to avoid clutch slipping (and not the obvious answers guys!!!) and can anyone explain y it happens exactly??

thanks

franki

There has been a thread on this before.... a few of us have had the same thing happen... I also had it when I had 2000km on the clock (now 10000km). Maybe there is still greased up parts in the car from the factory, hence the slip.... Since that time I have never had it happen.

Exact same thing happened to me just after a new clutch was fitted at 3000k by ford.I took off uphill with about 1500rpm and progressively applying the gas and she slipped, went nowhere. Funny how it has never happened again, I now have 8000k on the clock.

Peter