Is my clutch going?

GetterDragun · 08-11-2006, 09:49 PM

I was driving my car tonight and in 4th 5th and 6th gear, when I hit 4000 RPMS, it was like y tires were spinning loose, my RPMS sarted increasing fast and my speed started going up, kind of like when hitting ice, but not as fast. This happends only when floored. Is this a sign the clutch is going, and if so, if I drive norma, will it be ok for a little while if I really drive it easily?

Web_Foot_STi · 08-11-2006, 10:07 PM

Your clutch is shot. In a week, or so the car will not be drivable. Mine went that fast.

GetterDragun · 08-12-2006, 07:06 AM

Ok, problem s I am six hundred miles away from home. I can basically stay in 6the gear at 3000rpms the whole time. Doy ou think I can make it home then get to a shsop.

Web_Foot_STi · 08-12-2006, 08:37 AM

Use 4th, or 5th on any hill. It's torque that will slip the clutch. I parked mine when on the drive home from work I found a few hundred revs on the freeway going up a big grade in 6th. I had nursed it a week.

Depending on your drive you might make it. Sorry, I can't paint a rosy picture. It depends on so much. No hills. No bumper to bumper traffic. No extra throttle. No cruse control. Keep the revs UP!

Best of luck.

GetterDragun · 08-12-2006, 09:43 AM

Thanks! Turns out it is the diff! So I am going to apply the same tactics for the drive back home.

Web_Foot_STi · 08-12-2006, 10:26 AM

Please explain how this is a differential problem. I'd be much more scared about a diff about to puke than a slipping clutch on a 600 mile drive. The clutch will tell you that it is about to die i.e. slip more. The diff could lock up with no warning, or go no wheel drive.

I shattered the spider gears on an old BMW at an autoX. Had to get a tow home.

DoubleURX · 08-12-2006, 10:34 AM

Diff problems sounds much more logical in his case than a clutch does. Only for the reason that he said his speed is increasing during the 'slip'. If it was his clutch, the revs would climb, but the speed would stay the same. The speed increasing means the driveshaft is spinning but the wheels aren't.

Web_Foot_STi · 08-12-2006, 10:53 AM

Color me stupid.

Is the speed sensor in the drive train and if that part spins too fast it will give these symptoms?

DoubleURX · 08-12-2006, 11:10 AM

I could be wrong, but I think the speed sensor is by the output shaft on the transmission.

08-11-2006, 09:49 PM	#1
GetterDragun Professional STI Driver Posts: 418 IWSTI Addict since: Mar 2004 Trader Rating: (0)	Is my clutch going? I was driving my car tonight and in 4th 5th and 6th gear, when I hit 4000 RPMS, it was like y tires were spinning loose, my RPMS sarted increasing fast and my speed started going up, kind of like when hitting ice, but not as fast. This happends only when floored. Is this a sign the clutch is going, and if so, if I drive norma, will it be ok for a little while if I really drive it easily? This ad is not endorsed by this member. Please register or login to hide this ad.

08-12-2006, 11:10 AM	#9
DoubleURX Professional STI Racer Car: 05 Black on Black Location: Long Island Posts: 701 IWSTI Addict since: Oct 2004 Trader Rating: (1)	I could be wrong, but I think the speed sensor is by the output shaft on the transmission. This ad is not endorsed by this member. Please register or login to hide this ad.

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08-11-2006, 10:07 PM	#2
Web_Foot_STi Professional STI Driver Car: 04 Subaru WRX STi Posts: 412 IWSTI Addict since: Sep 2003 Trader Rating: (0)	Your clutch is shot. In a week, or so the car will not be drivable. Mine went that fast.

08-12-2006, 07:06 AM	#3
GetterDragun Professional STI Driver Posts: 418 IWSTI Addict since: Mar 2004 Trader Rating: (0)	Ok, problem s I am six hundred miles away from home. I can basically stay in 6the gear at 3000rpms the whole time. Doy ou think I can make it home then get to a shsop.

08-12-2006, 08:37 AM	#4
Web_Foot_STi Professional STI Driver Car: 04 Subaru WRX STi Posts: 412 IWSTI Addict since: Sep 2003 Trader Rating: (0)	Use 4th, or 5th on any hill. It's torque that will slip the clutch. I parked mine when on the drive home from work I found a few hundred revs on the freeway going up a big grade in 6th. I had nursed it a week. Depending on your drive you might make it. Sorry, I can't paint a rosy picture. It depends on so much. No hills. No bumper to bumper traffic. No extra throttle. No cruse control. Keep the revs UP! Best of luck.

08-12-2006, 09:43 AM	#5
GetterDragun Professional STI Driver Posts: 418 IWSTI Addict since: Mar 2004 Trader Rating: (0)	Thanks! Turns out it is the diff! So I am going to apply the same tactics for the drive back home.

08-12-2006, 10:26 AM	#6
Web_Foot_STi Professional STI Driver Car: 04 Subaru WRX STi Posts: 412 IWSTI Addict since: Sep 2003 Trader Rating: (0)	Please explain how this is a differential problem. I'd be much more scared about a diff about to puke than a slipping clutch on a 600 mile drive. The clutch will tell you that it is about to die i.e. slip more. The diff could lock up with no warning, or go no wheel drive. I shattered the spider gears on an old BMW at an autoX. Had to get a tow home.

08-12-2006, 10:34 AM	#7
DoubleURX Professional STI Racer Car: 05 Black on Black Location: Long Island Posts: 701 IWSTI Addict since: Oct 2004 Trader Rating: (1)	Diff problems sounds much more logical in his case than a clutch does. Only for the reason that he said his speed is increasing during the 'slip'. If it was his clutch, the revs would climb, but the speed would stay the same. The speed increasing means the driveshaft is spinning but the wheels aren't.

08-12-2006, 10:53 AM	#8
Web_Foot_STi Professional STI Driver Car: 04 Subaru WRX STi Posts: 412 IWSTI Addict since: Sep 2003 Trader Rating: (0)	Color me stupid. Is the speed sensor in the drive train and if that part spins too fast it will give these symptoms?