Check clutch

Clutch Wear becomes noticeable especially during acceleration in top gear when the engine speed is increasing, and the vehicle speed is not increased. The following tests will help you to check the performance of the clutch. But we should not abuse this test. Furthermore, in perfect condition to be the parking brake.

Displaying time on 15 minutes.

1. Apply the parking brake and let the car engine.

2. Turn on the 3rd gear, slowly release the clutch pedal and press lightly on the accelerator pedal. With proper clutch the engine must stall. If the engine still continues to operate, then the automatic gap adjustment is on at the border. In this case, replacing the clutch disc.

Clutch slips

Slipping clutch is particularly noticeable when driving in top gear when the engine is maximum power and engine load "scrolls" that is developing much larger turnovers than that corresponding to the speed. At the start of clutch wear is noticeable less. The reason for this may be, in addition to wear or lubrication clutch disc, flywheel and the wear of the rubbing surfaces of a press disk or weak clamping force the clutch. As a result, you may need to replace not only a slave, but the pressure plate. Check the clutch should be carried out in the workshop during maintenance work using a special calibration tool.

Clutch

Displaying time on 15 minutes.

1. Start the engine, warm it up and bring to the idle speed.

2. Press to stop the clutch pedal, wait about 3 seconds and select reverse gear. If other sounds are present, it means that the clutch disc is not released until the end, and the clutch is not switched off completely.

If the gear shift is accompanied by a creaking or crackling sounds, most likely, the clutch does not turn off completely. To test the swipe tests described below with the inclusion of non-synchronized reverse gear. This test allows you to exclude the possibility that the cause of the problem is extraneous sounds gearbox.