jim beam

mopa wrote:
> On Dec 11, 10:59 am, z <gzuck...@snail-mail.net> wrote:
>> On Dec 11, 12:00 am, mopa <butta...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> I bought the new master cylinder, and will see how that works. He's
>>> doing all of this work free of charge, just as a good friend, so I am
>>> pretty lucky. Of course, it would be better if it worked without no
>>> problems.
>> Things can happen. the throwout bearing has to slid up and down on the
>> transmission shaft, if there's some roughness it can hang up.
>> Your symptoms are certainly consistent with slight clutch slipping;
>> since the transmission puts more load on the engine in higher gears,
>> that's where the slipping is seen first, even if it doesn't slip in
>> lower gears. Where the warmup sensitivity comes in is an open
>> question, though.
>>
>> could even be a defective clutch, I suppose.
>
> Thanks for your help Z, I sure hope not. This is the 2nd clutch in 1
> month. The flywheel has been resurfaced,

but that /is/ the issue. like i said right back at the beginning, if
the flywheel has been resurfaced [skimmed], and too much material
removed, the new clutch can't apply enough pressure to hold tight.


> so that should not be a
> issue. I am so frustrated.

replace the flywheel, replace the clutch and pressure plate, make sure
the clutch plate is fitted the right way around, and don't let your
"friend" do the work. seriously dude, he may not be charging you labor,
but how much is your own time worth to have the car in the shop like
this? it's like you're letting the local drunk babysit your kids
because he's "a nice guy". cough up the dough to take the car to
someone that knows what they're doing. that way, you can have the car
guaranteed on the road for another 15 trouble-free years.

mopa

On Dec 12, 1:18 am, jim beam <spamvor...@bad.example.net> wrote:
> mopa wrote:
> > On Dec 11, 10:59 am, z <gzuck...@snail-mail.net> wrote:
> >> On Dec 11, 12:00 am, mopa <butta...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> >>> I bought the new master cylinder, and will see how that works. He's
> >>> doing all of this work free of charge, just as a good friend, so I am
> >>> pretty lucky. Of course, it would be better if it worked without no
> >>> problems.
> >> Things can happen. the throwout bearing has to slid up and down on the
> >> transmission shaft, if there's some roughness it can hang up.
> >> Your symptoms are certainly consistent with slight clutch slipping;
> >> since the transmission puts more load on the engine in higher gears,
> >> that's where the slipping is seen first, even if it doesn't slip in
> >> lower gears. Where the warmup sensitivity comes in is an open
> >> question, though.
>
> >> could even be a defective clutch, I suppose.
>
> > Thanks for your help Z, I sure hope not. This is the 2nd clutch in 1
> > month. The flywheel has been resurfaced,
>
> but that /is/ the issue. like i said right back at the beginning, if
> the flywheel has been resurfaced [skimmed], and too much material
> removed, the new clutch can't apply enough pressure to hold tight.
>
> > so that should not be a
> > issue. I am so frustrated.
>
> replace the flywheel, replace the clutch and pressure plate, make sure
> the clutch plate is fitted the right way around, and don't let your
> "friend" do the work. seriously dude, he may not be charging you labor,
> but how much is your own time worth to have the car in the shop like
> this? it's like you're letting the local drunk babysit your kids
> because he's "a nice guy". cough up the dough to take the car to
> someone that knows what they're doing. that way, you can have the car
> guaranteed on the road for another 15 trouble-free years.

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Thanks for the help Jim. I was hoping my buddy was right, he changed
out the Master Cylinder Clutch and it has been working fine, for the
past 2 days now, no issues with the accelerating. He said something
about air being in the old one, I have no idea how that could of
happen.

Thanks again man, your always a big help to those here in the group!