how do you know when the clutch is on it's way out?

[leemillin]

how do you know when the clutch is on it's way out?

[WallaceGlanza]

Find a steep hill,put your foot down in 3rd or 4th gear where the engine will be putting out a bit of torque and see if you make it up the hill, if the revs go up but you don't the clutch is slipping!

[leemillin]

where i live i have 2 go up a big hill and it makes it up in 3rd. i had my cambelt done on thursday and everytime i got 2 pull off the car shakes :/

[AdamB]

What clutch was fitted? Some clutches do require a "bedding" in stage where it will judder on take off, but will eventually wear off after around 500 mile or so.

[leemillin]

i havent had one fitted mate

[AdamB]

Ah sorry mate mis-read the post. How long has it started doing this? Do you hear any rattles?

[leemillin]

nps mate.from thursday. i dont think there's any rattles

[AdamB]

Hmm I would have guessed the damper springs had fallen out the friction plate, but if there are no rattles to be heard from the gearbox I doubt it would be this.

[leemillin]

gearbox is fine, just shakes when i pull off n thats it. sometimes it feels like there lag, but i dont have a turbo :/

[Liam_D]

Might be completey wrong but could it be engine mount?? Just thinking they might have had that off to do the work they did.

[leemillin]

is that bad?

[Liam_D]

Could be something that they haven't re tightened. Just a bit weird how it's started since the work has been done.

[leemillin]

yeah i know. what do u think i should do as the place where i got it done at is closed for a refitment :/

[AdamB]

Is there no way you can phone them like? Make some sort of contact?

[leemillin]

I could try but then they might try around n say its not them but i've only had the problem from when the cambelt was done. Does cambelts need wearing in?

[leemillin]

I could try but then they might try around n say its not them but i've only had the problem from when the cambelt was done. Does cambelts need wearing in?

[AdamB]

Nah cambelt will be fine straight from the word go.

I would just ask the procedure they took in undertaking the cambelt change. If they say the removed the engine mount then your problem could be there. Sounds a bit better than going in all guns blazing and start pointing the finger.

You could try getting a friend to rev the engine and look under the bonnet, see how much movement the engine has. It should be as little as possible.

Edited February 3, 2013 by AdamB

[leemillin]

U think it worth me ringin out the rac n c what they say?

[leemillin]

U think it worth me ringin out the rac n c what they say?

[AdamB]

Can try mate, but I would doubt they would have a clue tbh.

[leemillin]

The rac come out, they said that the cambelt was right but they have told me to take it bk as its not the same as it was before i had it done

[Turbo Goose]

Mine has juddered nearly the whole time I've had it when setting off. Does it intermittently, like not all the time. I always putting it down to cluch slipping slightly but grippin and then slipping then gripping so gives a judder.

and Adam, you say something about a spring? My gearbox sounds like its knocking like fudge when your sat in the car, sounds like a bottom end knock although you can'r here it at all when out the car. Could it need a clutch? Not trying to jack thread here just curious

[leemillin]

I just went had had my car checked at toyota n my clutch is on its way out. I can get a new one with fitting for £253. Is that good? The cambelt is all sorted now, they put it on wrong lol

[RandomDan]

I dont know if its been mentioned but if the clutch gets really heavey the clutch is on its way out too!

[Turbo Goose]

i would stay away from main dealers, they'll have your pants down for parts and labour. Find a reputable garage if you don't want to do the work yourself